Well I figure that it is the silver plating process, or rather something going wrong with the polishing process that is giving me the streaks. I used 5 different plates each had been polished a couple days ago. I did a final buff and then plated each one. There was only one that worked. (I later wrecked it during gilding doh) The good thing about my day of folly is that I managed to spill mt silvering solution so I get to start all over. There must be some deep oxidation or another surface anomaly going on. I have a living history gig in one week. I hope I can get some plates done. Wish me luck!