@OP:
You really did jump the gun...!
Any ways...
The Hyper 212+ is a bad re-hash of the Hyper 212. It has a surface which is like this:
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So there are minute gabs due to the heat pipes. You should do this:
1. Remove the current HSF.
2. By isopropyl alcohol (IPA) from any chemist.
3. Using a swab clean the residue from the current HSF. (So you can pack it away clean).
4. Do not un-dock the CPU. Now using ear-buds soaked in IPA, extremely slowly wipe of the stuck TIM from the CPU surface. Make sure non seeps into the the socket area. Be absolutely sure of this.
5. Apply very thin layer of TIM into the gaps of the Hyper 212. ONLY in the gaps.
6. Apply the thinnest possible layer of TIM as per the videos I had attached.
7. Seat the HSF.
You will need to do this with the motherboard pulled out, since it is a 'backplate mount'. Read the manual carefully, and tighten the nuts down firmly but not over tighten. Use common sense here.