Intentionally Swelling Paintballs?

[shooter311]

So this past summer I was playing some rebel ball on a hot (for Maine standards) and very humid day. We started real early, and I planned on using my Omen, but the (Virtue Ace) paint was so small it was rolling right past my fingernail polish detents, so I used a freak kit and the .679 insert was the right fit. We took a very long lunch break and went on a side by side ride on the trails. When I got back I realized I left my 1000rd paint filler/jug in the shade but with the cap off. Not thinking I loaded up and went to pay another game with tons of breaks. The paint had swollen up to be way too large for the .679 insert. I threw my stock evil pipe barrel on and it was a perfect fit.

I know people in the past who always brought their paint in a cooler with an ice pack on hot days, but I always just left paint in the shade sealed and it has never been an issue.

My questions:
1) Is it a thing to intentially swell paint for better paint to barrel match?
2) is there a draw back to swollen paint like described above?
3) are there tactics/strategy for swelling paint quickly and to a desired bore size?

[Jonnydread]

My questions:

1) Is it a thing to intentially swell paint for better paint to barrel match? Not really a thing, but doable. It's hard to do it precisely.
2) is there a draw back to swollen paint like described above? Bounces. It makes the paint a lot less brittle, which can be good or bad. I do it for outlaw cause we count bounces so there's no huge drawback.
3) are there tactics/strategy for swelling paint quickly and to a desired bore size? As I stated above, it's hard to do it precisely, and even harder to do it quickly. I've done it by leaving the bags open in a room with boiling water, then closing them and letting them sit overnight. I've also done the stoner carrot trick with some decent results.

[William the Third]

There is an old video of Tom Kaye talking about opening bags and exposing the balls to water vapor (I think he just basically sat a cup of water in a open bag) to swell the balls slightly, and make them less brittle. My Google-fu is weak, and I can't seem to find it.

[MrBarraclough]

Swelling from humidity and heat tends to make the shell more rubbery, which can cause feeding issues for some loaders. The only time I have had a Rotor jam was when someone brought paint that had been in a hot car.

[JeeperCreeper]

I definitely want to reference that episode of South Park where Randy made his balls swollen. It was a bad idea for him, too. Random sized paint is exactly why you bought a Freak in the first place.

[shooter311]

Well, I had markers in mind where freak inserts are not an option. My nova 700 has to sit in my gear bag when the paint is too small. It gets to a point where nail polish just isn't enough...

[William the Third]

Just gonna get a little bit of cancer, Stan. Tell your mom it's okay.

[Brokeass_baller]

If play renegade, where BYOP is accepted, I keep a few bags open when I shower for two days, and I move them into the bedroom where I have a tiny humidifier running. Seems to work ok. But this is purely rec grade paint.