Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate
Magma Yellow vs. Lavalite Yellow
Just tried re-doing an old lamp with magma wax and their 'yellow' dye. Two issues:
1. The yellow is like -flourescent-. It really looks like one of those hi-liter markers. So when it gets flowing there's almost a green tinge... too much dye? Too little?
Anyone else noticed this? If so, what's the solution? Add a little red?
2. Also, more generally, Magma colours tend to be really -transparent-. The original Lavalites were more 'opaque'... usually it's not an issue but with the yellow there's just not enough contrast between the yellow and the clear water. Is there a way to make the colour more 'opaque'? (ie. more like the original Lavalite yellow?)
TIA,
---JC
Carol
Gotta say Magma is not without it's issues!!! There is a member of OG who actually does his own "huge" lamps and sells them. I cannot for the life of me think of this members name right now, but he pops on from time to time and makes the most beautiful lamps. He uses nothing but MT Goo and has great success with it. Might be a good idea to speak with him if you are considering going that "large" scale with your kitting......I'll poke around and see what I can come up with....
Feb 19, 2015
johnny lava
I actually have 6 tubs of yellow dye that I have not used yet, all acquired from some goo kits I've ordered over the past few years.
Three of them are really full, but have an undesired amount of multi-colored particles sitting at the bottom. I have tested them and they are in fact small grains of other colored dyes that have contaminated the yellow. I wasn't too happy about finding this out, but oh well.
So I further inspected the remaining three yellow dyes that don't have any particles and they seem clean and very much a golden yellow.....except one of the dyes is glowing a brilliant, bright orange under a blacklight! (which I am happy about)
I fear there is still a chance your yellow dye may be contaminated, although it is true that some lava lamp globes can have an effect on the light color. I have 20 52oz. globes and 2 of them have a blue/green color in the glass.
I hope you figure things out!
Feb 20, 2015
JC Harris
If you think of it, please let me know. This aquarium/teeter-totter idea is something I've wanted to do for a loooong time. You'd have to see the movie (Diva). It's a pretty amazing effect. It's like a lava lamp tsunami. (Or maybe that was the drugs... it was a long time ago.)
Carol said:
Feb 20, 2015