[chromo]

How does high temps will most plating with stand?

I read something abut the blueing on cycle exhaust being from a low quality chrome job, mostly jap bikes which I ride alot of. Actually I thought all chromed exhaust did the blueing at the engine if used?

I want to plate alittle on a woodburner, it gets pretty hot. Sometimes don't want to stand too close, and of course no touchy.

Will plating hold up on something like that? I'll be using a plug n plate if I do those areas. Not sure off hand which solution I'll use, gold or chrome.
The material is steel.

I could live with a blueish tint from the heat with chrome as long as it doesn't burn off, if need be.

Also if plating gold, chrome has to be removed first? So if I want to do chrome plateing and gold lettering, I would use nail polish or laquer to mask/paint on the lettering before chrome plating, that area won't chrome right.
Then I remove the mask before gold plating. So, would I need to mask the chrome before doing the gold? Or will the gold just have no effect over the chrome and I don't have to worry about over lapping?

chromo