Hydronaut application.... very difficult!

Legend · 29 Sep 2016 at 20:11

Has anyone tried the spread method with this stuff, as the instructions tell you? It's so thick and sticky that it's near impossible!?

Aberfala · 29 Sep 2016 at 20:21

That's similar to how mine looked apart from mine being a bit thinner.

It's been a couple of months and the temps are fine so I'd not worry.

Radox-0 · 29 Sep 2016 at 20:22

Worked fine for me with the little tool you get in the bag to help spread it. To get it a little less vicious I just warmed it up by rolling the tube between my hands for a few moments. Spread pretty smoothly after that.

Legend · 29 Sep 2016 at 20:26

No need to get right into the corners then?

Aberfala · 29 Sep 2016 at 21:20

Legend said:
No need to get right into the corners then?

No, the pressure when you fit the block on top will cause the paste to spread evenly across the surface including the corners.

tipes · 29 Sep 2016 at 21:48

Dunk the tube in hot water for a minute or so before using - should spread a lot easier then.

Bluntwrapped · 30 Sep 2016 at 08:01

Reminds me of Phobya Hegrease. That stuff is the same really thick and a bit gritty lol. I'd leave it how you've spread it and put another pea sized blob in the middle and tighten down the cooler to spread it.

Legend · 30 Sep 2016 at 11:16

I did manage it in the end... I think all the spreading warmed it up a bit which helped. Obviously had got a bit cold sitting in my drawer, but the hot water tip is a good one... I'll definitely do that next time! I have a block to fit on my GPU... I presume I can use the Hyrdronaut for that also?

pastymuncher · 30 Sep 2016 at 12:07

I applied Kryonaut to my cpu and gpu a couple of weeks ago and found it to spread easily using the screw on applicator. I didn't warm it up before use either. I did read on here that warming the paste up before use can help although I completely forgot about that because after 4 days of downtime I just wanted to get up and running again. It's good stuff though and gave me a couple of degrees drop compared to the Gelid GC Extreme I was using previously.

Matt26LFC · 30 Sep 2016 at 19:09

I've had exactly the same problem as OP! Found it a nightmare to spread, I even tried warming the tube up a bit but didn't help either.

Got a couple new tubes of the stuff, I'll try the Hot water tip, hopefully I'll have better luck spreading it

Legend · 2 Oct 2016 at 00:04

I tried the hot water tip before I did the GPU and it was MUCH easier, so that is definitely a great suggestion!

tipes · 2 Oct 2016 at 17:40

Legend said:
I tried the hot water tip before I did the GPU and it was MUCH easier, so that is definitely a great suggestion!

Funny how the simplest of ideas pays dividends - so there you go.

Mark

Cenedd · 3 Oct 2016 at 11:09

I can only say for Kryonaut rather than Hydronaut but I found that speed made a lot of difference. If you try to spread it fast it sort of tears like you've got in your picture and doesn't stick to the surface. Spread it slower and with a little downwards pressure (the rubber nozzle lets you apply a little but not a lot) and it spreads onto the surface rather than just being scraped off it.

VKleita · 3 Oct 2016 at 14:39

Similar to Cenedd I found speed , or a lack of helped.

I always felt I was applying far too much but it seems to work better than my past Paste so ...

I will certainly try the "get it warm first" theory next time.

almightydutch · 6 Oct 2016 at 11:11

Without doubt try the hot water method. I have Kryonaut and the first application was scrapped as I couldn't stand looking at the mess (despite a CPU going on top)

8 Pack · 6 Oct 2016 at 11:55

Hair dryer on CPU IHS for about 30 seconds. Spreads very easy then.