Tips and Tricks
How to get the most out of your balloon investment
How to get the most out of your favorite balloons!
59Balloons are unlike commercial balloons and therefore need a bit of special attention when you inflate and store them. Double and triple dipping makes the latex thicker and therefore stronger. This especially effects the necks. The latex in the bulb area will inflate much easier than the neck latex. To compensate for this, it's best to pre-inflate and "weaken" or train the neck latex otherwise you run the risk of the bulb completely filling and the balloon breaking before the neck has inflated.
Properly inflate your WB series balloons
Training your balloons to have big thick necks will insure that even after multiple inflations you still get great necks. You can also inflate bulb first if you prefer thinner and shorter necks. It entirely up to you!
Use an air pump to properly inflate your WB series balloons
My hand made balloons are best inflated neck first especially those that are dipped multiple times. If you just inflate bulb first, there is a much larger risk that the balloon will break before the neck is fully inflated. This is because the neck requires much more pressure to inflate than the bulb does and once the bulb is stretched it doesn't have the strength to push the air into the neck.
I get great necks on my balloons even after many inflations. Training the neck is key.
How to tie off your big balloons
Some people like half knots, some like balloon clips. If you plan to inflate your balloons more than once, using a technique that makes it easy to tie and untie your balloons will save your fingers and actually can give you much more neck latex to inflate.
Balloon clips often make pinholes in balloons. If a balloon breaks that hard piece of plastic shooting across the room can be dangerous. Half knots work well but require a lot of finger strength especially with larger and strong balloons.
Elastic bands are by far my favorite method. Easy to tie and easy to untie. Very inexpensive and they give you a nice little handle to hold onto.
Tie off balloons with an elastic band
By far the easiest method to use to easily tie and untie balloons.
Keep your balloons looking shiny and new
I am a huge fan of ViviShine. It is made for the latex wear community and that makes it perfectly suited for latex balloons as well. It not only keeps your balloons looking shiny and feeling smooth but it also conserves them by protecting them from UV rays and air born contaminants like Ozone that degrade latex.
If you would like to try just add a free Vivishine wipe to your order.
Note: I didn't like the feel of Vivishine in the beginning but now I use it every time. It will also change the way your balloons sound reducing the amount of squeaking which can be good for the neighbors.
Treat your balloons with Vivishine
A balloon's best friend! Just wipe it on and buff it in for extra shiny balloons. It will help make older, well used balloons like almost like new.
Balloon repair kit
Don't throw away your valuable balloons just because they have a small hole in them. You can easily repair most holes in your balloons using my easy to use Balloon Kits.
