Q: When is an Aztec not an Aztec?

A: When it started life as a Midnight! Black base and cap were primed and given several coats of metallic copper paint then sealed with clear gloss enamel. The lava is a goo kit experiment mixing different amounts of yellow with red dye to replicate the 'Sun gold' color lava of an Aztec. Of course real Aztecs had more of a brownish-bronze color base, but this metallic copper is my current favorite color and I have 2 more customs on the way in this color.

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Comment by Claude J on January 17, 2021 at 9:24pm: I recently acquired this lamp and was wondering if its one of these customs AZTECS
The goo is WHITE and fluid is clear

Comment by G. T. on August 15, 2012 at 5:40pm: This is stunning. Very well done.

Comment by LampHead on August 14, 2012 at 2:14am: Great job, that turned out nice.

Comment by Loren on August 13, 2012 at 5:55pm: It may not be perfectly Aztec, but it's beautiful! Way to mod that thing! :p

Comment by lava luva ~ Tiffany on August 13, 2012 at 12:09am: looks awesome!

Comment by wizard of ooze on August 12, 2012 at 10:20pm: I don't usually sand but I prefer using the primer for better paint adherence.

Comment by Erin on August 12, 2012 at 10:03pm: That looks amazing! Well done. Can I ask why you prime? I haven't primed any of the lamp bases I've painted and so far, no issues. Also, do you sand the base at all?

Seriously, great job!