New Soldering Iron and Solder REQUIRED PLEASE HELP?

[Justingt5]

I am in the market for a new Soldering Iron and some good quality solder? Can any soldering superstars recommend some decent yet affordable kit for me?

Currently using a Draper 40w iron and the standard solder that came with it, I have watched every tutorial on the web and been shown by some electronic whizz’s the correct way but still my soldering looks grey and not very shiny.

Some jobs just seem impossible. I watched one video on YouTube of a guy soldering wires to the posts on a TEKIN RX8 speedo (same as mine) and he put the iron on the post and the solder was flowing within a second drops the wire in and bobs your fathers brother......... but mine I can hold it there 3 or 4 sec and nowt happens and I am constantly conscious of overheating speedos whilst soldering.

I am sure it’s not just me as I manage just fine with connectors etc where I can allow more time for the heat to get through, just the more tricky jobs like ESC posts?

All help much appreciated