Lava from 70's globe, surfactant / lava issues

[Galaxy_9]

I have a 70's globe from an enchantress that has bright red lava that tends to never adhere or spread over the spring, leaving it to hover in one ball usually at the bottom once meleted. Even after cooling the wax suspends about a half inch off the bottom and only touches a part of the spring when hard. There is generally never more than one lava blob (sphere).

I have transfered this into a Consort globe.....

What can be added to create less bouncy, spherical lava, that will attract to the spring and break up into formations to flow like "lava" should.

More distilled water, less? Possibly salt, soap?

[DjTrevrok]

More distilled water will lighten the water making the wax heavier and it will sink. little at a time, careful not to add too much and let it heat up between addings. good luck with your project!

[Bohdan]

Just for the hell of it try another spring and see what happens before you mess with the lava.
Springs do go bad. And lava will not stick to most of it.

[Stephen]

Surfactant. Clear detergent like for washing clothes or hand soap. Surface tension is your enemy right now. I fixed one grande already and I'm working on a second I just received.

[Galaxy_9]

thanks, I couldn't figure out what the "enemy" was and needed a refresher on what the surfactant was for, now I remember