How many times have you reused a balloon?

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  • balloonPatcher
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2020
    • 236

    #46
    Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

    Originally posted by Vaderpat
    I use a pump to blow up my loons. After i am done with them i deflate them and store them for another time. Whenever that next time comes i inspect them after blowing them up. Its easy to do because of the crystal colours. If they got too messy I turn them inside out and blow little air in them so they are easier to wash. After that I rinse them in either the sink or the shower. I dry them with a towel and retalc them while they are blown up a little. This retalc process will keep them from becoming sticky and as a bonus will make them extremely soft to the touch!

    I usually check both the inside and outside for water to make sure the balloons will last for as long as possible!
    I do this for my larger balloons - 24" or larger. After deflation the moisture from your breath condenses to for a wet film on the inside of the balloon.
    I turn the balloon inside out, dry and retalc with corn starch before storing.
    The corn starch also keeps the balloon from getting sticky.

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    • balloonPatcher
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2020
      • 236

      #47
      Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

      For the larger balloons, I check for windows or thins and patch them with a piece from an old balloon. I routinely get dozens of inflation/deflation sessions with most of my balloons this way with very few accidental pops.

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      • Tookus
        Member
        • Nov 2019
        • 80

        #48
        Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

        Not many, it's hard for me to deflate and put them away

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        • zhilman
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2018
          • 147

          #49
          Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

          Usually, I would keep mine for 2 weeks before throwing them away. I always played with them in the bathroom.

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          • loonerlee
            Senior Member
            • Dec 2018
            • 154

            #50
            Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

            I've a gl1200 it's been inflated over a dozen times now in 3 years, rarely inflate the bigger balloons so they often last a while, I'll only pop or discard balloons when they have week spots discoloured from sunlight heat ect so can safely say cattex balloons have a good life span when stored correctly.

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            • Daddy
              Member
              • Sep 2020
              • 48

              #51
              Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

              Usually only for one night, since it will get covered with cum. However, if they don't, then they just kind of drift in my bedroom until I have company over or they get too dirty.

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              • theguywiththetrilby
                Junior Member
                • Aug 2016
                • 12

                #52
                Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

                Originally posted by OverTheTop
                Ahh, the perfect thread for me!

                My favorites are the GL series balloons from Cattex, which are gigantic even when uninflated.



                From left to right:
                • Used clear GL1200
                • Used heat stretched yellow GL700
                • Used purple GL500
                • Unused white GL1200
                • Unused blue GL700
                • Unused purple GL500


                Plus a standard 12-inch ruler for scale. The used GL1200 is almost four feet long
                How have you been blowing up those balloons? By mouth or by pump?

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                • Daddy
                  Member
                  • Sep 2020
                  • 48

                  #53
                  Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

                  Well, given that when I'm done they're usually covered with my fun, once. Other balloons just lay around my floor until I use them or they're too weak.

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                  • Yuldel
                    Junior Member
                    • Oct 2020
                    • 6

                    #54
                    Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

                    A lot, until I spot any weakspot or they start to stick on themselves and become unusable

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                    • Exaturbo
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2021
                      • 158

                      #55
                      Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

                      As other ps have said, as long as I can generally.
                      Because I prefer the larger round balloons 36” and above, they are generally very costly here.

                      I have had many last over a year with many uses a week. (2-4 times a week usually)

                      My last cattex 55” lasted over 12 months, and my current one is closing in on 12 months.
                      Usually under inflated and then not deflated. As I store them in a closet when not needed.

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                      • tebe2hu
                        Member
                        • Jan 2017
                        • 91

                        #56
                        Re: How many times have you reused a balloon?

                        It's simple: the bigger the balloon is, the more times I re-use it.

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