>At first I thought "That's no sweat, these are 18C442's (ouch!) so they're
>basically trash now anyway" but thinking further, the program burned will
>support a different board quite well, so I would like to save the chips if
>possible.

Essentially it comes down to the fact that you save one or the other. It is
extremely difficult to save both when the tracks lift in the manner you
described previously.

If you really must save the chips, then the PCB will have to be a bit
sacrificial, and have a socket with patch wire repair. Easily done using
wire wrap wire as the repair wire. Done this many times before. With a PCB
properly washed down afterwards it can still look quite presentable.

If the PCB must be saved at all costs then the only way is to sacrifice the
chips. Cutting the legs, and then carefully removing the pins before sucking
the solder out of the holes is the only method.

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