How to inflate Foil Balloon?

If you want to create an exciting festive atmosphere, balloons as a decoration must be your best choice! Here in particular is the foil balloon, which is a balloon made of several layers of metal sheet covered with nylon material. The special material determines that the foil balloon has fewer holes than the ordinary latex balloon, and can be filled with air for a longer time. As long as you have enough lung capacity, a straw, or a manual air pump, you can easily inflate the aluminum film balloon. Here's how to inflate an foil balloon.

1/2 Manual blow

-Find the air hole on the surface of the foil balloon.

All foil balloons have a small hole between 2.5 and 5cm in diameter designed for inflation. This hole is usually located near the bottom of the foil balloon surface, and it is usually covered with two or three layers of plastic paper. Probably right where the normal balloon is tied.

-Insert the drink straw into the foil balloon`s hole.

Any standard straw can inflate a foil balloon. After finding the air holes, separate the two layers of plastic film and insert the straw until the sealing layer is punctured. When the straw enters 2.5 to 5.1 cm, it can hit the sealing layer. Your hand will feel the seal punctured.

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-Hold the straw and air vent with your hand to keep the air from escaping. To hold the straw in place, you need to hold it between your thumbs. Never let go of the air during the aeration process.

-Blow up to make the foil balloon pop

Take a deep breath and blow steadily into the foil balloon. Until the balloon is full of air. The exact number of blows depends on the shape and size of the foil balloon. When the balloon looks bulging and there is no extra room, it is full of air. Be careful not to overdo it. If you keep blowing, the foil balloon will eventually burst. This is also why foil balloon can not use electric inflators can only use manual inflators. Because the electric air pump is very easy to damage the foil balloon.

-Pull out the straw and pinch the air vent tightly to seal it.

When the foil balloon is full of air, hold the air hole between two fingers while gently pulling out the straw. This allows the air holes to automatically close without worrying about the foil balloon leaking. You can attach a string to a foil balloon and glue the foil balloon to a wall or post. A foil balloon inflated with a straw can stay air-tight for 1 month or more.

2/2 Pump the air

If you want to easily fill a foil balloon, get a manual pump with a needle nozzle. The needle nozzle manual air pump is easier to insert into the air holes. An air nozzle between 2.5 and 5cm in length works best.

-Insert the nozzle between two sheets of sealed plastic in the air hole of the foil balloon.

The air vent is the only way in the foil balloon that allows air to enter. Usually there are two layers of plastic paper inside the air hole. Insert the nozzle between the plastic sheets and start to inflate.

-Hold the plastic tightly of the foil balloon to keep the air from escaping.

Use one hand to pinch the air around the vent to trap the air inside. That way you don't have to worry about deflating at the same time.

-Use a hand pump to fill the foil balloon with air.

Use your dominant hand to keep pushing the pump up and down to get air into the foil balloon. You can stop pumping when 98% of the balloon is full. It is best to be careful when using the pump, because it is easy to fill too much if you are not careful.

-Pull out the nozzle and pinch the air hole tightly. 

When the balloon is almost full, pinch the nozzle tightly with your hand and gently pull out the nozzle. When pulled out, the air hole will automatically seal. There is a self-adhesive adhesive in the filling hole.

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