Do Nickel Coatings Need Maintenance?

Do Nickel Coatings Need Maintenance? It anticipates that items plated for mild conditions will survive 8 hours in ASTM B287 “Acetic Salt Spray” (this is a withdrawn spec replaced by ASTM G85 [affil. link to spec at Techstreet] annex A1), while those plated for moderate conditions will last 24 hours in ASTM B287 or 4