Possibly sticky residue

[pillar]

Hey guys, so quick question about this. I picked up this HP laptop from a local gentleman who gave me a little bit of a discount in terms of price for this laptop. He says the only issue was possibly hair clogging the fan causing it to heat up. That wasn't an issue for me as I did notice some build up & that's a quick fix in terms of using compressed air to clean up the fans. However, while I was opening it up, I noticed this sticky residue. My question is should I just use a paper towel to wipe it up and just call that or would anyone happen to know where to look? This is located at the center back of the laptop just below or under the screen. Doesn't appear to be anywhere else on the laptop and doesn't appear to be affecting the overall quality of the laptop as it powers on without an issue.

Any ideas?

 

[Ric]

You can use isopropyl alcohol and a q tip or something similar to get off residues. Make sure it’s completely dry before turning on the laptop.

It’s what I use for everything from replacing thermal paste to cleaning the insides of electronics.

 

[DeerFat]

You should clean it off (read the post above)

It's not normal to have that type of stuff in a laptop just like that. I wonder how it got there.

 

[kuantum]

Hey guys, so quick question about this. I picked up this HP laptop from a local gentleman who gave me a little bit of a discount in terms of price for this laptop. He says the only issue was possibly hair clogging the fan causing it to heat up. That wasn't an issue for me as I did notice some build up & that's a quick fix in terms of using compressed air to clean up the fans. However, while I was opening it up, I noticed this sticky residue. My question is should I just use a paper towel to wipe it up and just call that or would anyone happen to know where to look? This is located at the center back of the laptop just below or under the screen. Doesn't appear to be anywhere else on the laptop and doesn't appear to be affecting the overall quality of the laptop as it powers on without an issue.

Any ideas?

You're a brave man. All I'm going to say.

I would recommend dismantling as much of the laptop as you can and cleaning with isopropyl alcohol and leaving it to dry, as Ric suggested.

Thermal paste is replaceable. Burnt components aren't.

 

[pillar]

Hey guys, so I went to a discord server and other guys said the same thing. So I am actually considering taking apart most of the inside of the laptop as I am worried about the overheating issue (which mainly seems to be from the fans, but that's a simple thing with compressed air).

Thanks guys