Can't see the goo

[Ikaia]

I'm not sure what's wrong with my lava lamp, but I can't see anything when I turn it on. I checked it would with a flashlight and it was flowing, but the light in the base wasn't illuminating the goo at all. The light it plenty bright, so I simply don't know what's going on.

A friend of mine had this lamp for awhile before I did and she didn't want it. I took it because I liked the outside. I may end up having to get a new globe, but want to know if there is a way to fix it. 

[Keith]

What color combination?  I have a blue was/purple fluid globe that you can barely see the flow in a lighted room.  That is normal for that color combo.

[Gwen Williams]

I would have to agree, with what color is it, I have several that are very "dark" I can only see the lava if I am in a very dark room.

[Ikaia]

The liquid is purple and I can't see it at all in any room. I think the goo is orange from what I saw with the flashlight. I turned all my lights out in the middle of the night and couldn't see a thing in it.

[Gwen Williams]

can you see through the fluid from one side to the other?

[Ikaia]

not without an outside light shining through it

[Gwen Williams]

sounds like you have a cloudy globe, I picture can confirm this but I am pretty sure that is the issue

[Ikaia]

I have a feeling it may have been a bit abused before I got it, so that is very possible. I'll snap a couple with it off, on, and with a light shining through it once it heats up.

[Ikaia]

I think i'm gonna just scrap this globe. Lava is wanting to stick and i remembered how badly marked up the inside is when I went to turn it on tonight.

[Keith]

Try this, set the globe in a sunny window or outside in the sun for a week or two.  This time of year it should fade the water color rather quickly.  Check it every few days to make sure you don't fade it too much.

[Gwen Williams]

Yeah, that just looks like one of the "dark" colored globes, try fading it in the sun a bit before scrapping