Paul,
     
     Carefully use a Dremmel Tool with a fine wire bit or a fine sandpaper 
     grit (assuming you have an aqueous qash)to remove the soldermask.  If 
     it is SMOBC with tin-lead, careful not to remove the SnPb and expose 
     the underlying copper.  I'm still looking for someone that can 
     successfully SELECTIVE soldermask strip an LPI from lands, should 
     problems arise on our PCB's.
     
     Hope it helps.
     
     John Gulley


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Subject: removing solder mask
Author:  "Paul Wareham" <[log in to unmask]> at Internet
Date:    6/18/97 1:04 AM


Is there any way to remove or strip the solder mask from a PCB?  We have 
a batch of boards where the mask made it onto pad area and we're looking 
for a better way than just scraping it off with a knife.
     
Any help would be appreciated.
     
Paul Wareham
     
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