Originally Posted by
repechage
multiple copper layers with buffing between can address this, more money.
Copper is easier to smooth than steel, so adding a fill layer of copper can reduce buffing time. Back in the day it could have been cheaper add copper. Today, probably not so with disposal costs.
I have been also told the steel to copper to nickel to chrome adhesion is the most durable. But I'm no chemist so I'll just keep spreading that as a rumor.