It 'looked' dry,and didn't stick to the brush well.
I had to use a toothpick to mix the paste around before it softened and got easier to use.

What about using it on copper?

Will it "eat" copper too?

what oxide layer for?

is it will effect the performance of the heat transfer?

that alcohol wont eat plastic..
the one that eat plastic is errrmm..what do we call that?
argh damn it i forgot its name..

it ate the acrylic side panel of my beloved centurion5.
now using a replacement acrylic side panel..

better dont use acetone to wipe the core..
but i think i hv done tht b4...

Errr can use drinking alcohol?  the 40% alcohol

The most spectacular form of ESD is the spark, which occurs when a strong electric field creates an ionized conductive channel in air. This can cause minor discomfort to people, severe damage to electronic equipment, and fires and explosions if the air contains combustible gases or particles. However, many ESD events occur without a visible or audible spark. A person carrying a relatively small electric charge may not actually feel a discharge that is still sufficient to damage sensitive electronic components (some devices may be damaged by discharges as small as 20 volts). These invisible forms of ESD can cause device outright failures, or less obvious forms of degradation that may affect the long term reliability and performance of electronic devices. The degradation in some devices may not become evident until well into the service life of some equipment.

Prevention of ESD bases on Electrostatic Protective Area (EPA). EPA can be a small working station or a large manufacturing area. The main principle of an EPA is that: there are not highly charging materials in the vicinity of ESD sensitive electronics, all conductive materials are grounded, workers are grounded and charge build up with ESD sensitive electronics is prevented...........

In an EPA prevention bases on: using appropriate ESD safe packing material, the use of conductive tracks on cleanroom clothing worn by assembly workers, conducting wrist straps and foot-straps to prevent high voltages from accumulating on workers' bodies, anti-static mats or conductive flooring materials to conduct harmful electric charges away from the work area, and humidity control because, in humid conditions, the surface layer of moisture on many objects conducts electric charges harmlessly to earth