Removing thermal pads?

sensai

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Jun 20, 2013
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Is it ok to remove these thermal pads? take a look. http://tinypic.com/r/okyf0l/5 the things that i encircled.
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i don't mean the thermal paste on heatsink, i mean the thermal pads that surround the heatsink. its 11 thermal pads.

so is it ok to remove these. technician said its ok. but i still don't believe on his face. that's why im asking here hehe ;)