I've never tried it on just a pad, but if I needed to remove a little
soldermask from an area of ground plane, rubbing the area with solder
wick between the tip and the board worked really well.  Add a touch of
solder and it even starts tinning the exposed copper right away.  As in
the case of Paul's response below, this would also probably cause the
pad adhesive to weaken.

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Edwards
Sent: August 28, 2007 1:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Solder Mask Solvent?

Tim,

Try cranking up the heat on your Pb-free soldering iron and gently
rubbing the solder mask from the area on top of the Cu pads... The
solder mask adhesion to the Cu as well as the solder mask should start
breaking down...  Be careful because the heat will also cause the
adhesive holding the Cu pad to the laminate to weaken...Once you get the
hang of it you can do this all day.... We sometimes have to... Oh, say
good bye to the tip or designate it your "solder mask scrapping" tip

Paul 

Paul Edwards
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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Mack
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Solder Mask Solvent?

All,

 

I have run into an issue with a board that has solder mask covering some
pads.  Is there a product/solvent that can remove the solder mask easily
with out etching the copper?  I would rather chemically remove it than
manually scrap it off with a razor blade.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Tim Mack

Research Engineer

NDSU CNSE

www.ndsu.edu/cnse

 


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