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Arctic Silver 5 is total crap, don't use it. Use whatever paste came with the new heatsink or buy some Tuniq TX-2.
Newegg.com - Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound
Alcohol will work fine to clean up the old paste.
Seems like a pretty harsh take on the thermal compound that used to be the industry standard. It's not as good as others on the market nowadays, but it's nowhere near as bad as the white glue that comes with some heatsinks.