hummmmm.....

I will have to keep an eye on this thread.

i flipped my gun over that sot everything out and it worked for about 15 shots.another way i did it was to take off your barrel then hold it so that a ball will shoot into it without being screwed in.it did something and blew everything out and it worked great after that.

Yep , Xspyderman , you hit upon an "Old Skoolers" type of Lore there , any treatment will work , some better than others .

I have heard of many applying treatments such as "Mothers Mag and aluminum " polish to their bores , along with Rain-X , Car polishs , and my favorite , LPS  waterbased silicone .

I have never heard anything negative from any users of these , but have had a lot of doubtful comments from those that havent tried anything . I leave it to you to make up your own mind there .

With most of the products , you apply it (such as wax,or polish ) and hope for the best (they all help with cleaning up barrel breaks,or chops , but what I prefer with the silicone treatment is this,, along with providing a semi durable bore treatment ,its instantly renewable just by carrying a Swab that has been saturated with the stuff , and inbetween games , I can just pull the swab thru a couple times , and be good to go again (the swab even works if it is completely dry , so I keep a couple swabs in my shooting kit ,in a baggie for just those occasions )

I am an "Old School" player , by most of this forums definitions' ROFL !!

I shoot a pump against speedball players , I "Powder" my leftover balls to keep them fresh , I clean my marker after everyday of playing .

I learned the game of paintball on less than a Shoestring . some of these guys Blow more on a marker than I have , playing for a whole year (Not jealous , just astounded !!,,, ok, just a bit jealous !!  )

But to the subject of your post , It does work for barrels that have Raw aluminum as the bore surface (such as the SL68-II , and others ) , the improvement isnt as marked for anodized bores and such , but its still noticable !

Best way to guage the effectiveness of a bore treatment ,is shoot it , before and after over a Chronograph , look for average velocity , and any increases (or decreases) in velocity without adjusting your velocity adjustment . Look for consistency Utmost , after that , them High dollar 'Cockers and such is just Fodder Fer your Sights !

Doh! Falcon.

merc wrote: i wouldent put anything in the barrels... as long as you clean them good paint wont stick and you can shoot out broken rounds. just wash good with hot water and run a clean squege through it.

And I rather use the Rain X products on my truck which actually works better....especially on the windshield.

Hey awsometipp welcome to the forum! Howz it going?

Give it a try on an old barrel. I don't think it can help to much on the new expensive barrels.

Justice wrote: I dont think it would work for the flatline. Doesnt the surface of the barrel help create "back spin"? If the rainx made the inside of the barrel slick then no backspin. Right?

I think you may be right about the flatty.  It needs some friction to get the spin going.  I'm getting one soon and will try it.  I'm going to try it on my stock and other after market barrels soon.  I'll post how it goes.  It should clean up with a little paint thinner or denatured alcohol, so it can't hurt to to try.  I am also gloing to try Super lube synthetic oil with PTFE (Teflon).

Sounds good. Let us know your results. Ya never know someday I may have a barrel besides a flatline.

I have been away for a couple days.  Thanks for the input.

For those that don't know, RainX is a liquid made for polishing glass to help it shed water.  It works pretty well on the front windshield, but even better on side and rear glass on my Silverado.  You squirt it on and rub it until it is dry.

It won't hurt any barrel to try it, because it will clean up with alcohol.  Hot water will not remove it completely.  I've gone through hot carwashes and it works during and after the wash.  I'll post my results in the "paintball ideas" area in the near future.  I'm also going to try the Superlube w/ Teflon I mentioned above.