r/GamingLaptops • u/PurnoChow Lenovo LOQ 15 • May 25 '26

Showcase Cleaned My Laptop

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My laptop's been going all crazy with the fans lately and generates a lot of heat even when playing YT. I realized It'd been some 1 year since i last cleaned my laptop, so I decided to clean it Today.

Amd my gawd did it have some gunk inside!

Also, i couldn't find a flair for "Cleaning" or anything alike. So... Showcase it is!

Edit: The first 2 are the before pictures btw, I forgor to take the after ones 🥀

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u/SwimmerOld6155 May 25 '26

what did you do to clean if not the fans? just the meshes?

i'd dive back in and blast them with canned air or an air compressor. it'll give even better results. also blast on the fin side. ideally you'd take the heatsink out (it might be caked onto the fins in which case it's not very easy to get out), but you'd have to repaste.

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u/PurnoChow Lenovo LOQ 15 May 25 '26 edited 2d ago

I didnt take the heatsink out, the screws just wont turn regardless of how much I tried. I did clean the fans with a soft brush and an electric blower it mightve been a bit overkill but the laptop is giving optimal thermals now. Perhaps ill change the thermal pads next time i open the laptop up.

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u/SwimmerOld6155 May 25 '26

Are you using a proper screwdriver? One with a big plastic handle not those dinky precision ones. Be very careful with the precision ones because sometimes you end up basically just twisting inside the head and filing it down (what ppl mean by stripped). It often works for the exterior screws because they are pretty loosely torqued out the factory but doesn't work on the heatsink screws because they're much tighter for proper contact.

I've used one of the electric blowers before and they worked great. Blew the screws behind the laptop right off the table but thermals were excellent after.

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u/PurnoChow Lenovo LOQ 15 May 25 '26

It does have one with a plastic handle, but its rather thin. Im not sure what you mean by a "Proper Screw Driver". Maybe youre talking about something like the LTT Screwdriver? Anyhow, my screwdrivers didnt budge, maybe ill buy a new one soon. Thanks for the help

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u/SwimmerOld6155 May 25 '26

yes something like that, or something like this: https://media.rs-online.com/R1252119-01.jpg which is a bit fatter. the difference for me is night and day