Post by MerrSonn on Dec 23, 2005 17:03:17 GMT -5
Found this little gem on the Draxxus website and thought you guys might find it to be of some use:
TO RESTORE BRITTLE PAINTBALLS
First, store the paint in an ordinary room-temperature area for a day or two, (70 degrees F/21 degrees C) and the brittleness will usually vanish, and the product should perform as expected. If more is needed, move the balls around with your hand for a moment to re-orient them in the bags, and expose more of them to a few more hours of room temperature... exercise patience.
Another remedy for reviving paintballs that have become brittle due to exposure to cold/dry air, is to expose them to some humidity, which gets "robbed away" during exposure to cold and/or dryness. You can do this by simply opening the bags and leaving them on the bathroom counter while a hot shower runs for 10 – 15 minutes, "stir" the balls a time or two... then reseal the bags and return them to room temperature until you're ready to play. This added humidity absorbs into the gelatin and usually restores performance completely.
Worst case scenario, if balls still seem too brittle, somewhere between a week and a month of just sitting at room temperature will often return them to normal, as the moisture from the fill slowly “migrates” back into the shell, returning it’s resiliency.
This introduction of humidity will usually aid in removal of brittleness, and also it will generally ensure that there is enough moisture to make the shell resilient so it will work properly. Whether the brittleness disappears completely or not, after these steps, the product should perform as expected, if not better.
Apparently, this process should also help remove dimples.
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TO RESTORE BRITTLE PAINTBALLS
First, store the paint in an ordinary room-temperature area for a day or two, (70 degrees F/21 degrees C) and the brittleness will usually vanish, and the product should perform as expected. If more is needed, move the balls around with your hand for a moment to re-orient them in the bags, and expose more of them to a few more hours of room temperature... exercise patience.
Another remedy for reviving paintballs that have become brittle due to exposure to cold/dry air, is to expose them to some humidity, which gets "robbed away" during exposure to cold and/or dryness. You can do this by simply opening the bags and leaving them on the bathroom counter while a hot shower runs for 10 – 15 minutes, "stir" the balls a time or two... then reseal the bags and return them to room temperature until you're ready to play. This added humidity absorbs into the gelatin and usually restores performance completely.
Worst case scenario, if balls still seem too brittle, somewhere between a week and a month of just sitting at room temperature will often return them to normal, as the moisture from the fill slowly “migrates” back into the shell, returning it’s resiliency.
This introduction of humidity will usually aid in removal of brittleness, and also it will generally ensure that there is enough moisture to make the shell resilient so it will work properly. Whether the brittleness disappears completely or not, after these steps, the product should perform as expected, if not better.
Apparently, this process should also help remove dimples.
Link
