Hi Marti,
From the information you give, which is not adequate, it seems that you did
not have wetting to the pads. Are those pads originally tin/lead plated or
HASLed or what. If the original solder coating has wetted, it can not all
come off--at least the intermetallic compounds should remain on the pads. If
you have wetting problems, wideing of the pads does not provide a solution.
But do really understand what is going on, more information is needed.

Werner Engelmaier
Engelmaier Associates, Inc.
Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Reliability Consulting
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