Haha, we've all been there! You got the job done. For this kind of size, using hotair to remove is a good choice. Another technique is the good old razor blade - cut the leads near the top of the ic, remove the plastic bit, and then use chisel tip with some flux to pick up the pins that are soldered on. This brings risk of breaking up pads though, if you are crazy with it. I think when soldering back on though, I would wick the existing tin off the pads, and then pin the four corners manually with a soldering iron, some flux, and a bit of solder on the tip of the iron. Then, after you pin the chip in place you can manually solder every pin using the drag technique or just doing it one pin at a time with a needle tip. Usually flux is a good thing, I think though you went a bit overboard with it. It just made you have to clean alot more. Experiment with your usage of flux, you may be surprised how little you need to get the job done.
@@andrewortman4402 amazing brother i take not i will try to do one by one hopefully you will see the video when i make one exactly how you explained i do not have better flux but i hopebi will buy soo as i am still learning Thank you immensely for sharing the knowledge
Get hot air to 340* and scalpel, heat up places where solder is "glue dot" - individually no need to try to preheat whole chip around whole time, put scalpel between pins where "glue dot" are from top to bottom and back out, you will get rid of the Solder glues from between the pins.
The PCB is not fixed, and sometimes it moves during the soldering process. Fixing it will help. Also, I recommend watching more videos and practice on dead boards and your experience will get better.
