The good thing about the resistor networks is they aren't hugely sensitive to heat. CMOS chips on the other hand...
I would also recommend a hot air station. I have something similar to what Bruno linked, but the fan is in the main box rather than the "nozzle".
They're useful for other things too, like desoldering (or soldering) large metal parts like heatsinks, pin headers or jacks, or when the PCB designer doesn't use thermal isolation pads on parts attached to the 0V plane.
I even made crème brûlée with it once!