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6/13/12 at 8:33pm
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I used some white vinegar to soak the water block and left it in the sun for a 20 mins and now the mirror finished CPU block is blue! all Oxidized! Washed it with Hot running tap water now and dish washin soap, its not coming off. What do I do? >.< Should I pour ketchup all over it and leave it there for a few hours or should I squeze the juice outta a lemon and leave the lemon on top of it? What do I do? frown.gif
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6/13/12 at 8:41pm
Liquid Brasso should do the trick, was chemical reaction from acetic acid and copper oxides created when liquids dried.smile.gif
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6/13/12 at 8:58pm
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where do i get liquid brasso? dont have any in hand. dipped it in a small china bowl of lemon juice, the oxides are going away but still not the polish required. also dont have distilled water at home, only colant, what should I use to wash it off? hot boiling tap water? or just wash it with colant?

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6/13/12 at 9:10pm
You can get Brasso at Hardware store and plain old water is fine for rinsing . When done cleaning don`t get too obsessive about mirror finish, it does not make difference. What counts is that the two mating surfaces are as similar as possible and that you use a good TIM such as MX4 or Coolaboratory ( my opinion ) thumb.gifbike.gif
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6/13/12 at 10:10pm
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I washed it with Hot water and soap and rinsed it with more hot water!, everything the reservoir pump and the block, now placed them on a towel and tissue for drying.

After they are dry should I blast them with some coolant since I dont have any distilled water and really dont want toi risk ruining my block and stuff? >.<<br />
Thanks again bud +reps!
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6/14/12 at 5:32am
No need to, as long as it is clean and dry it should be fine. Gotta go, off to work so I can pay for money pits. biggrin.gifbike.gif
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