Thanks to the Solder Master General

I recently acquired a 2004 Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top in Cherry Sunburst from a pawn shop in Plano, Texas. I bought it for a song. Wheeling and dealing guitars and guitar gear has become a small hobby of mine as of late. I bought this guitar with the intention of reselling it. It was in pretty good shape, but the two tone control potentiometers were scratchy (a common problem among older guitars).
I purchased two 500k short stem pots from StewMac. I consulted with the smartest electrical engineer on the planet, Solder Master General,Travis Thompson. Travis talked me through the basics of soldering, including the minimum necessary tools: a cheap soldering iron, some solder, a sponge, and a holder. I was able to acquire all these for under $20.
I was pretty nervous about overheating the capacitors and pots, that may not even be possible, so I took my time and used PlayDough to keep the capacitor from touching the pots. It may not look pretty, but the good news it that it worked and the pots sound totally silent.

Below are some pics from my first foray into soldering.

Enjoy.