delid cell tool

Hello everyone, I've recently obtained a very worn down CECHA01 PS3. The thing works, but I'm trying to preserve it's life until the RSX inevitably fails. I heard that both the Cell and RSX can be delidded, so I decided to take a shot at it. I got the RSX quite easily, but the Cell has been...

So I was having a hard time delidding my cell for some reason. I tried bending a nail file with a lighter and sanding it down. I tried the painting tool and nothing seemed to work for me. It just felt like I had to apply a ton of force which didn't feel right to me. After a while I got...