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Old 02-08-2008, 01:58 AM #1
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What do you do if a ball breaks in the bag?

How do you clean up the mess when it happens to you?
Or
Do you just toss the entire bag out?

THe store wont take responsibility and I dont blame them, but being a poor student, i cant afford to toss out a bag let alone 3 (I know...poor me)

SO what do you guys do?
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Old 02-08-2008, 02:20 AM #2
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dump it out
roll the paint around on a clean towel till there's no more paint.
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Old 02-08-2008, 02:29 AM #3
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dump it out
roll the paint around on a clean towel till there's no more paint.
it takes a while, but it works. i might add to just clean a few at a time. dump part of the bag out, and roll them around on a towel. then do some more.
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Old 02-08-2008, 08:47 AM #4
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Dump the paint out on a nice fluffy towel and gentlely roll them around. That will clean them off nicely.
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Old 02-08-2008, 01:50 PM #5
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do the towel thing, and also keep your eye open for shells, sometimes they like to attach themselves to whole paintballs.
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Old 02-08-2008, 02:48 PM #6
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dang those are good ideas i usually get a fewa t a time and do roll em on my shirt but thanx
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Old 02-08-2008, 05:22 PM #7
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I usually toss is out. No need to gunk up your hopper and gun.
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Old 02-09-2008, 01:12 AM #8
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sweet thanks
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Old 02-09-2008, 09:57 AM #9
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well, if im at a tourney, im not takin a chance with crap paint, so i clean it off with a towel and leave it in another bag to play for rec, either that or throw it out.
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Old 02-09-2008, 10:09 AM #10
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Check the paint before you buy it next time.
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Old 02-09-2008, 10:49 AM #11
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Yeah, most proshops will open the box for you and inspect your paint. But if they don't, then step over to the side, and look in the box for broken paint.
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Old 02-09-2008, 11:42 AM #12
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if any of you bowl theres this thing that you use to clean you ball it has handles that basically like a towel it works great i can use all yo half a case at a time and no attacked shells or anything
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Old 02-10-2008, 01:03 AM #13
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Check the paint before you buy it next time.
It broke on the way back. Guess i shouldnt leave paint in the back of the truck O_O.
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Old 02-10-2008, 07:37 AM #14
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Old 02-12-2008, 11:34 PM #15
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i roll it around with a cardboard box until it looks dry. but that towel idea would work great.
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Old 02-12-2008, 11:48 PM #16
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put it in my gun and hope for the best
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Old 02-13-2008, 12:38 AM #17
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Do the towel thing.

If the paintballs have even a little liquid coating, it'll mess up the flight trajectory of the ball. Basically it'll shoot straight for about 10 feet before zig-zagging all over the damn place. It's fun to watch, but it kills your combat efficiency.
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Old 02-13-2008, 07:37 AM #18
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Either that or cry. It depends if it's practice or a tourney. If it's practice i'll clean it off, if it's a tourney i'll **** my pants/cry.
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Old 02-13-2008, 08:10 AM #19
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Usually I inspect it before I pay or even open a bag
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Old 02-13-2008, 08:56 AM #20
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Assuming the box is new and you just opened it, rather than keep it for a few weeks, I'd complain up and down until they do what they're supposed to do and replace it.
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Old 02-13-2008, 10:18 AM #21
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I usually just stomp on the bag and go get another one.

Roll them out into a towel and roll them around in the towel.
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