dishwashing your gear?

[JKR]

Rubbing alcohol and paper towels here--oil then reassemble. Rubbing alcohol cleans paint very well and dries quickly without leaving a residue.

[AGDlover]

Wow... just wow.

I toss my gear into my gear bag and pull it out the next week. One time at a tournament I pulled it out, and had dirt in the breach, a few quick shots solved that problem...

i do tha same but i run a swab though the gun quick and its fine

[buzzboy]

I remove the grip frame/lpr/valve/ram/frontblock/bolt from my BKO and give it a bath. I remove the electronics from grip frame and do the same once in a blue moon. If I had a dishwasher I would have to try that.

[Lord_Whoopass]

Markers - wipe down w/ paper towel and clean inside if necesary
Hoppers- ^same as markers
Barrels - run water down barrel and through porting and dry it...
Pack, jersey, pants, etc - thrown in washer and dryer...
Mask - clean in my sink and dry...
pods - water and an air hose...

Of course thats when I actually clean everything... most of the time its a pre-tourny ritual... then I make sure everything is working good...

[Shives]

you cant do that with electronic guns can you?

Until just recently, I had no electros, so that wsn't an issue. Palmer said to take my Strocker into the shower w/ me. Been doing that w/ everything else ever since. Have to work out a different process for the Emag now.

Shives

[slade]

i did that a while ago with my mag, the whole marker and tank gassed up, tank cover, pods, harness, even part of my mask. it worked fine. just dont have it on heated dry or any settings like that.

[Lohman446]

Palmer said to take my Strocker into the shower w/ me.

Just wondered...

/no, nevermind

[Resurection]

Just wondered...

/no, nevermind

I am SURE you didn't want to know...

[onedude36]

Markers - wipe down w/ paper towel and clean inside if necesary
Hoppers- ^same as markers
Barrels - run water down barrel and through porting and dry it...
Pack, jersey, pants, etc - thrown in washer and dryer...
Mask - clean in my sink and dry...
pods - water and an air hose...

Of course thats when I actually clean everything... most of the time its a pre-tourny ritual... then I make sure everything is working good...

yarly

[GT]

:) it was meant in fun... We had a player once who did that. Still on the team, great player, pretty fun to be around, but we have to give him crap when he does it, just for fun.

/Its equally amusing that it is his gear that most often has in game problems with functioning

I just dont want my man like sent to overwhelm the guys I play with while waiting for the count.0000..


All i do is wipe down my gun and wash my clothes. I usually display my rigs in my office for vistors to see. Good ice breaker.

[SpitFire1299]

I dont get why you guys use rubbing alcohol. A damp paper towel will clean it, rubbing alcohol is over-dueing it a bit isnt it? :)

[slade]

I dont get why you guys use rubbing alcohol. A damp paper towel will clean it, rubbing alcohol is over-dueing it a bit isnt it? :)

rubbing alcohol is great for cleaning the inside of your markers. it removes oil residue and anything else so easily to make the part very clean. i often use rubbing alcohol and q-tips on my markers.

[PumpPlayer]

Well, the proper use of rubbing alcohol is not "straight".

You want a 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) and water. The result is actually a mild detergent. The alcohol lowers the surface tension and lets it flow into tight spaces more easily. The mixture, which contains water, will still soften up paint and dirt whereas straight alcohol doesn't work quite as well. Better yet, it evaporates easily with no residue so there's no fuss trying to get it dry.

And you don't need much. About 2 oz. of solution cleans most markers easily unless they're really, really dirty.