I Turned Balloons into Indestructible Furniture

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• MR

  @mr.twister4345 · 2 years ago

  as a professional balloon artist, I found this a delight, but also, party city balloons are absolute trash to make anything with. they have inconsistent wall thicknesses, which if they are exposed to heat, will rupture. mainly the greens and blues. but this came out looking pretty decent. great job! also, name the dog Bouncy the poppy.

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• FI

  @fizzliebob · 2 years ago

  Resin is toxic until it cures, you need way better safety equipment if you're planning to do something like this again... aside from being horrified at it dripping onto your bare skin, and the whole breathing in resin fumes -  it was a pretty cool project

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• FR

  @fraudbuster1456 · 2 years ago

  For the best chance at success, use professional quality balloons (Qualatex brand comes to mind) and a slow curing resin for the initial coats. These resins are typically 2:1 mixes and are quite thin so you will want to let the resin sit for a few hours to thicken up for coating the balloon. Slow curing resins do not heat up as much so has less chance to pop the balloon. Once the entire surface of the balloon is coated, then switch to the faster curing resin for strengthening coats. The existing coats will protect the balloon from the additional heat.

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• HO

  @Hoshiinovaa · 2 years ago

  Great stuff as always! I think the reason the green balloon kept popping is because as resin cures the reaction starts heating up. I’m pretty sure the green shade might have been a darker compared to the blue which would cause it to absorb more heat. I’m also super impressed by the structural integrity of it! Real interesting

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• DA

  @davidskala7652 · 2 years ago

  &quot;And here are all the parts that will make my stool&quot;<br><br>That&apos;s going to be my new opening line when sitting down for dinner with someone.

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• BW

  @bwinston · 2 years ago

  Absolutley love this project but in future, please use a proper respirator when working with resin! That stuff is incredibly nasty for your lungs and brain!

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• EC

  @Ecoglor · 2 years ago

  NAME THE DOG BOUNCY

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• RI

  @RichSanDiego1969 · 2 years ago

  Name the dog Tripod. LOL

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• SO

  @sosunfreak · 2 years ago

  i couldn&apos;t help but worry when he was handling resin without masks and it was dripping all over his skin..... T____T

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• JE

  @jenniferyoho3614 · 2 years ago

  I like the reference to Evan and Katelyn, lol . I think a good name would be Poppy for the balloon .

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• BR

  @brockgrabarski · 2 years ago

  RIP green swirly one 🫡

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• FE

  @felipehupps6488 · 2 years ago

  Got here for the wood stuff, subscribed for the clowncore.

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