Removing Solder from PCB Holes

[Nasse]

I was repairmans helper some 20 years ago we had to field service old gear and after one thunderstorm we se repaired something, he used very thin wick and small diameter solder when we put new semiconductors on, to prevent fragile pcb tracks and pads

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[Phend]

For those really big mistakes:

[Rob Strand]

For those really big mistakes

Trump-ets will only result in more miskakes.

[CodeMonk]

Fill the hole with new solder then de-solder again with the de-solder pump.

This works well. Its usually my first option.

As does PRR's idea of heating up the solder and throwing it on the floor.
A little variation of that is to heat it up then and drop it of flick one end of it on the table.

[Puguglybonehead]

I've had luck with simply leaving the hole filled with solder. When comes the time to insert the new/proper component, simply heat each hole one by one, while sticking each leg of the new component through. (add solder as needed) Looks ugly but it's usually worked for me.

[mkel2010]

I finally got it taken care of today. I pretty much tried all the suggestions but it came down to heating the hole and getting the solder pump in the right place to finally clear the holes. Now to see if I can get the combo pedal I'm building finished and working.