You can Clean a Stuff Full Of Junk Heat Sink a few different ways. These are some of the way to do this problematic fixing below :
Attempt # 1 : use a can of condensed or minor Presured Air from a local Store.
Attempt #2 Use a Low Powered REversable Vacumme Clean to Gently, But brutally blast the dust / Dirt or object from the Heat Sink.
These Below Are Not Recommend to be uses Even though I have Heard if your are careful you can sucessfully clean it into a mint condition if done precisely :
Try / Attempt # 3
Follow This Procedure :
1.) Get Large Enough Water / Fluid holding Tub.
2. ) 1 Large industrial size of Denatured Alcohol
3.) Clean Liquid Hold Tub You Have Collected Until Troughly Clean and Not have and Spec Of Dirt wihtin in Then ( In A Very Airy Place / Simply Put do this out-door with out walls around you ): Place Whole Container of Denatured Alochol into this Liquid hold tub
4.) Then Slowly and Carefully lower the Heat sink into the fluid for 24 to 48 hours to loosen the Debree locking with the blade of the heat sink component .
5. After 24 ./ 48 of Heat sink soaking in the Tub Contain the Large Industrial amount of Denature Alcohol { and Hope fully been kept in a airy / Out side place with out walls } you then Get one Brand New Tooth Brush and Begin to gently Scrub the Heat Sink Debris / Dirt form the Blade / fins That are of the Heat sink deign Gently but Firmly..
This is all they way I know of think of and or have used myself with / without precuations .
Air Compresser
Probably because it draws/absorbs the heat making the heat "sink" into it
isopropyll alcohol
The best way to clean a dusty, old wicker basket is as follows. Fill a kitchen sink with warm, soapy water. Dip the basket in several times, and dry thoroughly.
heat water up, put it in the sink and then put the fish in the sink. (plz remember to put the plug in)
To sink the heat.
clean it.
I would use ajax cleaner to clean this from your sink.
A heat sink works on the principle of thermal transfer. The heat sink transfers heat from the chip to the air, wicking heat away.
Yes! Water is a heat sink.
Probably because it draws/absorbs the heat making the heat "sink" into it
Use isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs or a lint-free cloth to remove thermal compound residue from the heat sink and processor. Gently wipe away the old thermal paste until both surfaces are clean before applying new thermal compound.