Here is my suggestion for badly corroded cap jobs,
Again this is my suggestion, might not be yours, just sharing from my hands-on experience.

make sure when you do the se/30 that you just don't mess around and twist off the old caps, don't try to heat them up and remove.. just twist the bastards off, if you lift a pad doing it , it was going to happen anyways. but unless they are mostly corroded off, you will not have any issues with pads.

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I agree. Although, I am finding that it may be better to try cutting the old caps off, like what Mk.558 has posted.

If you have a buffer wheel for your dremel its good to polish the pads once you twist them off, it gets the corrosion from the leaked electrolyte, makes better contact with the soldering iron. makes your life way more easy when putting the new ones back on.
Flux always helps the solder flow it helps make your life easier.

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I agree as well. But to be more gentle on the board, use a small wire brush kit like this. Not saying to get that exact kit, but one similar to it. That one I posted is uber weak; no stiff strands of wire in that brush, compared to the previous model kit they carried. Also doesn't hurt to use a pencil eraser as well.

73s de Phreakout. :rambo: