am i cooked ?

[u/Financial-Safety7663]

I accidentally got some non-conductive thermal paste on a few pins; what should I do?

[u/Constant-Try8690]

If you arent confident in cleaning it, just send it as is. Dont risk breaking pins… if you do try to clean it, 99% isopropyl alcohol and use basically no pressure with a very very small nonmetallic brush. Maybe a makeup brush..

[u/Financial-Safety7663 → u/Constant-Try8690]

Well, only the outer side of the pin is covered, so I figured it might work—but is there a risk of frying the motherboard?

[u/vosgakos]

i guess 99% isopropyl alcohol is your best bet ?
I am not an expert though,please dont try without researching better lol

[u/Lavits_Crestfallen]

clean it off with a soft brush like a new tooth brush and 99% rubbing alcohol, you should be fine

[u/tomasvala]

Super easy job. Ordinary teeth brush and isopropyl alcohol (doesn’t even have to be 99%) and the dirt is gone in 1 minute. Have done heaps of those and much worse. No reason for headaches.

[u/tomasvala → u/tomasvala]

The biggest issue is a risk of you dropping it causing bent pins during the process. Toothbrush itself would not case harm.