MT Goo Kits vs. what do you use?

[Vince]

I've had nothing but issues using the Goo kits from Magma Tower.  What are you using for wax to redo a lamp if you do not use the Goo Kit?  Where else can you find wax?  Do you make your own?

Thanks,
Vince

[Deb]

Some here have had little luck at making their own goo. Others who have used goo kits are having the same issues as you, so don't feel bad. I have yet to even attempt a kit. I have a Grande to refill.

I started out transferring LL China goo to other globes and recently a couple USA 32's for a 52 ouncer. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice a few  for the greater good ;) 

[Jim]

This.  I have quite a few beatdown Grandes to refill (nods approvingly like a smug bastard).  I have been waiting on sales at Spencers and buying Neons five at a time to refill Grandes.  The sales tend to be something like $10 off a $30 purchase, so I go through with separate transactions to triple up (I snag something like an "I love boobies" magnet to push the third transaction to $30).

So with Neons at $20/lamp it comes out to be $80 for the lamps + the free "I love bobbies" magnet.  More than a Goo Kit, absolutely, but I love the flow of the Neon formula in a Grande, and all told, I feel it is quite affordable if you consider the end result.  A high quality BIG lamp that commands attention.  My clear/green Neon is finished and is still operating like a champ.  Five yellow Neons have since met a similar fate and that Grande is breaking in and will soon be customized.

So end of the day, My Grandes tend to run about $105.  I tend to get used Grandes for $25 + the $80 in refill supplies.  Just a little more than a NIB Grande and well worth it in my opinion.

Compared to my only intact Grande (Marley Grande), the Neon wax seems much harder/has a higher flow point temperature.  My gut tells me this may end up being a lamp you can run for an entire weekend without frying it.  The longevity of Magma Tower wax concerns me so I think you can see where I am going with that one.  I do have plans to install those sweet dimmers that Brad documented how to install to truly perfectify these things.

Deb said:

Sometimes you gotta sacrifice a few  for the greater good ;) 

[Metallica Man Trevor]

I've done two Goo-Kit grandes both only lasted 4 months . I'm not a fan of goo-kits

[Vince]

Trevor now when you say they lasted 4 months what happened then?

[Erin]

The problem I have with Magma Tower GooKits is the same problem I have with Lava Lite new stuff - stuck wax around the bottom. Of all the new Lava Lites I've bought (Neons, Clearviews, etc) in the past year or so, about 50% of them have wax that sticks around the very bottom of the globe. You can't see it when running, and it normally doesn't impact flow, but it bugs me. 

[Jeanne]

what is neon wax, and where do you get it?