Kim, I'm wondering how deep your etch is. In my experience it is tricky to go beyond 50-100 um with mask except SiO2 or best LPCVD Nitride mask. At one point I was using SU-8 as an etch mask for Quartz wafer channels and having similar problems with lift-off and tried Omni-coat. In this application it was not helpful and I eventually changed the process flow entirely. Good luck, and let me know if you find a good solution. Thanks, Rob MacDonald Shearwater Scientific