any pics of Blue Streak solder repairs?

[DanD]

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Being a '79 gun he was originally pretty matte , don't know when the switch occured from that nice gloss they used before but I do know it was still a plated finish.
Did Crosman ever use a plated black finish on the brass guns they made ?

My Blue Streak in need of repair is a '74 and still glossy.
 I'm not aware of Crosman plating brass.

[bantam5s]

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Being a '79 gun he was originally pretty matte , don't know when the switch occured from that nice gloss they used before but I do know it was still a plated finish.
Did Crosman ever use a plated black finish on the brass guns they made ?

My Blue Streak in need of repair is a '74 and still glossy.
 I'm not aware of Crosman plating brass.

I'll bet the matte finish probably came right around the time Benjamin purchased them then.
I don't know what their situation really was but I know some things were changing right around that time.

[DanD]

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Being a '79 gun he was originally pretty matte , don't know when the switch occured from that nice gloss they used before but I do know it was still a plated finish.
Did Crosman ever use a plated black finish on the brass guns they made ?

My Blue Streak in need of repair is a '74 and still glossy.
 I'm not aware of Crosman plating brass.

I'll bet the matte finish probably came right around the time Benjamin purchased them then.
I don't know what their situation really was but I know some things were changing right around that time.

I'll bet you're right about that. Benjamin bought Sheridan in 1977 according to Wikipedia. I have an 81 Silver Streak that has a matte finish and always wondered why it isn't shiny.
I'm a little concerned now that my early '80s Benji 347 from the AoA DT fletcher sale is painted glossy. I wonder if it's been refinished and was originally matte.

[bantam5s]

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Being a '79 gun he was originally pretty matte , don't know when the switch occured from that nice gloss they used before but I do know it was still a plated finish.
Did Crosman ever use a plated black finish on the brass guns they made ?

My Blue Streak in need of repair is a '74 and still glossy.
 I'm not aware of Crosman plating brass.

I'll bet the matte finish probably came right around the time Benjamin purchased them then.
I don't know what their situation really was but I know some things were changing right around that time.

I'll bet you're right about that. Benjamin bought Sheridan in 1977 according to Wikipedia. I have an 81 Silver Streak that has a matte finish and always wondered why it isn't shiny.
I'm a little concerned now that my early '80s Benji 347 from the AoA DT fletcher sale is painted glossy. I wonder if it's been refinished and was originally matte.

I've got an '81 with hardly any finish left, but what is there certainly is not glossy.

[Cloud 9]

I've successfully resoldered the barrels on 3 streaks, one silver and 2 blue, and also a couple of Benjamin 31X's.  It's a little difficult to do and I use a heat-sink compound to protect the rest of the solder joint and the valve inside from coming loose.  The only drawback is that the heat from the torch discolors the finish a bit, but since none of these guns had a perfect finish anyway, I didn't bother repainting them.  I actually don't have any pics, since these were all for guns that belonged to other people. 

[20cal]

I've done several from breech to front sight. Not an easy job. The Blue Streak will likely discolor and need some refinish work. I have had no discoloring problems with Silver Streaks. To loosen the valve it takes much more heat applied for a longer period of time so it is not a big concern when working on the breech/barrel joint.

[avator]

Well shoot UJ, if you ever feel the need to practice more, I have one that has stripped threads in the valve.... hint, hint.

[20cal]

I once had a steel retaining nut that had slots cut across the threads. It was sort of a tap. I would use it to clean out the threads in the valve. It did a good job until I damaged it. If you can find a steel retaining nut to make such a tool, it might be used to repair the stripped threads. Just a thought.....

[OTmachine]

Made a bottom tap to chase some internal threads on a Plainsman, at one time.  Threads had been crossed.  Worked Great!
And as I recall, I made a long shank that was just under the bore size to ensure that it went in straight without cross-threading.

[eeler1]

There was a guy a few years back that had some taps made up for these valve threads, sold them for $135 each, iirc?.

Makes the Sheridan steel nut conversion to a chasing tap looks like a pretty good option.