This is an essential item for those of us who do any form of soldering or electrical component removal and replacement -  the De-Soldering Wick Braid for Solder Removal.

Just place the solder wick on the solder you need to remove, and heat the solder with your soldering iron. The solder gets 'sucked' up the braid making component removal a doddle.

1.5m spool.