CLU with n850hk1, need help

guys, need your help!

I am getting troubles using CLU lately, not only with this model.

any advise is welcome.

photos attached. could I have bought a knock-off?

 

@Mr. Fox ?

 

Is it hard or can you spread it when it's like that using the cotton swab?

 

when I spread it it spreads but some places become dark and metal does not want to stick there any more

 

Sounds like contamination from dirt or some such then. It can do that.

 

could be that my ISO spirit is not clean enough? it's pretty old and was used for long time, could have absorbed some dirt

 

I have seen that reaction when some paste gets mixed in, tends to impact the cotton buds too.

 

do you mean that the cotton pad could be the source of contamination?

 

It could be, dust etc gets in. The wrong stuff could cause oxidation.

 

its really weird, cause after I remove the CLU from the DIE it leaves dark residual that is really hard to remove. like a burn-in

 

For me it leaves behind a silver residue.

 

does CLU have a shelf life period?

 

Hey bro. I was having similar issues with CLU and eventually stopped using it. It is also too thin and watery. I think they changed the composition for some silly reason, as I went through about 4 tubes of it and all were the same. I wasted about $75 trying to get a good sample like it used to be and finally decided enough of that.

I'm using Conductonaut now. It's not as good as the old thicker CLU, but it is way better than this new stuff. Just be careful with the Conductonaut, because it is really thin as well. Use the provided black cotton swab and press hard in a circular motion and it will cover and stick well. Apply to both surfaces same as CLU.

 

I see! I was thinking Nvidia or Clevo Is using something to polish their DIE or HS that comes in contact with CLU and reacts like this. I have noticed if I do a hot(90C+) application with GPU or CPU running - then it stick pretty good after I do It in circular matter dissolving the "dark" matter in a fresh portion of CLU until it stops appearing.

 

Have seen similar weird result before. Do not look at what went wrong for him. Just look at the CLLU application.

You should perhaps tried the cleaning agent Indigo Xtreme Clean™from EK. Or similar. Most likely stronger than the best isopropanol quality you can buy.



From the test of EK-Indigo Extreme metal tim regarding the cleaning...
"The cleaning agent EK is powerful and smells tight - but it's effective. Just see how dirty our cloth was, on a processor that was already washed with isopropanol, a detergent that's usually good enough."