Perfect Goo and Liquid - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T07:39:56Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/1566398:Topic:6021?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A278998&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI've found that using "miracl…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-05-16:1566398:Comment:3910082012-05-16T19:58:28.328ZJonathan Playerhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JonathanPlayer
<p>I've found that using "miracle bubble" in place of the liquid detergent to be effective...it seems to be less "intense" and broadens the "just right" to "crap I added too much and screwed up my goo" gap. Also, it doesn't cloud the water. I adde so much that it made the water look like a bottle of softsoap, but it never clouded. it probably comes with the glycerin already mixed in (your comment about bigger bubbles made me think that it might".. oh and it smells like…</p>
<p>I've found that using "miracle bubble" in place of the liquid detergent to be effective...it seems to be less "intense" and broadens the "just right" to "crap I added too much and screwed up my goo" gap. Also, it doesn't cloud the water. I adde so much that it made the water look like a bottle of softsoap, but it never clouded. it probably comes with the glycerin already mixed in (your comment about bigger bubbles made me think that it might".. oh and it smells like grape.<br/><br/>Another great tip was to get candle dye from the craft store ($5 for 4 different colors about the size of checkers...you barely use any of it). It seems obvious and might be obvious, but I'd been trying all sorts of things like oil pastels (which only work for certain colors and even then don't work very well..they bleed into the water after a few "sessions" of heating and cooling)...and then I just figured I'd try the obvious. VERY happy with the result.</p> Hi folks its been a while sin…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-07-01:1566398:Comment:2789982011-07-01T17:08:07.647Zcpu2hothttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/cpu2hot
<p>Hi folks its been a while since i was here. I have noticed a few posts where people are commenting on cloudy water. The only way Epsom salts will cloud the water is if your liquid were above "Super Saturated" and then only while it was cooling and the salt was "Precipitating" out of it. If this was the case when it was COOL you would see GRANULES " or crystals under a microscope" of salt on top of the wax and around it.and as the water got warmed again and started the convection currents…</p>
<p>Hi folks its been a while since i was here. I have noticed a few posts where people are commenting on cloudy water. The only way Epsom salts will cloud the water is if your liquid were above "Super Saturated" and then only while it was cooling and the salt was "Precipitating" out of it. If this was the case when it was COOL you would see GRANULES " or crystals under a microscope" of salt on top of the wax and around it.and as the water got warmed again and started the convection currents flowing the salt would once again dissolve into solution. The most probable cause of clouding is the breakdown of wax caused by the surfactant which if you use soap is a phosphate. These broken down wax molecules "Settle Out" if the lamp is left off, left still, not moved at all for a couple of days. This residue is a very fine particulate evenly coated over the wax.</p>
<p>The secret is to use distilled water and use as little epsom salts as possible to get the wax to dome then as little soap as possible to get the wax to break into globs all of these chemical additions should be done when the lamp is hot. Dont forget when the lamp is sealed and hot it will act differently because the pressure inside the lamp has changed so you may hve to fine tune it again. Once you have it perfect Dont let it run for a long time, The more time it spends hot the faster the water will cloud. It is inevitable it is science and phosphates break down wax.</p> Hi the candle dye supposedly…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-04-13:1566398:Comment:889262009-04-13T21:38:53.015Zcpu2hothttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/cpu2hot
Hi the candle dye supposedly works for a while and then it starts to sepperate and you get a very fine powder almost like talcum powder clouding the clear liquid. this change can be delayed by not running the lamp for very long so it doesnt get to hot but it will eventually cloud. This has been my experience and I have also read the same thing However your candle dye may be differant<br />
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Good Luck<br />
and thanks for keeping me informed
Hi the candle dye supposedly works for a while and then it starts to sepperate and you get a very fine powder almost like talcum powder clouding the clear liquid. this change can be delayed by not running the lamp for very long so it doesnt get to hot but it will eventually cloud. This has been my experience and I have also read the same thing However your candle dye may be differant<br />
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Good Luck<br />
and thanks for keeping me informed I use this recipe and I use c…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-04-13:1566398:Comment:889032009-04-13T20:25:17.263ZJenniferhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jennifer60
I use this recipe and I use candle dye to color the wax. I got a blue, red and yellow, you can get so many colors if you just get the primaries. This recipe gives the goo a transparent look, the more color you use the less transparent it looks.<br />
My consistency is really slushy, I like it cause I can make a batch and never have to heat it to get it in a globe. Once I get it in the globe and color it I put it in the fridge for a few hours to harden it before I put in the water.
I use this recipe and I use candle dye to color the wax. I got a blue, red and yellow, you can get so many colors if you just get the primaries. This recipe gives the goo a transparent look, the more color you use the less transparent it looks.<br />
My consistency is really slushy, I like it cause I can make a batch and never have to heat it to get it in a globe. Once I get it in the globe and color it I put it in the fridge for a few hours to harden it before I put in the water. The goo should be in solid fo…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-04-12:1566398:Comment:886472009-04-12T18:19:29.871Zcpu2hothttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/cpu2hot
The goo should be in solid form but soft enough to leave marks in without pressing too hard and easy to "spoon" pieces off not hard enough to break.<br />
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I have no definitive answer for coloring wax but I really suggest not using crayons or candle wax for sure the colorant should NOT be water soluble sorry I cant be more helpfull in this aspect<br />
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Good Luck cpu2hot
The goo should be in solid form but soft enough to leave marks in without pressing too hard and easy to "spoon" pieces off not hard enough to break.<br />
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I have no definitive answer for coloring wax but I really suggest not using crayons or candle wax for sure the colorant should NOT be water soluble sorry I cant be more helpfull in this aspect<br />
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Good Luck cpu2hot Hi,
First off, thanks for pos…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-04-11:1566398:Comment:884692009-04-11T21:03:48.887ZBertacushttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Bertacus
Hi,<br />
First off, thanks for posting your work cpu2hot. I am going to giving it a go. Could you answer a couple of questions first?. After mixing the wax, perk and mineral oil and it has cooled down, what should the consistency be? Should it be firm (more like a wax) or more like a slushy? I realize it is called "goo" and this maybe answers my question, I just want to have an idea what consistency the goo will have at room temprature. Also what is the best method to color this goo. Oil based paint…
Hi,<br />
First off, thanks for posting your work cpu2hot. I am going to giving it a go. Could you answer a couple of questions first?. After mixing the wax, perk and mineral oil and it has cooled down, what should the consistency be? Should it be firm (more like a wax) or more like a slushy? I realize it is called "goo" and this maybe answers my question, I just want to have an idea what consistency the goo will have at room temprature. Also what is the best method to color this goo. Oil based paint dye, maybe the ink from a perminant marker, candle dye or crayon????? I have read cons on all, just hoping you might have some insight. Again, thanks for your time. It might take a while but when I am done I'll post the outcome.<br />
Thanks<br />
Rob I am glad you are having fun…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-03-19:1566398:Comment:823012009-03-19T16:54:00.484Zcpu2hothttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/cpu2hot
I am glad you are having fun and I was able to help you. I have 2 ideas for you.<br />
I have read that candle wax dyes will cloud the water quite quickly, what you need is an OIL Based dye 1 suggestion has been oil based PAINT TINTS not just the paint but the tint itself I am suspect of this idea though as I know how paints are made and there is very fine particles in it but I dont know if the actual tint is the same. What I have been trying to find is what they tint "oil lamp" oil with it as it…
I am glad you are having fun and I was able to help you. I have 2 ideas for you.<br />
I have read that candle wax dyes will cloud the water quite quickly, what you need is an OIL Based dye 1 suggestion has been oil based PAINT TINTS not just the paint but the tint itself I am suspect of this idea though as I know how paints are made and there is very fine particles in it but I dont know if the actual tint is the same. What I have been trying to find is what they tint "oil lamp" oil with it as it comes in many colors and is very clear it is also quite obviously soluble in oil which parrafin wax and mineral oil are closely related to. What I have used and it works quite well for me so far is used old REAL lava lamp wax and mixed differant colors or just lightly dyed the wax so it is a pale color you can also dye the "water" with food coloring. "Most" "Colored" candles will cloud your soloutins quite quickly because of the dyes the same for "Crayons" I have also read that mixing goos from differant globes can be problematic if their chemisty's are too differant so it is a lot of trial and error but that makes succes even sweeter.<br />
Good luck<br />
keep in touch I have been idle a while<br />
I may start up again you have me thinking again thanks<br />
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Microwaving your goo is a Very Bad Idea it would just be like microvaving butter some parts would liquefy and convert the perc to a gas and your microvave fan would be blasting the fumes into your air while other parts of the goo would remain solid. The safest way to reheat goo is in a fairly hot water bath safety often depends on patience Oh, btw-you seem to be up on…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-03-19:1566398:Comment:821862009-03-19T15:06:48.064ZJenniferhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jennifer60
Oh, btw-you seem to be up on safety with the ingredients- I am storing the extra goo I made in a plastic container. I'm wondering how I'm going to liquify it so I can use more for another project. Do you think it's safe to put that container in the microwave? Will the perk/mineral oi/parrifin explode or expand?
Oh, btw-you seem to be up on safety with the ingredients- I am storing the extra goo I made in a plastic container. I'm wondering how I'm going to liquify it so I can use more for another project. Do you think it's safe to put that container in the microwave? Will the perk/mineral oi/parrifin explode or expand? I made a batch yesterday per…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-03-19:1566398:Comment:821842009-03-19T15:04:32.267ZJenniferhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jennifer60
I made a batch yesterday per your instructions. I haven't finished with putting it all together, but so far so good. I got it flowing but ended up with too much salt in the water and the water was a little cloudy. I started over with the liquid and haven't perfected it yet. I'm so excited. Not being able to make goo has always plagued me! The only problem was that I dyed the goo a dark green. Weirdly enough, it has a red shine to it when the lights on. I don't get it. Oh well, I really would…
I made a batch yesterday per your instructions. I haven't finished with putting it all together, but so far so good. I got it flowing but ended up with too much salt in the water and the water was a little cloudy. I started over with the liquid and haven't perfected it yet. I'm so excited. Not being able to make goo has always plagued me! The only problem was that I dyed the goo a dark green. Weirdly enough, it has a red shine to it when the lights on. I don't get it. Oh well, I really would like to make an opaque cream color. Any ideas? I could not find white candle dye, probably cause they don't make it. I'm guessing adding no color to the goo makes it clear. ??? What do you think about using a cream colored candle instead of parrafin wax? You have opened up a whole new lava world for me! I can't wait to get off work and continue to experiment! Thanks again! Thanks for all the advice. I…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2009-03-17:1566398:Comment:815172009-03-17T01:50:44.253ZJenniferhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Jennifer60
Thanks for all the advice. I too like to perfect my lamps and don't mine trial and error, but lately I have had some bad luck! I think this page is exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks for all the advice. I too like to perfect my lamps and don't mine trial and error, but lately I have had some bad luck! I think this page is exactly what I was looking for!