Wet Paint Behavior
Overview
Wet paint behavior describes how paintballs perform when exposed to moisture, including increased shell swelling, reduced accuracy, higher barrel break rates, and unpredictable aerodynamic behavior.
Key Points
- Moisture softens shells and warps surface shape.
- Increases friction inside barrels and loaders.
- Leads to curved flight paths, drop offs, and inconsistent breaks.
- Requires adjustments to loader tension, barrel porting, and firing discipline.
- Common in rain, humidity, dew heavy mornings, and wet staging areas.
Details
Wet paint behaves unpredictably due to the gelatin shell absorbing ambient moisture. This causes the shell to soften, swell, or become tacky, compromising both flight stability and feeding reliability.
Common symptoms of wet paint include: Curved trajectories caused by uneven shell swelling. Increased barrel breaks due to friction and shell weakening. Loader jams from sticky surfaces binding inside feed trays. Inconsistent chronograph readings due to unstable shell deformation.
Players adjust to wet paint by: Switching to larger bore barrels to reduce friction. Lowering loader drive force. Cleaning barrels and feed necks more frequently. Using drier pods and packs to limit moisture exposure.
Wet paint severely affects laning accuracy and long distance shots. Elite teams modify game plans around weather conditions to maintain reliability.
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