Nothing much will happen with a part like that, assuming the temp doesnt start to affect the plastic (or rubber as it may be here and warp it/discolor as mentioned above) The biggest problem is leaching. Be sure to rinse exceptionally well, after cleaning a hot rinse blowing out the areas that go under the plastic with an air hose repeat. Plated for about 10 years industrially but dont quite know what setups this place is selling yet. Scrub it the best you can, limit your time in alkaline cleaners (dont know if you have a electrocleaner but a few seconds of juice should be more than enough if you do)
A long warm rinse after will help too, however if it is electrolitic nickel it will likely discolor yellowish, I'd say electroless nickel would be best for this or electrolitic followed by the standard chrome.
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