You could electroplate your prints but you really don't need to. There are already metallic filaments that you can buy and plenty of people are using them.
For example, here's copper filament:
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Metallic filaments are nice and all that, but have a low entry barrier and the prints will still look like prints, even after getting some shine in the tumbler.
Rarely anyone is electroplating prints. I personally remember only a single instance where a person introduced the process and the special primer necessary for doing the plating on plastic.
The fact that it's hard doesn't add the need to it of course. What adds it is the fact that plated item looks like the real deal, not a print. I would still say that the case of either metallic filaments or plating requires a specific audience due to the prohibitive cost of larger items.
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