I hate to think that I GAVE AWAY the ideal 2nd iron for the task: A Weller micro soldering station. But I was moving and giving things away left and right, and I hadn't even used that thing in the 10+ years I had gotten it. And of course 18 months later, I've got a bunch of SMD projects. :-/
Tried the ChipQuik on a 2nd Classic II motherboard and it worked like a dream: No lifted foil at all, save for the one cap I tried to remove without it. (but in the end, the board seemed deader than a doornail--maybe I should have paid attention to the signs of water damage) Besides the old computers, I also have a DAC chip to replace on one of my amplifiers. Unlike the solder paste, ChipQuik doesn't seem to have an expiration date, and I figure this $21 kit may last me for a few years.
Wonder if ChipQuik is Field's Metal (bismuth, indium, tin alloy).