Take a Shower with your Gear
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Topic: Take a Shower with your Gear
Posted By: impulse!
Subject: Take a Shower with your Gear
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 11:02pm
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Anyone else hear take a shower with their gear? Well I do. For two reasons. 1. I love a hot shower after pratice, 2. I hate cleaning my gear. So I decided a while back to do both. Some of the items I bring with me into the shower. Mask Tank Cover Barrel Condom Pods. Barrel Pod Pack The main item I focus on is my mask. As soon as I get home I rip off my lense and clean it with warm water and soap. After that, I take all my gear a long with liquid soap and clean away. You will get one of the best cleans, and no worry of getting water all over your kitchen etc. And when it comes to drying, hang the mask on the shower head. Just an idea after a long days play. ------------- 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 11:11pm
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Odd.
Garden hose is my cleaning device of choice. |
Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 14 January 2008 at 11:35pm
| I once considered running my lense through the dishwasher. |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 2:36am
I did that and the neighbors threatened to call the cops. ------------- 
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carl_the_sniper wrote:Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 6:38am
| I put my stuff through the washer except for my mask. Smells good and looks clean. |
Posted By: Roweazie
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 8:13am
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nope i don't take shower with my equipment. I'm always muddy after paintball game so i use garden hose and then trow it in washing machine. I use lysol disinfectant spray for my mask, & always avoid the lense being spray on. ------------- 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 3:53pm
Why? |
Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 4:15pm
Some silly thing about indecent exposure. (It's okay Carl. I should have included the original post for clarity.) -------------
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Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 7:26pm
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I took a field shower at TWC 3 with all my gear on.
Meaning that after I bashed my head into a tree while following Rockslide (bad idea in any context)....Old Soldier showered me off with a garden hose to get the blood out of my eyes. Worked good. My gear has never been cleaner! ....Memories.... ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 9:34pm
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I don't clean my gear... Clothes sure...ill wipe my lens off, and ill lube my gun. That's it. EDIT: this is the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard about... ------------- Que pasa? 
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 15 January 2008 at 11:22pm
Ahh that makes sense now. |
Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 16 January 2008 at 10:55am
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I like to take my Shocker into the shower with me sometimes to make sure it gets nice and clean.
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Posted By: fourfiftysix
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 11:39am
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lol ya thats the best! do you use head and shoulders on the shocker? ------------- transform into the ghost rider |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 12:52pm
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When water gets in between the 2 panes of the thermal lenses, you're royally effed, so be careful with that. I just rub the paint off and run a wet paper towel over the lenses, and use a rag to wipe the paint off the non-lens parts.
------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: impulse!
Date Posted: 18 January 2008 at 7:50pm
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Was that towards me DeTrevni? I know, that's why I said I take the lense out, the rinse the whole "frame" etc.
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Posted By: sk8ordiesod
Date Posted: 20 January 2008 at 11:13pm
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wow bringing ur gear in the shower with u man u must b tired from playing PB or ur just plain lazy the hose workes good for washing paint shells off ur gear than the washer does the rest than hang dry it well except my mask i just wipe it with a towel man some ppl r lazy |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 11:11am
| Uggg... cleaning your gear is the worst part of paintball. |
Posted By: fourfiftysix
Date Posted: 26 January 2008 at 1:20am
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i usually wear my gear when im taking a dump..lol ------------- transform into the ghost rider |
Posted By: worshipthepaint
Date Posted: 27 January 2008 at 12:47am
I use the dishwasher cleans and disinfects.Use the lite or china wash.I like the lemon freshness.
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Posted By: Hutchings
Date Posted: 28 January 2008 at 11:50pm
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Yeah thats usually how I clean my soft gear. ------------- 
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 12:30am
| I don't wash my gear, it's bad luck. I almost cried when my mom got ahold of my stuff all of at least 2 years of grime and threw it all in the washing machine. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 8:10am
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I feel sorry for your teammates.
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 12:02pm
It's not that uncommon of a thing, especially for practice gear, though most sponsors require that you wear cleanerER gear for tournaments, as it makes their stuff look better. |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 12:05pm
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No wonder you were stinking like a pig last night... You do realize I had to clean everything to your smell off this morng right? You owe me big time. -------------
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Posted By: fourfiftysix
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 4:42pm
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Posted By: bmax
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 6:46pm
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I use fabric softner on my multicam Actually, I rarely/never wash my gear except my mask. I too think its bad luck. Same thing with hockey... Smell my basement, it's rank and I love it. Rank is manly. |
Spring breeze I think its called, then I wear them around the house with doggy slippers cuz they're so soft and warm from the dryer.Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 02 February 2008 at 10:07pm
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i generally only clean my stuff before a tournament... luckily, i haven't played a tournament in years. i know... bad luck... but I believe that when everything's all clean and washed, it looks better and you can represent your team better... kind of a big deal with ncpa and your school's reputation is on the line. |
Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 1:42pm
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isent that considered biological warfare lol ------------- 
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Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 05 February 2008 at 3:15pm
Well, like I said. Gear directly related to and/or representing sponsors is kept very clean, mainly because it increases the odds of that product being in a magazine, thus free advertising. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 4:25pm
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I actually like cleaning my stuff. The mask and pods kind of suck, but I love taking apart guns. Putting them back together sometimes sucks too.
And if you read the manual for the Mags, they basically say take a shower with them. You can leave them aired up, and put them in a bucket of water to get paint off of them. ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: AngelSlayer
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 8:23pm
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I am very much like GWAR...or Lordi....I wear my gear to Wendy's, work, class, etc....and into the shower, I dont bother taking it off. I mean, I would just have to put it back on again later anyway.
pods are a decent storage solution for your snack from subway or quiznos the spandex crotch in my Nexed Gear pants allows for easy access for scratching myself (etc) and my barrel swabs are always readily available for that pesky booger -------------  
Hey, Pate, it does feel good to be a gangster. |
Posted By: unvolution
Date Posted: 17 February 2008 at 9:43pm
| i clean my gear even if i havent used it. i wipe it down use these towlet thingys and then dry it off and reapply oil... and thats just my gun... it just gives me something to do when im bored or really really pissed off. my friends on the other hand wait for awhile to clean their guns... usually until the night they go paintballing again... and the next day when they have to fix their guns i laugh... and then go shoot people |
Posted By: LoneWolf019
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 9:31am
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HA HA HA wow I never heard of showering with your gear. But I guess if it works why not. I just take everything apart and clean it with a napkin and my kitchen fousit. ------------- Tippmann 98 Custom (RIP) -Flatline Barrel -Opsgear MP5 Fixed Stock -1x45 Red Dot Scope |
Posted By: Brianwawrz
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 6:10pm
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I wash all of my stuff after every game. I can't stand all the grime and dirt
over everything |
Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 12:22am
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i usually have my mom wash all my clothes, but shes not allowed to my masks anymore. as for hoppers and pods dont even touch em. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 1:15am
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The day after a big game is when i usually wash my gear, until then it sits in a pile on the basement floor, and I take a shower and go directly to bed. Everything comes clean in the washer. I usually hit my cleats with a hose, after i remove my gels. Then i start breaking down and cleaning all the guns i used. I've never tried to wash my vest, i'm not really sure how that would come out. |
Posted By: pants500
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:49am
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Sounds like you and your gear are really personal lol. I've never done that, but it sounds like an efficient idea. ------------- A-5: E-grip with APE rampage board installed, JCS powertube, JCS rear velocity adjust,JCS Jet click cyclone feed mod, camo graphics kit, freak barrel kit, 4500 psi tank. CCI Phantom |
Posted By: The Guy
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 1:19am
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I shoot some finicky guns, that require proper maintenance is all. |
Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 12:13am
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Posted By: X-51
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 3:37pm
Your post isn't a mirror into their lazy world in any way is it? I on the otherhand think it's a paramount idea my only problem is that I think my shower wouldn't be big enough.
------------- Once we clued in on the fact that life is finite, the thought of losing it didn't scare us anymore. The end comes no matter what, all that matters is how you wanna go out, on your feet or your knees? |
Posted By: sniper_woods_94
Date Posted: 24 November 2008 at 6:32pm
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Posted By: Hutchings
Date Posted: 08 December 2008 at 8:52pm
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zees thread be tres passe mon ami. -------------
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Posted By: K Hop
Date Posted: 17 January 2009 at 2:10pm
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Posted By: PAINT&STUFF
Date Posted: 23 January 2009 at 11:05pm
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Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 9:09am
| I only clean my marker and the items attached do it. |
Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 3:47pm
realy? why do ya think? ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 12:39pm
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Why was this bumped?
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Posted By: jmac3
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 4:59pm
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BEcause showering with your gear is the best idea ever.
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 5:26pm
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idk, ask paint&stuff. ------------- PSN Tag: AmmoLord XBL: xXAmmoLordXx ~Minister of Tinkering With Things That Go "BOOM!"(AKA Minister of Munitions)~ |