I've been using an old soldering iron for steaming out those pesky little dents and dings that seem to manifest themselves during a build. That old iron was probably older than me, and it finally gave up the ghost about a week ago. I really liked it because it had a broad, wedge-shaped tip -- probably about 3/8" wide. I've been trying to make do with other soldering irons I have, all of which have narrow tips, and they're just not nearly as useful, I've found.
So I took a trip down to a local electronics house, figuring that somebody still had to make the old-style broad-tipped soldering irons. What I found was even better, and priced reasonably to boot:
This tool is primarily meant for various non-soldering tasks, like cutting foam and nylon rope, etc, although it can certainly be used for soldering too. But one of the tips is perfect for steaming out dents and dings:
Works great! Just thought I'd pass along the find to y'all in case any of you might be looking for a better tool for this sort of thing.
Best,
Michael