Attempting my goo kit tomorrow

[matt]

and i have just one question left ;)  when and how is it the best time to add the color to the new wax?

[Steve]

Hi these are the instructiuons from magma tower sent to me hope they help.

STEP ONE: Gather your materials (Fig. 1)
STEP TWO: Prepare your Vase
Make sure the vase you choose will fit on your
base. Then thoroughly clean your vase and rinse it
out with distilled water.
Now take your steel coil that has been provided.
Place the coil at the bottom of your vase and center
it in the middle.
STEP THREE: Prepare your Wax
Important: There is a 20% Goo to water ratio;
roughly 3 cups of Goo to every 4 quarts of water.
Remove the lid on the jar of Goo and place in hot
but not boiling water until the Goo becomes an
opaque liquid.
WARNING: We do not recommend you
microwave the Goo. It is oil-based and can be very
dangerous.
When the Goo is an opaque liquid, you can then
add your color. We give you 1.5 grams of each
primary color. It takes 1 gram of colorant per quart.
When combining colors make sure you mix little by
little to avoid making the color too saturated. Stir
color in gently.
STEP FOUR: Add the Goo to the vase
While your Goo is still in a liquid state, you will
take the funnel tube we have provided and
carefully pour the Goo into your vase. Be sure
to keep your coil in the center and not to splash.
Let the Goo harden at the bottom.
STEP FIVE: Fill the Vase
Important: You must use distilled water
Now that the Goo is hard at the bottom you are
ready to add your distilled water. Make sure
you leave a buffer at the top so your Good
doesn’t ooze out.
STEP SIX: Add Surfactant
Important: You must only use 10 milliliters of
Surfactant per quart of water.
Stir measured amount of surfactant gently into
the distilled water.
Note: Surfactant is a soap product that
prevents the Goo from sticking to the vase. It
also affects the integrity of the Goo so do not
add too much.
STEP SEVEN: Assemble
Place your filled vase onto your base, plug in
and enjoy.

[matt]

Thank you :) the conversion was a complete success. except i got red wax instead of orange...but i can definitely live with that ;)

[Charles]

photos !

[matt]

I'll do you one better then photos :) heres a video of it in motion as stills will never do it justice!

At the point in the vid, the lamps been running for 10 hours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmJN-AyGM80

[LampHead]

That turned out great, very nice job. How much surfactant did you use ? Im hopefully doing a Grande this week if my Gookits ever get here.


LampHead

[matt]

I used 35 ml of surfactant... gives me a great combination of blobs and snaking.

[Erin]

Love it! I can't wait to do my first gookit! I'm waiting on my kit, too (like LampHead).