Palladium leaded devices IPC610 class3 acceptable

We are a military contractor and need to build to IPC610 class3. We are receiving many parts with palladium leads and currently use a No-clean solder paste. We have evaluated OA pastes with very little improvements. Without a touch up of all leads these are rejectable as per the standards. There is a line of demarcation visible under 3X magnification. We also have tinned the leads of some parts and have seen worse results than not tinning at all (The appearance is non-wetting or it looks as though the solder just does not want to adheare to the leads). Does anyone have any recommendations to solve this growing issue of palladium parts?

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