purple highlighter

[Zachary]

I think i have finally found a dye that mimics lava lite purple liquid perfectly using purple Sharpie brand highlighters. It has to be "SHARPIE" brand, otherwise the off brands i have tried seem to give the liquid a hazy neon pinkish orange tint that just ruins the lamp. I thought i'd share this since I haven't found any other posts relating to this. this is the third run on this lamp without any fading so far! 

[kero48]

Nice, let's see that bad boy running with new color in a video!

[Zachary]

Thanks Yes i will upload a video in an hour or so, its currently warming up now. I disnt give myself enough time to upload a video yesterday.

kero48 said:

Nice, let's see that bad boy running with new color in a video!

[Keith]

Wow, that looks like a perfect match!  Did you use all of the dye in one globe?

[Zachary]

it actually took quite a bit of the ink to get the right shade

[Zachary]

here is the video of it running right now, still no fading or dye seeping into the wax so far!

[Mr MaGoo]

Very nice.

[Rob C]

How many Sharpies did you have to use to get this shade?

[Zachary]

Just one