Oh and I forgot there were three different finishes for the plated parts.
The parts were all nickle plated and they will not have the deep luster that chrome has but it will have a good shine if that is how the machine was optioned.
But the finishes are as follows: Satin, Polished and Blackside. The Satin was just that a dull non polished nickle plate the finish looks just like a nickle. The polished is the shiny pretty finish that favors chrome, and the last is a Blackside finish which were done two different ways. one is a bluing like you would have on guns. It was done by creating a iron oxide finish basically boiling it in salt water and gently wiping off the piece. This was done repeatedly until the color or finish reached the desired look. The second was just a painted finish or japan depending on the year it was manufactured.
Word of caution if you have the Blued version of a blackside finish never clean with a metal polish it will clean the bluing right off of the piece. you have to be gentle and wipe with a soft cloth or baby wipe.
Billy