that is common because did not overcome enough thermal mass, whenever you are soldering something more then a light gauge PCB you need to do extra inspection, cleaning, fluxing
I suggest getting either
1) preheater (hot air gun, small torch if applicable (preferably with palladium mesh, its like a high heat hot air tool), hot plate
2) big iron (i.e. automotive type), old school manual iron (blow torch) or if you are pro an actual big iron like a american beauty with a big heated element thats heater heated and not just a red hot wire
3) spot welder
and if good cleaning is possible, a aggressive flux
https://americanbeautytools.com/soldering-iron-3158 ,used with a large variac and a tip temperature tester
And there are proboly more advanced versions with actual temp control, but it should beat out the red hot wire soldering iron for quality work anyway....
https://www.ftm-technologies.com/produit/300w-heavy-duty-soldering-station/?lang=enthis one looks regulated
For a single solder joint, you can heat the old school 'poker' type iron with a torch and do a joint because the tip has substantial thermal mass, so long you use a big enough one