How to artificially age thermal paste

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>My girlfriend ordered a refurbished launch CECHA01 PS3 which is 9 years old.
>Ordered from Newegg marketplace
>Broken controller, minor video issues, would power off after an average of two minutes of use
>Sent it back
>Newegg replaced controller, provided a new HDMI cable, and fixed the power issue
>They also removed the seller from Newegg marketplace
>Five weeks later, the unit has Yellow Light of Death
>Warranty is no longer existing
>replace thermal paste
>fixes nothing
>realize that the seller had just sold her a temporarily fixed YLOD brick
>I want to return to Newegg and get her money back or a different unit
>I replaced thermal paste, and while they may have taken it back before, they will probably use that as an excuse and say that I broke it.

The original thermal paste was so dry and thin that I am surprised that the unit lasted as long as it did. If anything, when I replaced it, I was doing a huge favor for them. The change is arbitrary, as the system does not work regardless, but I think Newegg will use this to refuse my RMA.

Is there a way to dry out the new thermal paste that I put on if I use a heat gun or similar method, or do I just have to hope that they don't look. I VERY much doubt that they will attempt to repair it, but I don't want to get in trouble if they discover that I modified an already defunct unit.

What can I do?