[Joey_Pubs]

Hi, My name's Joey, I just recently joined the sheridan community with my 1st pump, the PMI-II. It came in a Very corroded condition and im working on restoring it, then improving it. It is currently Broken down as far as I can get it, It appears the valve is the only part left in the upper receiver,

1. - Im guessing i need the coveted "valve tool" to remove this?
I have the upper receiver area already restored, and now im moving on to the pump and the frame, what I want to know is this:
2 - Is there a known effective and safe way to remove whatever bluish purple anno type color thats on the pump? it appears to be the same stock metallic blue/purple I see in alot of the photos, i want it off, and silver if i could. without damaging the pump.
annnnnnnd the frame has a few chips in the paint, I want to blast all of the paint off and keep it silver as well,
3 - good idea or not?
and in an appeal to one of you salty dogs out there with the manual to this bad boy, if you could do me the hugest solid ever and scan it for me i would be forever in your debt.

thanks to all of you old school sheridan pro's in advance for any info you can provide, it seems most of the sheridan helpful sites have gone down. anyways I'm happy to join your community. take it easy!

-Joey