Glitter lamp problem

Hi. I hope somebody can help me with this. My brother has a blue-green glitter lava lamp he got a few years ago. He doen't use it much but recently he redid his bedroom and moved it into my room. I turned it on seeing if it still works and it did...sort of. It only lights up about a quarter of the way up the glass. The top part of the glitter lamp is a dark color and you can barely see the glitter moving around but the bottom part looks perfectly normal (the glitter is visible and the liquid is a bright green/blue color). I don't know if I have to replace the bulb or get a new lamp or what! I looked to see about the lightbulb but the glass bottle does not want to come out of the base....I am so confused with this lamp, I don't know what to do with it. Please help if you can.

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Permalink Reply by Bohdan on July 23, 2008 at 1:26pm: Can you post a pic of it. Sometimes a globe gets stuck in the base do to things like coffee or soda drips and sugar seals it up. Or even the liquid from a loose cap that runs down will have it stick. Up plug it and put a little WD-40 around the globe and base let it sit overnight and try moving it again tomorrow. But a pic would be nice to see.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taco-bob28 on July 23, 2008 at 1:33pm: It has not been into contact with any type of food or liquid and the cap is on tight. It has been on a chest of drawers in my brothers room away from most human contact.
I'll try to get a pic on soon.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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Permalink Reply by Bohdan on July 23, 2008 at 1:36pm: Sometimes the heat alone will get a globe to stick to the base i have used WD-40 to free it up. Then replace the bulb they do go bad as the years go by.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taco-bob28 on July 23, 2008 at 1:44pm: Thanks for the help. If this doesn't work I'll let you know.
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Permalink Reply by Bohdan on July 23, 2008 at 2:10pm: Also on some lava lamps the globes are a twist on and off.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taco-bob28 on July 23, 2008 at 11:09pm: I managed to get the base off with some patience and some gentle wiggling but the bulb seemed to be in fine condition. It was the right size and gave off plenty of heat. The liquid in the bottle looks fine too but it still will not light up all the way.... Is the liquid just faulty? It is a very deep red color at the top when the light is on but it looks green in daylight like it is supposed to. Any suggestions?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bohdan on July 24, 2008 at 1:40pm: What make is this Glitter Lamp.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lucy, The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal on July 24, 2008 at 3:04pm: can you see the top of the liquid? this may sound silly but i was wondering if indeed it is not a fault with the liquid, but the bottle? have you tried tipping the bottle slightly when on and see whether the colour change stays in the top part, or moves with the liquid?
probably a ridiculous comment by me, but I was just curious.
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Permalink Reply by Taco-bob28 on July 24, 2008 at 4:27pm: I don't know what make this lamp is...sorry. My brother got it a little while ago so I have no idea. I will be sure to post a pic soon though.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Taco-bob28 on July 27, 2008 at 8:45pm: The bottle is not discolored and the thing looks normal when held up to bright light or even in a bright room! It just turns discolored, like in the photo, when the lamp is turned on. This is a very very perplexing problem :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jerome Dopson on July 24, 2008 at 6:04pm: Would love to see a pic of your lamp, i'm sure your problem will be solved. There are some of the best lava brains in the business here - Unfortunately i'm not one of them but i'm trying to learn.; ▶ Reply to This