OK. I just got off the phone with Brian from PrimoChill and here is what he said.

For Bei Fei. In looking at the picture you posted it looks as if your T3 was run through bonding 2 or 3 times which made the glue much thicker/wider which makes it darker. (guy at the machine probably fell asleep or went for a smoke ) Obviously they will be happy to replace your T3 and for you to open a ticket at PrimoChill. He has already called and added multiple pass bonding to the inspection list in case it happens again. The bonding is done in batches so a few others may have those double bonded parts as well. The upside is your T3 is uber bonded, but if the aesthetics of the darker band are an issue for your build, they will be replaced. No questions asked.

The reason they switched form the clear material to the amber material is because they (PrimoChill) can not be 100% sure how well the clear glue will hold up to the Fesser One type fluids with ethylene glycol over time as it is a brand new product on the market. Even though they clearly state that the warranty does NOT cover the use of those fluids imagine a year down the road if there WAS an issue and hundreds and hundreds of users who had opted to use it. There would be hundreds of people in forums just like this one cursing T3 and PrimoChill. How many would admit they had used a fluid not covered by the warranty?

The amber/straw colored glue is MUCH tougher with extensive usage and industry testing behind it. The normal part with a single bonding pass is NOT clear but it is not nearly as thick/wide as the one you got so not nearly as dark. Brian opted to go with the slightly less attractive but proven adhesive. The pictures at PrimoChill, ModdersMart etc will be updated as soon as he has them.

His official position is that there is no reason anyone should be risking the use of a toxic fluid and PrimoChill will never officially cover it's use under warranty on principle. That said in the real world there ARE people who will use it anyway and he just can't risk an untested adhesive and the blow back if there were failures from using ethylene glycol.

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