We use Coollaboratory Liquid Extreme TIM and Loctite Gel Control adhesive.
NOTE: The re-lid guide included with this kit will NOT work for the Copper IHS. The Copper IHS is larger than the stock IHS. All Copper IHS come with the appropriate Copper re-lid guide.
Detailed steps on how to prepare, De-Lid and Re-Lid your Intel™ CPU are outlined below. You can also go straight to a couple of great YouTube™ tutorials. The first courtesy of Tewan demonstrates the end-to-end process using the Rockit 88. The second by fraknu shows how it's done in detail with the Rockit 99.