The line between the satin and bright chome was very sharp, so I don't think it was wear from the seal. My chrome shop is very good and they can duplicate the satin plating pretty well and my NOS moldings really need to be refinished. So, I'm trying to decide how to have them plated; all chrome, satin chrome except for the 'legs', or the way they are in the pictures. I really dislike the look of the chrome on the 'legs' only, so I was hoping that the pictures represented a correct alternative. I guess that I can always just go with all chrome, then paint the satin parts.