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Arctic Silver 5 has no adhesive qualities and is considered grease. It will never dry or set and cannot be used to glue a heatsink to a CPU core. To permanently glue a heatsink to a CPU core that does not have any other attachment method, please use Arctic Silver Adhesive or Arctic Alumina Adhesive.

Arctic Silver thermal compound can easily be removed from hardware using the proper cleaners and tools: For general clean up, a cloth or paper towel will work well. Intricate cleaning can be accomplished with Q-tip swabs. An old toothbrush can often get the compound out of crevices that other tools cannot reach.

For adequate cleaning use high-purity isopropyl alcohol or acetone and a bit of careful rubbing. Do not use nail polish remover as it contains fragrance oils and other contaminants. (If you use acetone, do a final cleaning with high-purity isopropyl alcohol.)