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npp

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I agree it is not all the paints but there are definitely some staining paints being produced at the moment. If we could narrow it down to a batch of paint it would save us all a few pounds and aggravation.

When you say it all comes out in the end, this is the whole point of this discussion, some of these pink paints don't come out.

I was watching the finals at the DMA, spray was coming through the netting and 1 T shirt and a nice pait of Oakley Romeos are now stained for good and believe me I have tried everything. Shirt went in the bin, shades a bit too dear to chuck but still very annoying.
 
I dont think you will know which batch of paint stains until it is too late and has all been shipped out/distributed and shot, hence you know it was a bad batch!

Same sort of thing you dont know how well rounded atc the paint is until you crack open the box!

Did you try soaking the t-shirt for a while it usually works for me!

And with the glasses, is it the lenses it stained? Dont throw them away if that is the case you can get spare ones for them. But unfortunately the paint will colour the film over the lenses in most cases! especially if you dont notice it straight away
 

cgrieves

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Any liquid with a dye or colouring in it will stain to a certain extent. There are so many variables.... the colour of the clothing material, the length of time the dye is allowed to sit in the cloth, if it's allowed to dry, the quality, type and density of the fibres in the cloth etc etc. Also remember that paintballs impact at a fair speed. This will have the effect of injecting any dye compounds into the cloth fibers.

Also the detergent you first wash it with, the temperature you wash at, whether you tumble dry or not can all make a difference to whether the dye fixes in the cloth.

A good last resort for stubborn stains is dabbing or wetting with Acetone (nail polish remover- check there's no additives though, pure acetone is best) as this will dissolve most synthetic dyes and is also good at shifting organic compounds. Don't use it on your goggles or shades though! Test on an inconspicuous area first though as it may also shift the dye or colour of the cloth. You can also try both bio and non-bio washing powders.

I agree that paint that stains goggles and sunglasses would be bad, but I'd have to see evidence first hand, as it would have to contain reasonably powerful solvents to melt plastic material or coatings.

If it's a hot day and you're worried, wipe your shirts off with a damp cloth straight after the game.

Alternatively, wear your stains with pride! :D

P.S. For the record, I have been shot (a lot!) with Pink Zap Chronic at our training days and the paint washes out fine.
 

TOOLE

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I've had problems with Vcomp, thankfully only an old hoody (walkon) never came out.
 

npp

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Gaff

Was this with your nice shiny new Nexed tops beause we have the same tops and the nice marks to match!!

As a small aside we did enjoy all the players coming up to us and assuming we were playing for Storm.

Well done in the finals couldn't belive the less than friendly response you received from the crowd!!
 

frankendreads

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i must state there is omething in the law called slander
unless u have proof of such thing this is pretty hard to make stick
about there is something called suing
and reputation
if this turns out to be some moody from someone trying to
get a brand of paint banned so that another brand can get near exculsivly sold then i would like to point out that this can also have a negative effect on the said persons reputation as well as the brand of paint htey r trying to sell
just like to make this point clear
 

Fly

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Nothing wrong with:

V-Comp been shot many times with the pink and it's always come out :D
I'll even shoot myself to prove it :eek: