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Can silver plating isolate solder from skin contact

I am using solder in stain glass jewelry making and as it contains lead I would like to know if silver plating or another kind of lacquer can be used to act as a barrier against the skin? Also, it has to be permanently durable.

Thanks,

Phyllis Hamlett
stained glass artisan - Vancouver, BC. Canada
2005

Nickel plating will work better and cost less.

Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina
2005

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