"Thanks for the link but the Telstar is assembled a little different. Below the socket there is a locking washer which I was able to remove but below that it appears that the treaded rod going out the bottom is sealed in place. It’s…"
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How Do You Remove The Outer Decorative Cap From A Vintage 70s/80s Century Bottle?
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How do you remove the outer decorative gold cap from a vintage (1970s/80s) Century size bottle? I need to try and repair a cloudy bottle on a Copper Coach lamp but the outer cap will not budge. I…Continue
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Mathmos Telstar Tab Legs circa 2000
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I recently bought my first Mathmos lava lamp and as you can imagine was VERY excited to…Continue
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"How did you loosen the light cord from the bottom on the Telstar base? I accidently unscrewed the light bulb socket when attempting to change the bulb and now the wires from the cord and the socket are disconnected."
"I took another persons post/ advice and purchased a lid gripper and it did not work. I was afraid the cap would crack or break so I just left it on. What I wanted fixed was done using alternative method so no need to pop open anymore. …"
"The vintage caps are not an inner and outer cap, they are one-piece (with an O-ring), and screwed on. They have to be twisted off."
"Thanks for the advice!
Are the vintage outer caps screwed on the bottle or do they simply fit over the inner cap and need to be pulled off (instead of twisting it off)?"
"Not glued on but they don't come off easy. Hand grip and lots of effort should get it to come off. If you use tools you do run the risk of breaking the lid.
A lid gripper like this may help"
How Do You Remove The Outer Decorative Cap From A Vintage 70s/80s Century Bottle?
How do you remove the outer decorative gold cap from a vintage (1970s/80s) Century size bottle? I need to try and repair a cloudy bottle on a Copper Coach lamp but the outer cap will not budge. I am afraid that it will crack if I force it (and the cap is in such great condition). Were the outer caps on the older lamp lamps glued on? See More
"How do you remove the outer caps from the vintage (1970s/80s) Century size bottle? I need to try and repair a cloudy bottle on a Copper Coach lamp but the outer cap will not budge. I am afraid that it will crack if I force it. …"
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