On Tue, 3 Dec 2013, Patrick Lists wrote:
There are a lot of instructions here: http://www.arcticsilver.com/intel_application_method.html#
They mention "high-purity isopropyl alcohol". The highest purity I've ever seen is 70%.
Also, said instructions do recommend spreading some thermal grease manually (actually, redit-cardily). One wipes off as much as one can before adding the blob to be spread by the heat spreader.