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    Posted: 12 September 2005 at 11:44pm

I have a 98 with a flatline, LPK, /rt and run on compressed air.

I only play woodsball.

I am currently using marbalizer and evil paint - any suggestions on any paints that work as well or better than these?

 

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those are both great paints. I've never had a problem with either of them. What's the problem with them?
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Just find any small bore paint. Flatlines prefer the smaller stuff.
You seem to be working with the best stuff right now.
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any small bore paint. what you are using now is great.
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Marbs are some of the best you can use in the Flatline. Stick with them.
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Small bore paint works best, your not going to get much better stuff then marbs and evil.
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Marb works well in my A5 Flatty... I use a lot of Draxxus Inferno as well...  I've only had one break after about 10,000 rounds through my Flatty, and that was caused by shooting at about 305 FPS... (COČ temperature creep during the Monster Game at Hell Survivors)  If I use "better" paint and keep it shooting around 270, it just keeps on shooting...  If you are wondering if a new paint will be okay, (and some will dispute this) I avoid any paint that I can't physically blow through the barrel with my lung capacity... it should also pretty much fall through the barrel by gravity... but doesn't have to.  A little resistance is okay.
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In the Flatline you want the ball to actuallly be smaller than the bore of the barrel. You want this so the ball can bounce around and get back spin on it, enabling you to shoot further.
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MMMMMMMMarbs.
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Thanks for the info, I guess I was given in the right info, I wasn't sure if the stores were just trying to sell me the most expensive paint. (i understand cost is usually equated with quality).
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ive been using scorch from walmart lately because of some money issues and they have been working pretty good. i havent busted one ball out of 1000 that ive used and they shoot good.
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The faltline was actually designed for use with marbalizers.
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Originally posted by <Stealthy> <Stealthy> wrote:

I've been using scorch from Walmart lately because of some money issues and they have been working pretty good. i havent busted one ball out of 1000 that ive used and they shoot good.
Does the Scorch throw straight?  Do you see flat spots on it?  I've been surprised to have paint w/ flat spots shoot pretty well through mine.  But it tends to pull a little left and right.  Not as repeatable as the better paints.  We play at an indoor place (Atomix in Walled Lake, MI.) that is FPO most of the time... they sell what should be good paint for the price, but it has tons of flat spots.  I'd really be upset if $85.00/case paint broke in my flatty at an FPO field.
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Believe it or not guys, I find that Zap paint from Walmart is fine in my Flatty. That's right, Zap!. It's only about $50-$60 a case too. (Canadian)
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