Headset Repair, Advice on replacing Audio+Mic Jacks

[Iron Sights]

I have since replaced these but I want to get this old pair, working again.
Creative HS-450 Stereo Gaming Headset
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/585492...t/Product.html

Input/Output Plugs: 3.5mm gold-plated stereo plug x 2

The audio and mic jacks have been ripped off and I have since lost the jacks, dont ask how it happened, I'm not sure either.


(4 wires: Red, Blue, Green, Plastic White wire with copper wires surrounding it)
photo taken from my san fran

I have a soldering iron.
Anyone know of a step by step guide I can follow

EDIT: I guess I will need some spare jacks, know any good places?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Neutrik-3-5mm-...item3f009549e6
Would these do?

[Iron Sights]

Well from the picture above, the individual wires are not insulated using the barrier plastic method, but rather, the insulation is "painted on". With a little heat. I have now burned the paint off and I can now see the copperwire underneath.

Still I'm unsure which points I need to solder.

[Iron Sights]

I'm having trouble tinning the soldering iron tip, it just wont stick. Due to oxidation of the tip
I have read and concluded that I should either use:

-flux powder (can anyone recommend one?)
-sand it down (mixed views on this)
-use wet sponge (didn't work)

[DDY]

Get a replacement tip, they're inexpensive. In the mean time you can file or sand down the tip, it will tarnish very quickly if you don't keep it clean with a wet sponge or tinned when it's hot, keep a thin layer of solder on the tip when you're using it to keep the tip from going bad.

[asino]

i had the same problem
this video gave me a very cheap solution
youtube.com/watch?v=5mBpDeG2N18

[deejayburnout]

mines just burst too

[jimbouk]

Wires could be anything tbh, the copper will be the earth...
Can you crack open the headphone end and see what colour they are there?