Is my TI-58C hosed?

[Paul Berger (Canada)]

I would not use solder braid you would be better off with a decent pump style solder sucker, I use an OK DP-100 it is fairly big but has lots of suction some of the smaller ones are not so good. Recently I picked up a used Unger 4000 Hot Vac and that works even better. You need to be a bit careful with the amount of heat you apply too I found the pads lift fairly easy on these boards.