This is what happens https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/133684374 to the clear cad finish from a poor plating process after a few short years. The parts lost their luster and now looking really dull https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/133684377. Finger prints and handling surface oxidation resurfaces from an improper cleaning bath prior to the plating process. It's terrible!

Cheap inexpensive plating--cheap results. No way around this, just pay the price and get it done right!