I've had my bores looked at many times since 1995 by Sealed Power and Total Seal on blocks rangining from stock Chevy garbage to everything except CGCI so I know what my bores look like under a microscope, the RP, RK, RPK of them and other such things.
If your folding over metal with a soft hone you are doing something wrong.
As far as I'm concerned if the desired result is to eliminate the peaks and retain the valleys, it's still plateau honing. Even if you do it in 23 steps wearing a tinfoil hat... It's still plateau honing.
