First time goo kit dye question - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T15:03:28Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671429&feed=yes&xn_auth=noUnfortunately it reacted with…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-03:1566398:Comment:6715272018-03-03T06:05:01.464ZJohn Hhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JohnHunter
<p>Unfortunately it reacted with the wax and fogged up after 12 hours or so. I think it was because there was citrus acid in the dye which just doesn't sound good at all to be mixing in with the wax. Had to dump the lamp and start over which was difficult considering I didn't have another bottle of surfactant to waste haha. Until I get some epsom salt and dawn dish soap this project is on hold.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Keith said:…</cite></p>
<p>Unfortunately it reacted with the wax and fogged up after 12 hours or so. I think it was because there was citrus acid in the dye which just doesn't sound good at all to be mixing in with the wax. Had to dump the lamp and start over which was difficult considering I didn't have another bottle of surfactant to waste haha. Until I get some epsom salt and dawn dish soap this project is on hold.<br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671322&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment671348"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Any food dye should be okay. Red is a hard beast to tame though. Too little dye won't be red and too much might not be red either. But the brand you have may easier to adjust. Let us know!<br/> <br/> <cite>John H said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671520&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment671520"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>While I have you guys here, do you know if any brand of food dye will work to colour the water? I can't find McCormick anywhere so I got some red clubhouse dye. <br/><br/></p>
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</blockquote> Any food dye should be okay. …tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-02:1566398:Comment:6713482018-03-02T03:52:05.837ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>Any food dye should be okay. Red is a hard beast to tame though. Too little dye won't be red and too much might not be red either. But the brand you have may easier to adjust. Let us know!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>John H said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671520&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment671520"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>While I have you guys here, do you know if any brand of…</p>
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<p>Any food dye should be okay. Red is a hard beast to tame though. Too little dye won't be red and too much might not be red either. But the brand you have may easier to adjust. Let us know!<br/> <br/> <cite>John H said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671520&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment671520"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>While I have you guys here, do you know if any brand of food dye will work to colour the water? I can't find McCormick anywhere so I got some red clubhouse dye. <br/><br/></p>
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<p>Yeah, it seems to act differently with the surf and needs significantly more just to get basic flow. I used 4 oz on this thing and only now does it move.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>kero48 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question#1566398Comment671290"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Lava lamp wax can be funny with surf. I have some lamps that require very little and some that need a little more to get going and not just…</p>
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<p>Yeah, it seems to act differently with the surf and needs significantly more just to get basic flow. I used 4 oz on this thing and only now does it move.<br/> <br/> <cite>kero48 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question#1566398Comment671290"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Lava lamp wax can be funny with surf. I have some lamps that require very little and some that need a little more to get going and not just mound.</p>
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<p>As long as you are happy with the results, enjoy :)</p>
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<p>Oh, just be patient with replies as not everyone is logged in all the time at the same time of day. I know it takes normally 24 hours sometimes to get help lol</p>
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</blockquote> After shutting the lamp off f…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-02:1566398:Comment:6715202018-03-02T02:30:35.192ZJohn Hhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JohnHunter
<p>After shutting the lamp off for the night and turning it on in the morning, unfortunately something changed in the liquid and the wax stopped flowing. Took even more surfactant and now it's back to normal... Hopefully at least. I'm doing a third cycle just to see if the flow will change again. </p>
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<p>While I have you guys here, do you know if any brand of food dye will work to colour the water? I can't find McCormick anywhere so I got some red clubhouse dye. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Keith…</cite></p>
<p>After shutting the lamp off for the night and turning it on in the morning, unfortunately something changed in the liquid and the wax stopped flowing. Took even more surfactant and now it's back to normal... Hopefully at least. I'm doing a third cycle just to see if the flow will change again. </p>
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<p>While I have you guys here, do you know if any brand of food dye will work to colour the water? I can't find McCormick anywhere so I got some red clubhouse dye. <br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question#1566398Comment671425"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The reason I asked is because you usually need to increase the density of the distilled water to get the wax to flow. I prefer to use propylene glycol. Many here have used a salt solution. These will increase the density without adverse affects to the wax. Too much of the wrong kind of surfactant can deteriorate the wax (such as dish soap, especially ones with strong degreasing properties). If you don't have any clouding issues you are probably safe in that regard. </p>
<p>It's interesting that you achieved that flow like you did :D<br/> <br/> <cite>John H said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671327&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment671327"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Distilled water and surf was all I used. <br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">What did you use to make up the fluid? Besides the surf.</span></p>
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<p>Lava lamp wax can be funny with surf. I have some lamps that require very little and some that need a little more to get going and not just mound.</p>
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<p>As long as you are happy with the results, enjoy :)</p>
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<p>Oh, just be patient with replies as not everyone is logged in all the time at the same time of day. I know it takes normally 24 hours sometimes to get help lol</p>
<p>Lava lamp wax can be funny with surf. I have some lamps that require very little and some that need a little more to get going and not just mound.</p>
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<p>As long as you are happy with the results, enjoy :)</p>
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<p>Oh, just be patient with replies as not everyone is logged in all the time at the same time of day. I know it takes normally 24 hours sometimes to get help lol</p> The reason I asked is because…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-01:1566398:Comment:6714252018-03-01T23:33:56.432ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>The reason I asked is because you usually need to increase the density of the distilled water to get the wax to flow. I prefer to use propylene glycol. Many here have used a salt solution. These will increase the density without adverse affects to the wax. Too much of the wrong kind of surfactant can deteriorate the wax (such as dish soap, especially ones with strong degreasing properties). If you don't have any clouding issues you are probably safe in that regard. </p>
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<p>The reason I asked is because you usually need to increase the density of the distilled water to get the wax to flow. I prefer to use propylene glycol. Many here have used a salt solution. These will increase the density without adverse affects to the wax. Too much of the wrong kind of surfactant can deteriorate the wax (such as dish soap, especially ones with strong degreasing properties). If you don't have any clouding issues you are probably safe in that regard. </p>
<p>It's interesting that you achieved that flow like you did :D<br/> <br/> <cite>John H said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671327&xg_source=activity#1566398Comment671327"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Distilled water and surf was all I used. <br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671322&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment671272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>What did you use to make up the fluid? Besides the surf.</p>
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</blockquote> Distilled water and surf was…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-01:1566398:Comment:6713272018-03-01T05:13:51.019ZJohn Hhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JohnHunter
<p>Distilled water and surf was all I used. <br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671322&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment671272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>What did you use to make up the fluid? Besides the surf.</p>
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<p>Distilled water and surf was all I used. <br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671322&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment671272"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>What did you use to make up the fluid? Besides the surf.</p>
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</blockquote> What did you use to make up t…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-01:1566398:Comment:6712722018-03-01T04:57:35.809ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>What did you use to make up the fluid? Besides the surf.</p>
<p>What did you use to make up the fluid? Besides the surf.</p> Regular lava lite wax with re…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-01:1566398:Comment:6714082018-03-01T04:44:15.519ZJohn Hhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JohnHunter
<p>Regular lava lite wax with replaced liquid. The flow is great, especially when compared to how it used to be. I find it weird how it took at least 30 mLs of surfactant on such a small lamp to get here though...<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671321#1566398Comment671322"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>So is this LavaLite wax or gookit wax? The flow does look…</p>
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<p>Regular lava lite wax with replaced liquid. The flow is great, especially when compared to how it used to be. I find it weird how it took at least 30 mLs of surfactant on such a small lamp to get here though...<br/> <br/> <cite>Keith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/first-time-goo-kit-dye-question?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A671321#1566398Comment671322"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>So is this LavaLite wax or gookit wax? The flow does look good!</p>
<p><img width="737" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3079682145?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt="Snaking and splitting"/></p>
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</blockquote> So is this LavaLite wax or go…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-03-01:1566398:Comment:6713222018-03-01T04:35:19.379ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>So is this LavaLite wax or gookit wax? The flow does look good!</p>
<p><img width="737" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3079682145?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt="Snaking and splitting"/></p>
<p>So is this LavaLite wax or gookit wax? The flow does look good!</p>
<p><img width="737" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3079682145?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt="Snaking and splitting"/></p>