First Attempt To Rehab A Lamp - Just for Fun! - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T00:49:35Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-attempt-to-rehab-a-lamp-just-for-fun?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A686752&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI would love some vintage goo…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-02-04:1566398:Comment:6872112019-02-04T01:14:28.689ZBaBa-Gooeyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JoeKleon
<p>I would love some vintage goo. Can you friend request me on FM and we can chat using messenger?</p>
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<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
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<p>Glad to see positive progress first time out.</p>
<p>And,.. thanks for the tip on the lava…</p>
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<p>I would love some vintage goo. Can you friend request me on FM and we can chat using messenger?</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Claude J said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-attempt-to-rehab-a-lamp-just-for-fun?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A687308&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment687308"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Been watching</p>
<p>Glad to see positive progress first time out.</p>
<p>And,.. thanks for the tip on the lava dye, I've used liquid dyes before with reasonable success.</p>
<p>I found them cheaper on eBay and Amazon but quality can vary..</p>
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<p>I've used salts before upon a clients request and it never works out right</p>
<p>He complained its went cloudy which wouldn't have happened with PG</p>
<p>Specific gravity also seems to deteriorate over time</p>
<p>I buy PG at the local farm supply, its used for cattle and is only $20 a gal.</p>
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<p>if you ever need some vintage goo, let me know.</p>
<p>I have some left and various colors of brands of goo sitting around</p>
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</blockquote> Been watching
Glad to see pos…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-02-04:1566398:Comment:6873082019-02-04T00:44:22.438ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>Been watching</p>
<p>Glad to see positive progress first time out.</p>
<p>And,.. thanks for the tip on the lava dye, I've used liquid dyes before with reasonable success.</p>
<p>I found them cheaper on eBay and Amazon but quality can vary..</p>
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<p>I've used salts before upon a clients request and it never works out right</p>
<p>He complained its went cloudy which wouldn't have happened with PG</p>
<p>Specific gravity also seems to deteriorate over time</p>
<p>I buy PG at the local…</p>
<p>Been watching</p>
<p>Glad to see positive progress first time out.</p>
<p>And,.. thanks for the tip on the lava dye, I've used liquid dyes before with reasonable success.</p>
<p>I found them cheaper on eBay and Amazon but quality can vary..</p>
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<p>I've used salts before upon a clients request and it never works out right</p>
<p>He complained its went cloudy which wouldn't have happened with PG</p>
<p>Specific gravity also seems to deteriorate over time</p>
<p>I buy PG at the local farm supply, its used for cattle and is only $20 a gal.</p>
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<p>if you ever need some vintage goo, let me know.</p>
<p>I have some left and various colors of brands of goo sitting around</p>
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<p></p> Thank you so much for the adv…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-02-03:1566398:Comment:6873062019-02-03T23:06:49.562ZBaBa-Gooeyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JoeKleon
<p>Thank you so much for the advice!</p>
<p>Today I am trying to make my own goo, using wax, perc, glycerin, and petroleum jelly. </p>
<p>Not expecting it to work, but I have the day off and nothing planned, so I thought I would tinker and see if I can concoct my own goo. I'll post in this thread if it doesn't work and I will start a new thread if it does!! </p>
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<p>Thank you so much for the advice!</p>
<p>Today I am trying to make my own goo, using wax, perc, glycerin, and petroleum jelly. </p>
<p>Not expecting it to work, but I have the day off and nothing planned, so I thought I would tinker and see if I can concoct my own goo. I'll post in this thread if it doesn't work and I will start a new thread if it does!! </p>
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<p></p> What he said.
One word about…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-02-03:1566398:Comment:6871242019-02-03T22:18:36.543ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>What he said.</p>
<p>One word about perc, it was only used in globes before the early 90's and so normally shouldn't be needed. Any Lava brand lamp with a bottle cap instead of a screw cap was not made with perc.</p>
<p>What he said.</p>
<p>One word about perc, it was only used in globes before the early 90's and so normally shouldn't be needed. Any Lava brand lamp with a bottle cap instead of a screw cap was not made with perc.</p> Hey Joe,
Sounds like you caug…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-02-03:1566398:Comment:6873002019-02-03T20:12:37.096ZSentrexhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Johnhatkow
<p>Hey Joe,</p>
<p>Sounds like you caught the lava bug :-) You will never look at a lava lamp the same again!</p>
<p>You should order a gallon of glycerin or Polypropylene glycol off of Amazon as it will help you avoid potential problems associated with the salt. The glycerin has a much higher density so you need to be more careful with it, but price per density it is the best value. However, the PG is safer. I also bought some condiment dispenser plastic squeeze bottles that I use / label for…</p>
<p>Hey Joe,</p>
<p>Sounds like you caught the lava bug :-) You will never look at a lava lamp the same again!</p>
<p>You should order a gallon of glycerin or Polypropylene glycol off of Amazon as it will help you avoid potential problems associated with the salt. The glycerin has a much higher density so you need to be more careful with it, but price per density it is the best value. However, the PG is safer. I also bought some condiment dispenser plastic squeeze bottles that I use / label for my surf, PG, and glycerin. If you go with the glycerin, dilute it 33% Gly/ 66% H20 or it can end up sitting at the bottom of your lamp and messing things up. Note that I use SLES solution from ebay for my surf.</p>
<p>Once you start dying the fluid color you will want to snip a coat hanger around the elbow area of the straight bottom piece. This will create and L shape on each end that you can swirl around in the fluid as you are adding the food color. You want to mix the food color before it settles on the wax or it will settle in the wax as well. This L shaped tool is also good for removing coils and mixing wax that has become separated. I also use the coat hanger when the cold wax has flipped over and I want to get it flipped back in place so the coil is on the bottom of the bottle.</p>
<p>A mistake that I made early on was thinking that I needed to hit native wax with perc, this mistake alone probably killed 10 lamps for me. While some lamps will require some perc, it is usually "drops" and should only be pursued as a last resort IMO. Always cycle a bottle 3 or 4 times to make sure it needs to be opened before opening it. I have had some bottles look like hell the first couple times and then bam, they flow great.</p>
<p>One more note; start getting some fluid containers from thrift stores. I have found many bottles with bad wax but nice clear fluid - the fluid is liquid gold so do not dump it if it is "clean". Having this OEM fluid can make rebuilds much easier / quicker.</p>
<p>Nice job on this lamp and good luck to you!</p> Thank you! I am amazed how c…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-01-31:1566398:Comment:6868712019-01-31T18:49:01.087ZBaBa-Gooeyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JoeKleon
<p>Thank you! I am amazed how clear the water became, considering that I just used tap water for my first try. I never thought I would get something that would work, using a lamp's old wax, tap water, and epsom salt. It was a bit cloudy after the dark purple Dawn I used as the serf, but it cleared after a few cycles. <br></br><br></br>I put it on a dimmer and it is perfect! I like the way it flows better than my store bought ones!!!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:…</cite></p>
<p>Thank you! I am amazed how clear the water became, considering that I just used tap water for my first try. I never thought I would get something that would work, using a lamp's old wax, tap water, and epsom salt. It was a bit cloudy after the dark purple Dawn I used as the serf, but it cleared after a few cycles. <br/><br/>I put it on a dimmer and it is perfect! I like the way it flows better than my store bought ones!!!<br/> <br/> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-attempt-to-rehab-a-lamp-just-for-fun?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A687053&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment687053"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Looks good bro, nice work.</p>
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</blockquote> Looks good bro, nice work.
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<p>Looks good bro, nice work.</p>
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<p>Looks good bro, nice work.</p>
<p></p> the candle wax dye turned out…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-01-31:1566398:Comment:6867532019-01-31T08:14:44.787ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>the candle wax dye turned out pretty good.<br/>It's fun to learn and gratifying to be able to fix your own lamps.</p>
<p>If you ever need some colored purple goo to let me know I have several quarts for sale (overrun of redoing a colossus.)</p>
<p>Its deep purple color</p>
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<p>the candle wax dye turned out pretty good.<br/>It's fun to learn and gratifying to be able to fix your own lamps.</p>
<p>If you ever need some colored purple goo to let me know I have several quarts for sale (overrun of redoing a colossus.)</p>
<p>Its deep purple color</p>
<p></p> I had a lot of fun redoing mi…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-01-31:1566398:Comment:6867522019-01-31T07:12:00.647ZBaBa-Gooeyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JoeKleon
<p>I had a lot of fun redoing mine. Have fun!!!<br/> <br/> <cite>Kristen L said:</cite></p>
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<p>I had a lot of fun redoing mine. Have fun!!!<br/> <br/> <cite>Kristen L said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-attempt-to-rehab-a-lamp-just-for-fun#1566398Comment686863"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>It looks good!!! I started collecting recently also and have got an older one from the thrift store and the wax is definitely shot. This is inspiration for me to maybe start redoing it.</p>
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</blockquote> It looks good!!! I started c…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2019-01-31:1566398:Comment:6868632019-01-31T06:19:02.451ZKristen Lhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/KristenLu
<p>It looks good!!! I started collecting recently also and have got an older one from the thrift store and the wax is definitely shot. This is inspiration for me to maybe start redoing it.</p>
<p>It looks good!!! I started collecting recently also and have got an older one from the thrift store and the wax is definitely shot. This is inspiration for me to maybe start redoing it.</p>