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    Posted: 28 July 2007 at 10:23pm
What is the best way to clean the outside of the gun to prevent paint from chipping or peeling away which my gun is starting to do?
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I just wipe the outside of mine with a rag, but if your paint is peeling that might break off some paint.
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Take all the paint off and redo it better so that it actually sticks to the gun.
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Originally posted by RoboCop RoboCop wrote:

Take all the paint off and redo it better so that it actually sticks to the gun.

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Unfortunately, this happens to paintball guns, especially Tippmanns, which don't have the best finish in the world. In my opinion, the chipping paint just adds character, unless you have a "showcase gun," in which case you'll do well to follow Robo's advice and repaint it.
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ok thanks but i also heard that rubbing alcohol is a good thing to clean the outside of your gun with.
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Alcohol will clean off oils from the surface, but it won't preserve the paint job. Tippmann was cheap with the original paint job. A good powdercoat can handle a beating, like the new paint job Tippmann does.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 98customdude98 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 July 2007 at 1:26pm
ooo so the new guns they make will withstand a beating unlike the old guns?
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yup i went to my dealer and there new guns paint looks diffrent then mine it looks alot tougher thats for sure and doesnt look like it would peal of easly eather

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Yes the new paint is stronger. It's also more flat of a black than the older paint which is kind of shiny.
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"Dust black", whatever that is.

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My A5 sure could use a new paint job. The old paint is flaking off quite badly now and I don't like that metal to be exposed. Guess I know what I'm doin on my day off.
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