Recent content by BriggsMason

Looking for a chemical that will dissolve / remove Aluminium while leaving copper alone. I need to remove aluminum from a CPU heat sink, but removing the metal fins with a power tool or CNC can be difficult whe I need to work around the heat pipes, I was hoping a chemical solution would be a...

[Mentor Note: Two thread starts merged into one] I need to remove the Aluminium heat fins from a CPU heat extange lined around some copper water heat pipes. I could use a saw, cnc or grinder to remove them, but it seems that this way could be cleaner, and less probable to ruin the heat pipes...