Help. I scratched my heatsink.

[xander5000]

i tried to get the old pad off my sk6 with a knife. i hear that wasn't a good idea. well, i scratched the crap out of it. can i still use this sink? will paste fill in the cracks? what's the best way to get those old pads off?

thanks.x

 

[Squisher]

Don't sweat it. You can lap those scratches out, you'll just have to start with a courser grit. I usually wet sand mine against a piece of glass and start out with 400grit. You will probably start with 180grit.

 

[DaSinical1]

ditto...lap the sink and it will be fine. I use a scatch remover kit for acrylic fish tanks...

Mark

 

[xander5000]

huh? what the heck is lappin?

 

[Squisher]

Lapping is polishing a surface while maintaining its suface integrety. You want to polish those scratches out yet keep the suface flat, because that is what was intended.

 

[Squisher]

Here is the first one I pulled off Google.

 

[Wind]

I lapped my GW WBK38 HSF. Getting temp lower by 3C.