The Gookit Tutorial - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T21:09:03Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A369384&feed=yes&xn_auth=nothanks for taking the time to…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2014-04-01:1566398:Comment:5261462014-04-01T18:43:43.898Zwade c.https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/wadec
<p>thanks for taking the time to put this together! i had an awesome '98 52oz yellow wax purple liquid i got for my birthday as a kid. upon moving out of my last apartment last month i left a lot of stuff in my car, including the lamp. well it froze and some water leaked out from the top but it still worked. me being completely ignorant, i cracked the lid and dumped tap water in it!!!! was pretty sad when i found i ruined it but decided i would google the company on the lid and get a new one.…</p>
<p>thanks for taking the time to put this together! i had an awesome '98 52oz yellow wax purple liquid i got for my birthday as a kid. upon moving out of my last apartment last month i left a lot of stuff in my car, including the lamp. well it froze and some water leaked out from the top but it still worked. me being completely ignorant, i cracked the lid and dumped tap water in it!!!! was pretty sad when i found i ruined it but decided i would google the company on the lid and get a new one. became even more sad when i realized they aren't made in US anymore and read the reviews on the new ones (and this is why i collect the american ones now). but hey i am willing to get a wax kit and try to recreate it following these steps. really have nothing to lose at this point! once i have the time i'll get one of these and post a before and after if i do a good job! but i am happy to now know this is an option and that this nice looking guide is here.</p> I think you can get a Goo kit…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3693862012-01-28T03:14:45.778ZMattmoshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MattThomas
<p>I think you can get a Goo kit for a total of $60 on Ebay. They say they supply 1 qt. of goo, enough for a 250oz lamp or multiple lamps. So I would probably do that.<br></br><br></br><cite>DasGrinch said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=4#1566398Comment369384"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Experimenting with goo kits would get very expensive very quickly it seems, especially with the prices they…</p>
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<p>I think you can get a Goo kit for a total of $60 on Ebay. They say they supply 1 qt. of goo, enough for a 250oz lamp or multiple lamps. So I would probably do that.<br/><br/><cite>DasGrinch said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=4#1566398Comment369384"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Experimenting with goo kits would get very expensive very quickly it seems, especially with the prices they charge for shipping. I've got some old lava louie goo I might try to add a sharpie to though.<br/><br/><cite>Mattmos said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=3#1566398Comment369402"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Now I want to go thrift store shopping for some lamps (bad condition), so I can experiment with some Sharpies and Goo kits.</p>
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</blockquote> Experimenting with goo kits w…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3693842012-01-28T02:58:15.303ZDasGrinchhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DasGrinch
<p>Experimenting with goo kits would get very expensive very quickly it seems, especially with the prices they charge for shipping. I've got some old lava louie goo I might try to add a sharpie to though.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mattmos said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=3#1566398Comment369402"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Now I want to go thrift store shopping for some lamps (bad condition), so…</p>
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<p>Experimenting with goo kits would get very expensive very quickly it seems, especially with the prices they charge for shipping. I've got some old lava louie goo I might try to add a sharpie to though.<br/> <br/> <cite>Mattmos said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=3#1566398Comment369402"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Now I want to go thrift store shopping for some lamps (bad condition), so I can experiment with some Sharpies and Goo kits.</p>
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</blockquote> Now I want to go thrift store…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3694022012-01-28T02:51:12.294ZMattmoshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MattThomas
<p>Now I want to go thrift store shopping for some lamps (bad condition), so I can experiment with some Sharpies and Goo kits.</p>
<p>Now I want to go thrift store shopping for some lamps (bad condition), so I can experiment with some Sharpies and Goo kits.</p> You forgot something... The a…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3694962012-01-28T02:38:47.540ZAnson Cheunghttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/gbdjlava
You forgot something... The amount of surf we should out for mathmos lamps...
You forgot something... The amount of surf we should out for mathmos lamps... Awesome, thanks for the tip. …tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3694012012-01-28T02:30:23.536ZDasGrinchhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DasGrinch
<p>Awesome, thanks for the tip. I picked up an empty globe cheap on a surplus place, I want to make a second one and I thought a metallic one would be pretty sweet after seeing your tutorial.</p>
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<p>Awesome, thanks for the tip. I picked up an empty globe cheap on a surplus place, I want to make a second one and I thought a metallic one would be pretty sweet after seeing your tutorial.</p>
<p></p> Never tried the latex I can't…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3693802012-01-28T02:15:37.408ZDr. WHAT?!https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/DrWHAT334
<p>Never tried the latex I can't imagine it would work honestly or how that would react with the heat. And I've tried gold oil based ink and when adding it to the wax it had a reaction and fizzled out, so something in that ink didnt like what was in the wax. When i did the grande with sharpie ink it mixes itself differently with the wax then the oil based ink and it still looks nice. So I basically stuck with what worked. You can add silver sharpie to any goo color that comes with the gookit so…</p>
<p>Never tried the latex I can't imagine it would work honestly or how that would react with the heat. And I've tried gold oil based ink and when adding it to the wax it had a reaction and fizzled out, so something in that ink didnt like what was in the wax. When i did the grande with sharpie ink it mixes itself differently with the wax then the oil based ink and it still looks nice. So I basically stuck with what worked. You can add silver sharpie to any goo color that comes with the gookit so if you wan blue metallic add the blue dye and sharpie. You can even add sharpie to regular LL or Mathmos wax.<br/> <br/> <cite>Mattmos said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A369493&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment369088"><div><p>If you can use Sharpie ink to color the wax, could you add any type of latex or oil base paint to the wax for different colors? It seems as though the goo kits only give you the primary colors of the color wheel.<br/><br/><cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=3#1566398Comment369394"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You get the silver effect by using some silver Sharpies - brake those into the wax for this effect.<br/><br/>Yes the colours are standard but a wide range can be achieved depending on how much of the colour you use and if you mix it with other colour's. </p>
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</blockquote> Thanks for this btw it helped…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-28:1566398:Comment:3694932012-01-28T00:26:41.612ZMetallica Man Trevorhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Metallicaman
Thanks for this btw it helped a lot!! My first goo kit turned out great!
Thanks for this btw it helped a lot!! My first goo kit turned out great! If you can use Sharpie ink to…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-27:1566398:Comment:3690882012-01-27T22:32:29.434ZMattmoshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MattThomas
<p>If you can use Sharpie ink to color the wax, could you add any type of latex or oil base paint to the wax for different colors? It seems as though the goo kits only give you the primary colors of the color wheel.<br></br><br></br><cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=3#1566398Comment369394"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You get the silver effect by using some silver Sharpies - brake…</p>
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<p>If you can use Sharpie ink to color the wax, could you add any type of latex or oil base paint to the wax for different colors? It seems as though the goo kits only give you the primary colors of the color wheel.<br/><br/><cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/the-gookit-tutorial?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A299294&page=3#1566398Comment369394"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You get the silver effect by using some silver Sharpies - brake those into the wax for this effect.<br/><br/>Yes the colours are standard but a wide range can be achieved depending on how much of the colour you use and if you mix it with other colour's. </p>
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</blockquote> You get the silver effect by…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-01-27:1566398:Comment:3693942012-01-27T22:18:28.414ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
<p>You get the silver effect by using some silver Sharpies - brake those into the wax for this effect.<br/><br/>Yes the colours are standard but a wide range can be achieved depending on how much of the colour you use and if you mix it with other colour's. </p>
<p>You get the silver effect by using some silver Sharpies - brake those into the wax for this effect.<br/><br/>Yes the colours are standard but a wide range can be achieved depending on how much of the colour you use and if you mix it with other colour's. </p>