Bubble wrap frequently asked questions
Bubble wrap is a light weight, transparent plastic material used for packing fragile and breakable things.
Bubble wrap is a plastic sheet with regularly spaced bubbles. These bubbles are actually air filled hemispheres which are spaced at regular intervals. These bubbles provide a cushioning to the items packed and prevent them from breaking. The bubbles in a bubble wrap are air filled and acts as a cushion.
Bubble wrap is used to pack breakable and fragile things like glass, crockery, mirrors and even electronic goods.
Bubble wrap comes in different sizes. The first type is the UPSable size roll. It is made from the same type of bubble wrap but in smaller size for goods sent via UPS. The industrial size rolls can have perforations for cutting them into smaller pieces. They can also be slit easily.
Anti static bubble wraps is designed to pack electronic goods. They are good for cushioning and are good for electronic goods.
Cohesive bubble wrap has a sticky substance which sticks to itself. This avoids the use of any additional tape. They don't stick to surfaces except to themselves. They do not leave any residue on the surface.
Adhesive bubble wrap sticks to the product itself. It can stick on all surface except wood. This will help in easy packing. Adhesive bubble wrap is clean and does not leave any residue on the surface and can be easily pealed off.
Cushioning prevents damage in transit from shocks and vibrations. Bubblewrap will squash and recover repeatedly. Corrugated materials will squash but not recover. Bubblewrap is cheap and effective and uses little material.
Is bubblewrap suitable for furniture?
- Bubblewrap should not be used on polished furniture.
- Bubbles tends to get imprinted on the surface.
- We recommend using foam in 2.5mm thickness.
- This is made for the furniture industry and is ideal for any highly polished wood surface.
Packaging with bubble wrap
While moving we can lose most of our precious things.
Proper packaging will help but not elimiate the problem.
For fragile products use bubble wrap. This is used to wrap the products that is fragile in nature.
You can pack fragile electronic equipments as well as glass products in bubble wrap.
Bubble wrap comes in different sizes. The cushioning effect will help you protect your important equipments.
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