"No problem, I don't know if I ever saw a #17 but then again, I have only been collecting a short time and have limited room."
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Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax
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Wondering what's wrong...
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Just performed surgery on my China lamp
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Mickey-D replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"A LavaLite #17, specifically.
I have a nice green already. ;)"
kero48 replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"Do you refer to teal as real teal or teal as in green as I have a super nice green with clear liquid for sale on ebay right now."
Mickey-D replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"I am inclined to agree. If the base of the globe was off, I could see it being an issue, but I think the wax is just bunk at this point.
Utterly disappointing. Teal's not an easy color to come by. Ah well."
kero48 replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"I am no expert but sometimes the wax can just be at the end of it's working life."
Mickey-D replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"The engineer in me has taken over at this point to try and fully isolate the problem.
I swapped the coil a third time, with a known functioning, original LL coil.
I swapped the liquid with known functioning liquid.
Same result, wax breaks but…"
Keith replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"You could try adding glycol to see if it will fix what you have. Just do small amounts and let mix thoroughly."
Mickey-D replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"Update: Metal coffee pourover filter worked perfectly. Kept about 95% of the wax. Pic attached.
Much to my surprise, though, the wax still doesn't flow. It breaks fine, but after a few bubbles it sits at the bottom and doesn't flow at…"
Keith replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"Yep, the melted wax flows through like water (almost). You do lose a tiny amount of wax because it does stick to the metal. I suppose if the metal filter was heated it would help."
kero48 replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"Wow, I didn't think the lava would flow well through a metal filter."
Mickey-D replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"Cool. Will add one in my next Amazon order, and will status update on how it goes.
Thanks! :)"
Keith replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"I have used one of those metal coffee filters with good results. Didn't get everything but you could hardly see any residue after.
This discussion will help:
http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/dirty-wax-in-a-1986-century"
kero48 replied to Mickey-D's discussion Bottlecap dirt or rust in wax"Wow, this is the first time I have seen this but I am relatively new to the hobby. I hope the pros can help you out."
Erin replied to Mickey-D's discussion Wondering what's wrong..."I think I have a lamp with a similar problem. :("
Mickey-D replied to Mickey-D's discussion Wondering what's wrong..."Not entirely sure. I think the wax was disintegrating or something."
Erin replied to Mickey-D's discussion Wondering what's wrong..."Sorry to hear it. :( My purple/yellow that I won on eBay has gunk in the coil, but flows nice. What was wrong with yours? What was the problem?"
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