Some are able to plate with better tolerances. It depends on how the plating cell is set up for that particular board. What does your board supplier say? Admittedly, getting 5 mils anywhere on the surface to achieve a 1 mil minimum deposit "somewhere" is wasteful of materials, is time consuming and can compromise the planarity of the surface for subsequent processes. You didn't say what problem this overplating is causing. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________