SU-8 is an epoxy based chemically amplified negative photoresist of widespread commercial and academic interest . As a photoresist, SU-8 combines high chemical stability, high resolution, and high aspect ratio. Our motivation for studying SU-8 is its possible use as a sacrificial mold for the electroplating of silver contacts on solar cells and other optoelectronic devices. Silver is the metal with the highest electrical conductivity. Furthermore, integrated over the solar spectrum, silver has the highest reflectivity and lowest parasitic absorption, allowing for top contacts designs with lower optical losses. The electroplating of high density silver with optimal electrical and optical properties requires strongly basic cyanide electrolytes that instantly dissolve most photoresists, except SU-8, owing to its exceptional chemical stability, a property that becomes a problem after electroplating, as SU-8 would hinder further processing steps required for device fabrication.