Rob Morley wrote:

Yes as it acts as an insulator. The idea of thermal
compound is to fill the very small scratches on the
faces.

Actually the thermal paste is non-conductive.

Eh?


You thought he meant thermally, we realised he meant
electrically.

I realised he could have meant either, so asked for
elaboration. Actually some thermal compund is electrically
conductive too,


Which one?


so I think it was a dangerous statement to
make.