A few weeks ago I bought a vintage Aristocrat 52 oz lamp on eBay. I was great saddened when it arrived because the cap had broken in shipping and all the liquid had drained out of the globe leaving just the wax.
I was unable to find a replacement cap or replacement liquid. However, I was able to superglue the cap back together enogh to get it to seal! Also, using the directions for making liquid I found at www.moltenmeditation.com/lava.htm , I was able to mix up some new lear liquid!
I now have a working resurrected lava lamp! Hooray!
I remember seeing that broken lamp before. That is great that you were able to get the lamp to revive! Nice work! ya, I would try to find a new cap but probably harder to find.