What to make from bubble wrap: some original ideas

Where is WP used?

Bubble wrap is used in many areas.

1. Packing material. They are used:

• furniture companies;

• for transportation;

• for the sale of packages; in the medical field, sacks to pack drugs, equipment and more.

1. Insulation. In this case, it applies:

• to create an optimal climatic environment;

• as thermal insulation for saunas, baths and more.

1. Protection against corrosion damage.A package made of an inhibitor reliably protects the metal from corrosion.

Pimply film for packaging

Pimpled film for packaging is the most popular material to securely pack and thus protect the transporting product from impacts, adverse environments, dirt and mechanical damage.

The main feature of the packaging film with pimples is the protective properties due to the structure (layers). Due to its structure, air-filled PP differs significantly from other types of packaging. It is superior to paper, foam and conventional polyethylene options.

How to properly pack products

Before transporting fragile items, you need to figure out exactly how to properly pack different products in bubble wrap.

Make sure the bubbles are intact

When you will cut off the necessary part of the total roll, do this carefully so as not to damage the pimples. When packing an item, place it in such a way that everything is in contact with it.

A fragile, easily damaged object must be wrapped several times, after making a “pillow” from a small piece cut off from a common roll.

Use for greenhouses

Bubble wrap for greenhouses is a great covering option. It has the property of light transmission and heat retention. It also easily withstands storm winds, scorching sun rays, so it is an ideal choice.

Pre-made air bubble bags are used to transport individual cargo, which is easily impacted, damaged, and so on. This is a great option to keep items safe and sound. Often used when sending postal items.

7 original ways to use bubble wrap in everyday life

Air bubble wrap is a reliable packaging material for transporting fragile (glass, crystal, etc.) things and expensive household appliances. However, its use in everyday life also has no less practical potential. Some original ideas for using bubble wrap in everyday life.

First of all, the useful performance properties of bubble wrap are determined by the unusual structure. Today you can buy two and three-layer film. It is also available in different colors: blue, blue, green, ash, white and transparent.

Pie/Cake Mold

In order for your confection to acquire the original honeycomb pattern, you will need a piece of bubble wrap.

Brush the sides of the cake with the melted chocolate, then wrap the treat in bubble wrap. When the product hardens well, carefully remove the film and you get a beautiful cake.

In impromptu honeycombs, for a change, you can add multi-colored icing or caramel.

Thermal pool cover

Floating bubble wrap is great for covering your pool and keeping your water hygienic. Application advantages:

• protects from all external pollution (fluff, foliage, insects);
• prevents evaporation;
• protects from direct sunlight, preventing the formation of flowering;
• saves money on the purchase of chemicals.

Jelly mold

You will need a disposable syringe, bubble wrap and jelly. After you make the necessary composition from jelly, you must immediately pump it with a syringe into the "pimples" of the film. Then send the form to the refrigerator for a couple of hours.Then carefully remove the frozen candies.

Curtain in the bathroom

Blue or green bubble wrap will make an excellent curtain for the bathroom. In the upper part, make several holes for the rings or thread a cord through them. Everything, the curtain is ready.

greenhouse cover

As a seasonal cover for plants, bubble wrap is just perfect. This is a kind of "double-glazed window", which is almost 80 times better than ordinary glass, and 120 times better than a simple greenhouse film. The undeniable advantage for creating a greenhouse / greenhouse is as follows:

• as part of such a film there is a light stabilizer that prevents the destruction of polyethylene from the sun;
• a hydrophilic additive in the composition of the air film ensures uniform spreading of rainfall in a thin layer, i.e. “drop lenses” will not form on the surface of the greenhouse, which reduces the likelihood of plants being burned by ultraviolet light.

Preservation of frozen convenience foods/products

Are you planning to stock up in the refrigerator and buy frozen products? But the house is far from the outlet and it is hot summer outside. Don't despair - take a piece of bubble wrap with you. It keeps the temperature perfectly for several hours. Pack frozen foods (fish, meat, semi-finished products) in film so that they do not have time to defrost.

Hanger hack

When storing trousers on a trempel, there is always a crease on the legs (fold, wrinkle). The solution to this problem is very simple: wrap the hanger with air bubbles inside. This will even out all the irregularities, which will completely eliminate the appearance of any wrinkling on the ironed trousers.

What is the name of the pimpled product for packaging

The air film, which consists of many bubbles, bears this name due to the peculiarities of its creation. Pimpled film is popular all over the world, this leads to a large number of items. She is called:

• bubble;

• bubble;

• air;

• air bubble;

• wrap bubble and many other options.

But despite so many variations (which, by the way, are all correct), this is the same air packaging material that was invented back in 1957. From the outside, it is a canvas with round cavities with air inside, which are distributed evenly throughout the territory.

It is worth noting that the pimples play the role of providing shock-absorbing properties. This is considered to be the most modern packaging, which is made using a polyethylene material that has a high level of pressure and a low level of density.

As for the structure, there are two options for packaging with pimples: two-layer and three-layer. The coverage is:

• metal;

• paper;

• antistatic agents;

• foamed polyethylene;

• light stabilizers;

• anti-fog agent that prevents fogging.

Air Bubble Shelter Features

The runway is made of strong polyethylene at factories using special technologies. It can be single-layer or double-layer, where the second layer is an even and smooth canvas, which performs the function of additional protection. It is used for shelter, packaging of fragile items, as noise and heat insulation. Bubble view has the following properties:

• Protection against injury during packaging - thanks to air bubbles, good cushioning is obtained when a fragile object falls or when compressed during transportation or storage;
• Thermal protection - the air layer helps maintain the temperature by creating thermal insulation - keeps heat or cold inside the package;
• Waterproofing - prevents moisture and steam from entering the packaged products;
• Frost resistance - can be used in the cold;
• Transparency - transmits sunlight, scattering it, preventing plant burns from ultraviolet radiation;
• Flexibility and elasticity - takes on any shape, round greenhouses can be covered;
• Availability - cheap material that is easy to buy.

By choosing a runway for seedlings, you can save on creating a greenhouse. It is simply pulled onto the prepared installed arcs or frame.

Material Description

Made from environmentally friendly high-density polyethylene, greenhouse bubble wrap is a modern, new generation product that can efficiently solve the problem of keeping warm in shelters for growing vegetables or flowers (see Growing Flowers in a Greenhouse).

Types of bubble wrap

Modern manufacturers offer different modifications of such a film, but not all of them are suitable for use in greenhouses. Two modifications are distinguished by the number of layers:

Two-layer, where a bubble layer is glued to the base of a flat polyethylene layer. It is mainly used for packaging and as a lining in the transport of fragile sheet materials.

Two-layer and three-layer greenhouse film

For a three-layer material, in addition to those described there is one more layer flat top layer.It is more durable and dense in comparison with a two-layer film.

Features of film for greenhouses

One three-layer structure is not enough for the covering material to perform its functions for a long time, efficiently and reliably. Therefore, manufacturers introduce special additives into polyethylene during its manufacture. They can be different and affect the performance properties of polyethylene in different ways, but the following are considered mandatory:

• Light-stabilizing additives prevent the damaging effects of sunlight and prolong the life of the material. Greenhouse air bubble film with such additives well passes through itself the short waves of ultraviolet radiation necessary for plant growth, and delays the exit of long infrared rays emanating from the heated soil.
• Anti-fog additives eliminate the effect of the lens, when large drops of condensate accumulate on the roof of the greenhouse and break down, arranging cold drops.

There will be no such picture as in the photo in your greenhouse

As you can see, not every bubble wrap is suitable for creating shelters for plants, but only one that has the properties listed above. In addition, it should be distinguished by its thickness, which can start from 40 microns and reach 150 microns and above.
The thicker the film, the stronger the material, but the lower its light transmission.

How to organize children's and adult creativity with bubble wrap (2)

Read the beginning in the article "How to organize children's and adult creativity with pimply film (1)".

bubble prints

This is the most versatile creative option with this kind of film, because our bubbles give a very interesting pattern when used correctly.And it will be very interesting for children, who, with the help of a film, will also be able to better understand the scheme for creating a regular drawing.

This method will work even for kindergarten children: they will be able to make interesting drawings, great creative and unusual cards, book covers and bookmarks, scrapbooking and collage inner sheets, and at the same time get acquainted with the color scheme and the concept of abstraction.

Protect the table from a flurry of activity with paints, duct tape and paper (or alternatively newspapers) by covering the piece of furniture. Give your child different-sized brushes and bubble wrap, as well as paints and thick paper. Paint must be applied directly to the bubbles.

You can make a bubble rainbow by applying different colors with lines on bubbles, older children can be shown how to make a colored abstraction or make a figure of some animal, insect or inanimate object out of dot bubbles.

It is very interesting to get in this way, for example, multi-colored houses and two-color giraffes with brown spots or zebras with monochrome stripes, respectively.

You can initially cut out a certain shape from the film and only then make prints: for example, a heart or any other shape. To a similar form, you can then attach a hard part from above (like a handle), to make it easier to hold and print. Work quickly so that the paint on the first bubbles does not dry before you finish the last ones.

Finally, the last part of the job is to carefully flip the colored bubble wrap over and make a print on the paper.

If you / your child managed to apply more ink and less water - and there will be no dripping from the film - feel free to turn the film over, gently press it against the paper (put something under the paper, for example, cellophane, so that wet prints do not pass to the table) and do not remove the film less carefully. So the print will be clearer.

If, nevertheless, it is about to drip from the film, leave it on the table and, conversely, gently press the paper against the bubbles, also trying not to smear the drawing and not to wrinkle the paper itself here. Then let the print dry completely.

The same prints can be used on already drawn, but not yet dry, pictures, or before the picture itself is painted in a standard way.

Underwater creatures from bubble wrap

Let's now try to make a fish out of film, paint and paper. Wrap a piece of cling film around the rolling pin. Use clear adhesive tape to securely seal the edges of the film.

Roll the film on a rolling pin in paint (on a wide tray) and then transfer the paint with a rolling pin to a sheet of paper. You will now have a nice “scaly” fish pattern in your hands on paper.

Let the paper dry and cut out an elongated fish shape without a fin and tail from it, and then paste the resulting one on both sides onto cardboard of the same shape.

Next, using pieces of clean or also colored bubble wrap, wrap or paste over the base of cardboard, and then - made from the same film, but already without cardboard inside - attach “airy” fins and a tail to the figure. Several of these figures can be hung in the form of a mobile on a chandelier or a crib.

Or you can make a jellyfish / octopus out of film and a plastic transparent / white bowl / bowl. Before attaching the bowl and cling film to each other, paint them white, blue, or purple, if desired. Or leave it transparent.

If it's an octopus, draw eyes on the bowl. Take a fairly large square of film (side up to a meter), lay it out evenly on a hard surface. Turn the bowl upside down and place in the center, then tape to the cling film with clear or double-sided tape.

Next, cut the edges of the film remaining outside the bowl into relatively thin strips - if it is a jellyfish, and medium width - if it is an octopus.

It is optimal to hang the finished toy over a point non-heating light source (LED, for example), or you can fix it under a chandelier / on the ceiling, or in a doorway.

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GDP compliance with GOST standards

People who are looking for high quality GDP do not know what to look for. All quality air bubble films are manufactured in accordance with GOST 16337 77

They have a high level of strength and differ from other options by the presence of important operating parameters.

First of all, such a bubble wrap protects various cargo transportation from possible mechanical damage and moisture ingress. This is due to the tightness of the packaging. Unlike simple polyethylene options that are not made according to GOST, they have additional layers with pimples, which increases their operating properties.

History of creation and use

The inventors of pimply film were engineer Al Fielding from the United States of America and engineer with Mexican roots Mark Chavannes from Sweden.

The inventors commented a little on the creation process: “The very appearance of bubble material was by no means a simple process. As in many cases, for example, when creating a sticky element, we spent a lot of time, our own efforts and various means to ensure that our bubble breakthrough was successful.”

The developers conducted experiments by combining different materials. The purpose of the experiments was to create a completely new, high-quality analogue of a paper roll of wallpaper, which was intended for gluing on the wall and ceiling.

Chronology of creation.

1. The very first batch of bubble wrap was made independently, without the use of special tools. The process itself took place in a small rented facility and was commissioned by a very famous designer from New York.

2. After his debut, the designer was dissatisfied with the completed order. As he said: "I think that this material is absolutely unsuitable for gluing, and the pimple can completely ruin the appearance of my interior." By the way, time put everything in its place. Fortunately, it has found its popularity in another area and is used in many countries in every corner of the world.

3. Al Fielding, after such criticism, decided to postpone for a long time the continuation of the improvement of his invention.

4. When Al was heading to New Jersey, he, looking at the clouds in the window of the plane during the descent, noticed that thick clouds, so to speak, "softened" the landing of the air transport. It was this that Fielding consulted with Mark, and together they decided to use the product with pimples as a kind of shock absorber.

5. 1960 was marked by the founding of an enterprise called Sealed Air.The company specializes in the creation of bubble bags, which were called Wrap Bubble. These products became popular, which led to the mass production of bags on an incredibly large scale.

6. 1993 - The bubble makers won the United States of America National Inventors Glory Award.

It is worth noting that today, once a small enterprise for the manufacture of plastic bubble wrap, it has become a huge corporation and entered the Top 500 world-famous companies in the Fortune 500 magazine. Annual profit is more than ten billion US dollars. Subsidiaries are located in more than fifty countries around the world. By the way, you can find out more detailed information about the history of occurrence.

Dessert mold

The flight of fancy is a terrible thing. I offer another option for using bubble wrap. This time for making jelly candies. First you need to cook ordinary jelly, then draw the mass into a syringe and gradually inject liquid jelly with a needle into each bubble of the film. And then I again regretted that I had the wrong film with large bubbles. But mine turned out great too. As soon as I filled the tape 40 cm wide, my hands got tired. I put the workpiece in the refrigerator, turned on the shock freezing, in half an hour jelly candies of perfect evenness and the same size are ready.

To remove them, you just need to quickly remove the film. I took a sharp knife, cut along the edge of the line of bubbles - shook out the sweets, threw away the film. You don't have to wash the dishes quickly.

What is bubble wrap

A universal invention of a person who needs to “put up a monument” for my calm nerves. But if this is a joke.In general, the bubble film can be single- and multi-layer, with bubbles of different sizes and can have different bases. So before you use a great material, look, you probably have a multi-layered dense film with bubbles, which is a pity to use on all sorts of craft things. It’s easier to put it on packaging or insulation (I’ll tell you below how to do this).

Bubble sizes can also vary. from 6x3 mm to 30x10 mm. I dream of holding this film with 30x10 mm bubbles in my hands - how great they burst and pop. But now it’s not about that, but about the use of the material.

Reliable packaging

You can wrap not only food, but also things in a film. This is a sealed package for all occasions:

• Relocation assistant. Cling film will help pack bulk materials, forks, spoons. If you wrap things with it, they will take up much less space in your suitcase. And I also put pieces of film under the caps of shampoos, balms, creams. That way they won't spill on the road.

Non-spill. Those who have grandchildren and children know how often kids turn cups over. To avoid unnecessary cleaning, I wrap my granddaughter with cling film on the glass and make a hole with a straw. Ready! You can drink at any angle and even on the run.

Classification of bubble film shelter for greenhouses

Bubble greenhouse film, like ordinary film, is sold in rolls with a width of 1.2 m or 1.5 m and a length of 50 m. At the same time, its range is able to meet various requirements for farms in any climatic zones, since the material is modified in several ways:

• the number of layers - there are two-, three-, and even four-layer membranes, however, for greenhouses, the option with three layers is optimal;
• the size of the bubbles (diameter from 6 to 30 mm and height from 3 to 10 mm) - the larger the cavity, the higher the light transmission of the film, but the lower the strength, and vice versa;
• the presence of special additives - UV stabilizers, antifogs, phosphors, antistatic agents, which give the coating surface qualities previously unusual for polyethylene.

Bubble wrap in a roll

So, thanks to the use of antifogs, the problem of condensate accumulations on the canvas is solved, therefore, plants are less at risk of diseases and burns.

Studies have shown that luminous impurities accelerate the process of photosynthesis, and as a result, reduce the time of vegetation and harvesting. Antistatic agents prevent the accumulation of dust outside, and stabilizers - the destruction of the material under the sun.

Types of bubble wrap

This packaging material is common in everyday life and industry, it is used in warehouses and logistics. Experts identify several modifications of the air bubble film:

• Foam bubble is a durable material made of 2 or 3 layers of air bubble film and a polyethylene foam backing 1-4 mm thick. Suitable for reuse. Differs in high depreciation and heat-insulating properties. Protects goods from moisture, dust and damage.
• Kraftbubble is a combination of bubble wrap and paper. The usual film is more elastic. In some cases, this is a minus. The film with the addition of paper does not sag under the weight of the load and does not deform. It is often used in the autumn-spring season as an additional protection against moisture.Office equipment, fragile and expensive items (antique furniture, glass, mirrors) are packed in kraftbubble.
• Alubabl - refers to materials for construction and repair work. Due to its reflectivity and low thermal conductivity, it is an effective thermal insulation for walls, roofs and balconies.

Where else is bubble wrap used besides packaging? Depending on the density and type of film, the methods of its application differ. Air bubble wrap is used:

At the cottage and garden plots. Such an air bubble film for creating greenhouses is also called a greenhouse. It retains heat inside the greenhouse and protects plants during frosts 80 times better than glass. Often, the composition of the greenhouse film includes a special additive - antifog. It protects against condensation.

In construction and repair. Bubble wrap insulates walls and ceilings, it can also serve as an additional layer when laying pipelines and fittings.

When transporting and storing goods

A dense film with bubbles retains heat well, so it is used when transporting goods for which it is important keep the temperature. It also reliably protects against breakage and damage during shocks and falls, so antique goods and fragile items (glass, mirrors, appliances) are packed into it.

Air bubble film, depending on the composition, may have different properties. Additional additives in the form of antistatic agents make it possible to use it for packaging electronic parts and devices.

What can be made from bubble wrap

There are a large number of applications.Used as an anti-stress, keeping things in their original good condition and much more. It is also worth noting a number of interesting ideas for the use of VP. These include:

1. Elimination of condensate on the drain barrel of the toilet bowl. Since bubble wrap is moisture repellent, it protects the covered barrel from unpleasant condensation.

2. Protection of evergreens from exposure to low temperatures. All you have to do is wrap the plant pots and you're done. The effect is due to the fact that the pimple has the property of thermal insulation.

3. Closing windows in winter. The film provides good sealing.

4. Keeping food hot. By wrapping your food container tightly with clingfilm, you can keep your food warm longer.

5. Ensuring comfort while sleeping in an uncomfortable place. Due to its shock-absorbing properties, dense material and heat-insulating properties, the film can be an excellent substitute for a mattress.

6. Use for making decorations. You can decorate the dessert with an unusual decor - smear the surface with melted chocolate, wait for it to dry and transfer the beauty to your product.

7. Protecting food from unwanted defrosting. In the absence of a freezer nearby, this is just the perfect way to keep food frozen.

8. Prevention of premature fruit rot. You just need to wrap the fruit in cling film.

9. Protecting your phone from mechanical damage. Wrap your smartphone in film, and you can safely put it in your bag without fear of scratches from keys and other items.

This is the smallest way to use the film.On the Internet, you will find even more options for using pimpled film, because this is a truly unique material for many applications.