Globe Cleaning

[Eternal_Eidolon]

What's the best way to clean the inside of a globe. I was dying wax by melting candle wax dye in the globe and the globe being in a pot of boiling water. Well I guess some residue or some sort of crud is coating the bottom half of the inside of the globe. Any ideas how to clean it?

[MattMJB0188]

I wonder if by doing this you could eliminate the air bubbles. Oh my god they take away from the globe.

[Eternal_Eidolon]

If you're referring to bubbles in the wax than i do believe so Matt. Heating the wax over the coil has done wonders for me in bubble elimination.

[Eternal_Eidolon]

Well I need to fit this into a 20oz globe. Any further suggestions?

[MattMJB0188]

Oh no, I meant the air bubbles trapped inside the glass of the globe. GLobes made in 1996, and 2002 seemed to have the most. It's so annoying, well to me.

[Eternal_Eidolon]

Oh you mean imperfections in the glass. That's natural. That's just truly the nature of the beast with hand blown glass. Sorry bud.

[MattMJB0188]

ugh :(

[www.6-ft-under.com]

Heat water to boiling (I use a glass measuring cup in the microwave) and pour in the globe. Let set for just a min. or so and then begin to swish the water around. (Wear gloves...ow...hot) then before the water cools pour out. It may take 4-5 times to clean a globe, depending on the amount of scuz in it, but it will come out. If it is still being stubborn add a few drops of dish washing liquid to the hot water. The kind that is ment to clean pots & pans is best. JUst make sure that you rinse any soap out of the globe before refilling.
Bert
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[www.6-ft-under.com]

Oh I forgot, you can put a towel over the top of the bottle, with the hot water inside and SHAKE THE DEVIL OUT OF IT! That works good too.
Bert
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[Woodvetch]

Bert's got the deal. I use the hot water shake like crazy method too. It works.

[Eternal_Eidolon]

Yeah but are these methods ok if there is still wax in the globe that I wanna keep in the globe?

[Eternal_Eidolon]

OK this may sound like an uber stupid question but how do you go about doing a transfer without getting molten wax all over the inside of both globes?

[www.6-ft-under.com]

Even if you get some wax on the inside of your clean globe, it will melt back down where it should be after running. If it wants to stick a little, take a towel and drape it over the lamp and let it run for a few hours with the towel on top. This will make the globe extra hot and will melt any stubborn wax residue.
Bert
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