Thanks everyone for the awesome advice. SMT stuff is kind of tough detailed work, but it's amazing how much can be packed in.
The 858D (I'm seeing it for around $30 including shipping (!)) looks to be the good starter unit. I have a similar lower budget desoldering station that works well enough for everything I've done. At some point I can upgrade.
Yep, I'm looking to not touch the boards any more than required. I have a Classe CT-SSP to recap as well. I'm going to practice on something before I dig into either of them.
That Chip Quik stuff looks very interesting.
