Sunday, July 20, 2025

July 20 - Qualatex Chrome Mauve

You used to ride on a chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discovered that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal

~ Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone

I remember how excited I was to order my first chrome balloons.  It was a shininess you hadn't seen before in balloons, a breakthrough.  A whole new world of possibilities opening up.

Chrome Mauve? -- Yes please, and thank  you.  Just think of all the chrome mauve things I've been waiting build ...  Chrome mauve stuff.  Like ... like ... 

I haven't opened these in five years since I bought them.  Random colors are not in high demand, you really have to force yourself to work with them - which, I guess, is exactly what this exercise is for.

Chrome balloons (I'm assuming all?) have a different elastic base formula than standard balloons.  The elastic "snapback" is much lower.

Anticipating trouble, I pre-inflated and sized down each one, but they all maintained a surprisingly nice sponginess.

Overall assessment of Qualatex Chrome Mauve - it's pink chrome.  There is nothing in reality that I can imagine that is naturally pink chrome..   I can only picture a pink chrome version of something else.  If I could still get them, I would try to restrain myself.

Other "color day" balloons:



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