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Eff
  • Female
  • Sunland, CA
  • United States

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Fantasia 7000 Glued Cap & Refill Help
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Hello, a few years ago my mom gave me one of her Fantasia 7000 glitter lamps. Everything has been fine with it up until a few months ago. All of the silvered glitter turned transparent and I am…Continue

Tags: Fantasia, refurbish, glitter, help, glue

Started this discussion. Last reply by The Lamp Caretaker Oct 7.

 

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Modulo '70 left a comment for Eff
"Hi there. Now Cat Gooming, that is a Job I could do being a fierce fan of the Felines. Welcome (belatedly) to this website of wonder!"
Nov 1
The Lamp Caretaker replied to Eff's discussion Fantasia 7000 Glued Cap & Refill Help
"Most reason for glitter degradation is that you left the lamp on far too long and the liquid became hot as in very HOT.  This will cause the chromatic coating to dissapear.  Be mindful of buying replacement glitter.  I purchased two…"
Oct 7
andy ross replied to Eff's discussion Fantasia 7000 Glued Cap & Refill Help
"Have you tried standing the globe upside down to cap level in very hot (not boiling) water for a while?  You're trying to melt the glue, so if that's no good, a hair dryer on full heat would be my first choice, (a heat gun can be too…"
Oct 7
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Fantasia 7000 Glued Cap & Refill Help

Hello, a few years ago my mom gave me one of her Fantasia 7000 glitter lamps. Everything has been fine with it up until a few months ago. All of the silvered glitter turned transparent and I am unsure why. She thinks it is possibly no longer sealed and oxygen got to it, but this cap is glued on SOLID. I am using the same wattage/type of bulb that she has always used in the lamp, which is 40w. I recently compared the bulb to the one in her Fantasia and it's exactly the same. Anyway, I need to…See More
Oct 7

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Something Interesting About Me:
I groom cats and rebuild laptops
Where I Live:
USA
My First Lava Lamp was:
A cheap one from Fry's Electronics
My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
4 lava, 3 glitter
My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
The Ferro fluid lava lamp
Reason for joining OozingGoo:
Questions about repair and refurb

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At 11:04am on November 1, 2024, Modulo '70 said…

Hi there. Now Cat Gooming, that is a Job I could do being a fierce fan of the Felines.

Welcome (belatedly) to this website of wonder!

 
 
 

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