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Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
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It's been three weeks since I made this lamp, and now the wax is sticking to the sides. Why is this happening? I meticulously cleaned the bottle and coated it with surfactant before adding the wax,…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J May 20, 2020.

Greetings from a Newbie! with Future Goo Kit

Hi guys! I literally just joined about a week ago, but anyway...I have a 12oz accent lava lamp I am planning to refurbish with a goo kit since my last fix with the volatile Epsom Salts had ruined the…Continue

Started Jun 15, 2019

 

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Jan 11, 2021
Richard Zhang replied to KittenChops's discussion Magma Tower screen vs traditional coil
"The tiny blobs indicate that your lamp gets extremely hot. Try using a dimmer or a lower wattage bulb. I also find that coils are more effective at getting the wax to recombine than a screen, so just use the coil given that yours is still usable. I…"
Jan 8, 2021
Claude J replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"its the lava"
May 20, 2020
Aaron Rodgers replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"IMG_20200519_164606.jpg PG was clear when in, ran well, cooled down and clouded. Run it again and it clears up. Factory lava 1997."
May 20, 2020
Claude J replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"I've yet to have PG go cloudy on me, even when I had to use 50%PG and 50% DW Cloudiness is a factor of the chem makeup of the lava"
May 20, 2020
Aaron Rodgers replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"Agreed on the salt, but keep in mind the cloud point of PG. and yes people can buy your surf, or buy SLS or SLES."
May 20, 2020
Claude J replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"You should NEVER use salt It is a corrosive It will eat away sat the coil and destroy the wax Use propylene glycol to adjust the specific gravity A mix of 60 Distilled water /40% PG is a good start unless your using MT goo Need SURF? Go to my eBay…"
May 20, 2020
Aaron Rodgers replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"So I bought some of the polmolive clear thinking it would be great. Try this, make a salt solution. Then make a soap solution. And mix them together and let them sit. The soap will make the salt crash out of solution usually you can see the chain…"
May 20, 2020
Dave Cook replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"I'm bumping your post just to see if anyone sees it and responds, as I'm also experimenting with making lamps and want to see answers on the clouding."
May 13, 2020
Richard Zhang replied to Richard Zhang's discussion Goo kit lamp with sticking issue. I need help!
"About three months after my last post, my orange lamp, as well as the purple, started to cloud. My green lamp is hazy too, but clears up when running. I did use the Palmolive Clear detergent as surf so either I put too much or I ran my lamps too…"
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"Is called a hobo lava lamp.  Seen them on youtube."
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Something Interesting About Me:
I love to turn trash into treasure
Where I Live:
Canada
My First Lava Lamp was:
A clear and scarlet accent that had been through a lot
My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
4
My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
A blue five below glitter lamp. Not really a lava lamp, but acceptable

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At 2:31am on June 14, 2019, Claude J said…

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