Affixing Heatsinks with Thermal Paste/Adhesive?

[CCCrypto]

The copper heatsinks I have did not come with thermal adhesive/tape on them. I have Artic Silver thermal paste and thermal adhesive, so I was wondering if I could affix the heatsinks to the back of the H-board using that.

My concern is that when I look at the back of the H-board, I can see the tiny soldering connections on the back of the chip. Since the paste is minimally conductive, does that mean if I affix the heatsinks using it, I'll short the connections?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm very new to electrical engineering. Thanks very much.

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[Gazza1]

I think your concern is valid

Lets see a pic, maybe you can get some smaller heatsinks

[CCCrypto]

Working on getting a pic. Sorry for the delay.

Just out of curiosity, why doesn't thermal tape have the same effect?

EDIT: Seems like the thermal paste won't be an issue: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=287590.msg4584574#msg4584574