Anyone ever tried to use Ether to clean Computers?

Judas · Mar 4, 2006, 01:00 PM

Non corosive, doesn't appear to damage anything.. works about a billion times faster and better then straight rubbing alochol and evaporates within seconds..

Just to see what it would do i tried it on a computer i had here that was heavily smoked around.. (so it's a nasty greecy mess and just plain dirty)..

Spary it directly onto it and took a cotton swap and cleans it up like brand new.... no scrubbing really.... even better for taking off thermal paste... doesn't even leave a residue like most thermal pastes would leave if removing with anything else...

I don't think i'll be using it anytime soon on newer machines or anything... but the machine is up and running.....

Yousaif · Mar 4, 2006, 05:35 PM

You forgot to add HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.

Don't smoke around this stuff if you value your eyebrows, facial hair, hair, house...

Judas · Mar 4, 2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Yousaif

You forgot to add HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.

Don't smoke around this stuff if you value your eyebrows, facial hair, hair, house...

....

aside from the fact that ether is MADE for jump starting large machineery.... i figured this would be common sense..

Alot of truckers use it to clean there rims or anything that is chrome.... excellent cleaner in that sense...

Lowfat · Mar 4, 2006, 08:53 PM

this thread made me remeber something i forgot to buy when i went shopping

Denatured Alcohol.

Dyre Straits · Mar 5, 2006, 01:55 AM

Ether is what they used to put me to sleep for my tonsillectomy. I STILL remember the horrible odor of that stuff.....and that was over 50 YEARS ago. LOL!

I think I'll just use denatured alcohol.

Drakon · Mar 5, 2006, 04:02 AM

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Don't smoke around this stuff if you value your eyebrows, facial hair, hair, house...

Who needs those things?

Razgriz · Mar 5, 2006, 04:03 AM

i lived without all of em for 8 months, you can too!!

Yousaif · Mar 5, 2006, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

..... i figured this would be common sense...

Since I started to PC tech support over the phone, I have found that only 10% of the world possesses common sense. The rest of them are idiots.

Judas · Mar 5, 2006, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Yousaif

Since I started to PC tech support over the phone, I have found that only 10% of the world possesses common sense. The rest of them are idiots.

although i would agree.... i'm refering to anyone that would have even seen a can of ether..

it's kinda hard to miss the larger then can label "EXPLOSIVE/FLAMIBLE" warnings..

SSXeon · Mar 5, 2006, 03:36 PM

Huh, i dunno ether gets you messed up if you inhale it.

Dark Lord · Mar 5, 2006, 03:53 PM

ether is a good friend of mine. always have a can of the stuff in my vette.

Yousaif · Mar 5, 2006, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SSXeon

Huh, i dunno ether gets you messed up if you inhale it.

I rest my case

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 5, 2006, 10:48 PM

The vapor not to pleasent and acroding to some it leaves a residue

riles9262 · Mar 5, 2006, 10:55 PM

I've only used ether to recharge magic points. You mean it's a cleaning agent too???!

Razgriz · Mar 5, 2006, 11:11 PM

lol, final fantasy style

(on a side note, im about to take my m4 to my computer....>:-O )

Judas · Mar 6, 2006, 01:00 PM

ether is an excellent cleaner..

i've yet to see ether leave a residue.... it just evaporates so damn fast

pr0digal jenius · Mar 6, 2006, 09:19 PM

190 proof grain alcohol [Golden Grain] and a Q-tip is what we use around here

Dark Lord · Mar 6, 2006, 09:52 PM

lets see here...

you have a non working camaro, you live down south, and you use 190 proof.

i dont think i need to say it, but we all got us some rednecks makein moonshine here.

pr0digal jenius · Mar 7, 2006, 01:54 AM

I don't choose what's in my cabinets...that's up to the roommates...I just find non-drinking uses for whatever they don't drink...like cooking, making sauces [BBQ, etc], cleaning keyboards, etc