70% alcohol may work, but check the manufacturer's guidelines to ensure it's safe for your thermal paste.
70% alcohol may work, but check the manufacturer's guidelines to ensure it's safe for your thermal paste.
we're uncertain about the remaining 30%, which is really important. In short, what I see in the title is "probably hand sanitizer," and the answer is a definitive no. You mentioned it's IPA, so it seems the other 30% might be water—technically okay—but still unclear from just the title.
It's water, but you can't be sure without someone confirming they're not using Everclear or something similar.
Consider the following components: 46.0 g ethanol (96% denatured), 27.0 g isopropyl alcohol, 1.0 g benzyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and purified water.