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"I do not recall, its been a long time"

"Do you hold the locking tab with the tool on the left and pull with the tool on the right?"

"have you tried any of these hand tools for the cable ties?"

"Filtered one of the lamps yesterday but struggled to get the cap secure with the steel zip tie. Also tried with some smaller plastic zip ties. Also was using the 4" 2:1 shrink tube per some older posts here and it would not shrink down tight…"

"Ive added it to the goo and it seems to make it more "Elastic" and improve the flow"

"I haven't tried this! What is the effect of the mineral oil? And do you mean after you've got it working with distilled water and surf, just add a small amount of mineral oil to the liquid?  I've had some goo kits treat me…"

"good Luck"

"LMAO - Option #3 is how I got to Florida for spring break when I was 17 I like the one with the pump. When I get it drained the 1st time I will add some homemade fluid to it and pump it out again to ensure that I get as much of the original fluid…"

"That's why I suggested to just melt and remove Be prepared to do so because it may have a film on the inside of the glass. You probably will not know until it is empty Option 1 Gas/Oil siphon hose OR Option 2 (expensive) Little giant…"

"Great advice, thanks. One caveat, I don't want to remove the wax so I am still looking for my best bet on removing fluid with wax intact. If I tilt and pour the wax will likely disengage and smear the bottle."

"Take needle nose pliers or small screwdriver and pry open the small retaining clips on the metal cable tie.Worst case scenario use Dremmel w/cutoff wheel or grinding stone but be careful to go too deep  Fluid removal Firmly grasp the globe…"

"So what is the best way to remove the metal zip tie?"

"I take it Quagmire is left handed, or prefers "the stranger"   :P"

"https://store.mocap.com/mocap_en/xw.html?Item=XW2.12/2.29YW1&_ga=2.49284719.836657930.1522197345-759428401.1522197345 These have to be trimmed down. The "Stopper" is not just there to just stop it from leaking, but to also provide…"

"Claude - I would rather not have anything in common with Quagmire... at least nothing visible lol I returned the pump style filter and bought the gravity filter. Spending an hour on this site last night and found some great discussions from people…"