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Eastrider · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by ira-k

I'd just throw them in a bowl of rubbing alcohol for a few minutes then use a tooth brush on them if you need to. Just don't get alcohol on plexi or you can crack it out. It's hard on rubber to I'd think.

It probably wouldn't hurt them to boil them lightly, real lightly, I'd be worried about that changing the color of the Delrin/acetal, or even possibly warping it a little. Might, might not, I've never done it so I really don't know.

Googling, the Acetal melts at 165ºC, and the water boils at 100ºC. No problem.

But there are still some calcium and "white stuff" on the acetal (and on the other pieces, but it's more visible on the dark acetal).

Will the alcohol solve that? With rubbing alcohol you mean, 96ºC alcohol, like the one used in wounds?

Shrimpykins · 2 Weeks Ago

If it's a copper block soak them in some Coca-Cola for a few hours... It will shine the crap outta them without even scrubbing at all. After that a quick rinse with some distilled water and a quick wipe down with 90% isopropyl to get the human oils off it will finish it off.

BANDIT_COROLLA · 2 Weeks Ago

i just take it to the bath room and use the shower head to spray hot water ALL OVER it.

I do it every 2 month as i have ALOT of dust in my room, Been working for a long time now.

It went from this:

To this:
Mind you this pic is about a week after its been washed.

**ira-k** · 2 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Eastrider

Googling, the Acetal melts at 165ºC, and the water boils at 100ºC. No problem.

But there are still some calcium and "white stuff" on the acetal (and on the other pieces, but it's more visible on the dark acetal).

Will the alcohol solve that? With rubbing alcohol you mean, 96ºC alcohol, like the one used in wounds?

Alcohol just steralizes, well it will remove machining oils off new parts but thats not your problem.

Ketchup and a tooth brush will clean up copper pretty well. A toothbrush might help you get deposits off your Delrin also, if not a thumb nail might on the bigger spots.

You probably have build up in your rad to, I'd soak it over night in 10% white vinegar and 90% distilled over night, put your thumbs over the barbs and shake it every now and then. Rinse it at least 2 or 3 times with plain distilled, you don't want vinegar residue left in it or it could corrode your metal. Rinse it several times with distilled and it's NP.

Eastrider · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by ira-k

Alcohol just steralizes, well it will remove machining oils off new parts but thats not your problem.

Ketchup and a tooth brush will clean up copper pretty well. A toothbrush might help you get deposits off your Delrin also, if not a thumb nail might on the bigger spots.

You probably have build up in your rad to, I'd soak it over night in 10% white vinegar and 90% distilled over night, put your thumbs over the barbs and shake it every now and then. Rinse it at least 2 or 3 times with plain distilled, you don't want vinegar residue left in it or it could corrode your metal. Rinse it several times with distilled and it's NP.

I'm cleaning a GPU block (because one of my GPU died), and right now I can't dissassemble the loop. When the new tubing and the reservoir come to my house, then I'd clean the rad, pump, CPU and the other GPU.

Gonna use that method for the radiator :P

And finally I used alcohol for the barbs and acetal (the 96º one) and Coca cola for the copper. Lots of bubbles!

Mmmh, how much time for the alcohol? I'm gonna let the copper stay on the coke all the night.

Oh, and a little question: The screws of the block were oxided, should I throw them in the cocacola or in the alcohol?

Shrimpykins · 2 Weeks Ago

One thing with the Coca-Cola.. You have to stir it every once and a while. The CO2 will build up along the surface of the copper and where it contacts the copper the Coca-Cola will not so it won't be effective. You need a rather deep container to put the block + coke into so that you can flip the block and make sure there are no bubbles attached to it.

**ira-k** · 2 Weeks Ago

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eastrider

I'm cleaning a GPU block (because one of my GPU died), and right now I can't dissassemble the loop. When the new tubing and the reservoir come to my house, then I'd clean the rad, pump, CPU and the other GPU.

Gonna use that method for the radiator :P

And finally I used alcohol for the barbs and acetal (the 96º one) and Coca cola for the copper. Lots of bubbles!

Mmmh, how much time for the alcohol? I'm gonna let the copper stay on the coke all the night.

Oh, and a little question: The screws of the block were oxided, should I throw them in the cocacola or in the alcohol?

The alcohol is just to sterilize it, so 5 minutes would be plenty, I just use cheap rubbing alcohol, it's fine for that.

I wouldn't use anything on the screws, you might them rust, though there probably stainless,if there very bad just put a little 3 in 1 oil, or something like it, on them and wipe it down with a paper towel, it should get most of it.

Do some pic's when your cleaning, if you have the time...Pic's,pic's!

Eastrider · 2 Weeks Ago

Pics, then!

Also, I took the acetal and the barbs out of the alcohol... but there's like white dust on them (calcium, I suposse). I removed it with a QTip, and there's only left and unsignificant BUT... how I'm supossed to do that with my radiator? The sediments will stay inside it, or they usually go out with the vinegar?

I feel so noob asking that much but well... ignorant isn't who doesn't know, but who doesn't ask.

Shrimpykins · 2 Weeks Ago

The vinegar should take care of it. You could always put some diluted vinegar in the rad and shake it up then let it sit, empty it, then repeat.

**ira-k** · 2 Weeks Ago

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BUT... how I'm supossed to do that with my radiator? The sediments will stay inside it, or they usually go out with the vinegar?

Yup they will, but thats why I said to put your thumbs over the barbs and shake it up every now and then...

...

If you see a lot of calcium coming out you may want to do your rad twice, just to be sure.

Thanks for the pic's! That's as nasty as I let some of my loops get..

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