Recommended · for beginners
Removal of Solder Using Solder Wick
Why people recommend it
A demonstration of the correct way to use desoldering braid, often linked to newcomers struggling to remove excess solder.
Watch for: The key technique appears within the first half minute
In their words
Similar - I find that heating THROUGH the braid as at about 3 minutes in video is most effectice.
Russell McMahon on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jun 2014. CC BY-SA.