Model 03 Question

[Marco]

This question has probably been asked and answered before but I couldn't find anything so I'll give it a shot. Are there two different versions of the midnight series model 03? I've seen several on Ebay where the cap will have 03, the box will indicate blue liquid/white lava but the lamp is actually clear/yellow. Then I've seen others where the lamp is actually the blue/white. Is this a case where the lamp is so old that the blue liquid has turned clear or are there two version? Below is the link to a current auction of what I'm talking about. Thanks for any info anyone can provide.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111147618207?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_...

[Metallica Man Trevor]

It will not dye the water :-)
 
Marley's Ghost said:

I'll make another discussion if I decide to "dump" this Grande.   My sunfading experiment didn't work well at all, still really dark, and the flow is horrible.   Thanks, Keith!!!  

[Metallica Man Trevor]

Some times it takes experimenting. Like my lime green color....2 drops of yellow for every drop of neon green. I have yet to perfect violet tho...Grrrrrrrrr 
 
Keith said:

2 drops might be enough.  You can add a drop at a time and check the results, but if you add to much then you get to enjoy the patience of sunfading, lol.  I tend towards 3 drops for a nice saturation without going too dark.  If say you have a faded green that you want to restore the color to then one drop may do it (it did for me).  Some colors are tricky, like red.  If you use Mcormicks you probably won't get a true red.  I tried a red food dye from Hobby Lobby to make a red/white, it tends toward red-orange so I probably put one drop to many in.

Marley's Ghost said:

It don't take too much McCormick food coloring to dye the liquid, does it Keith?   Would a feller drop it from the bottle or put a teeny drop on a toothpick and duck it in?   Sorry to be obtuse, but I have a clear/white I am thinking about coloring the liquid on with food dye.

[Rob C]

I'll second what Keith said - one drop at a time for sure, but different colors have different saturations. McCormick neon blue changes the color very quickly - one drop changed a light purple to a really cool cobalt blue, and I was done with that lamp. The neon green takes more, but you can more easily guage the exact shade you're looking for. I converted a lime/clear to a lime/yellow with two drops of McCormick yellow, and one drop of the neon green (to make the color "pop" a bit more). I had to combine quite a bit of both regular red and neon pink before I got a red that didn't have an orange hue to it.

(Sorry if I've carried the original subject way off-topic!) 

[Marley's Ghost]

I'll start another discussion, Rob, this is fascinating.  I have both neon colors and regular colors in food dye, but haven't decided whether to color the liquid or wax in that one clear/white lamp yet.   I might have to take a poll.  It'll be my first project.  It's one of Loren's lamps.   Thanks so much, guys!!!