Restoration of a 27” Grande Lava Lamp

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Ай бұрын

How to fix your lava lamp. Fixing a cloudy lava lamp? Sticky lava lamp? This will show you how to filter fluid, filter wax, replace coils, and create new fluid. If you’re lamp is cloudy, sticky, or now flowing correctly, this is for you. Quantities mentioned are specifically for a 27” lamp, but will work for any modern Chinese lamp. Step by step Fix your lava lamp. Any questions or clarifications, I’ll do my best to answer in the comments.

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@anthonyp.3486 Күн бұрын

Great job! And clear / yellow is so much better!

@leahreick8927 Ай бұрын

I actually think the bleed in your Emerald City lamp is really pretty. It's just enough color that it enhances the wax. And my lord, the flow is pretty on that thing.

@robrigos Ай бұрын

Been waiting for this video! Thanks

@badbird1972 Ай бұрын

Nice Job!!

@Element_115_ 8 күн бұрын

Great video! I do the same with the filter. However, I put a fish filter pump on the end of it so I dont have to go through the painful process of sqeezing the bottle. Just a thought that might help you. Good work, man! Cool process & learned some things from you as well!

@user-fc5cp2vt5v 8 күн бұрын

Yeah, I’ve seen a few different systems people set up for automatic filtering. I know they sell one with gravity bags that’s supposed to be pretty good too. I haven’t sought any out, because I realistically never filter lamps (except for small vintage) I just make new master fluid. Find it easier with better results. Was really only showing the filter process so people could get the idea in case filtering was the route they wanted to take.

@TheMolotovkyle Ай бұрын

Oh hell yeah!!!!

@MBRelaxBase Ай бұрын

thanks for sharing! very cool!

@ebo1415 Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@ghostofwar1892 Ай бұрын

cant wait to see a video from you on Coloring of the wax and fluid. fingers crossed.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

Dyeing fluid is incredibly simple. I’ll make a video for it next weekend. Wax is definitely a lot trickier. I’ll do one for that at some point too though.

@aholecop5547 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. The 2 inch plug is genius. Do you have a link for those caps ? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve obsessed over taking those caps off without damaging them 👍

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

a.co/d/9iMICPO

@josephedwards9794 11 күн бұрын

Where do I get that brush? Mine is bendable and I have to struggle getting gunk off the bottom

@user-fc5cp2vt5v 10 күн бұрын

a.co/d/gNUd9Ny

@ghostofwar1892 28 күн бұрын

Any members can answer this question. isnt it easier to change the master liquid and redye new liquid instead of filtering. Filtering seems to be expensive with filter costs and a pain instead of just adding new dyed distilled water ?

@user-fc5cp2vt5v 27 күн бұрын

Yes. It is in modern lamps. That’s why I showed how. I wanted to include filtering as an option if that’s the route anyone wanted to take for whatever reason.

@TheAndijo81 Ай бұрын

Can you add pigment to the wax? Like pearl or some kind of multichrome? Just wondering if they're oil soluble or if they'll bleed into the liquid.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

I do play with Metallics and pearlescents from time to time (that dark green lamp I show off in the video has a bit of both), but I’ve had issues with the metallics settling over time and weird color bleed from pearlescents.

@RobertBertone Ай бұрын

Great Video, I learned a lot... I'm thinking about changing the color of my existing Grande wax and liquid. Do you have any suggestions of the best dye for the wax and for the water? Thank you for the time you spent making this video.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

Couple things about that. Yeah, I can definitely point you in the right direction for dyes for both, but what color is your wax and fluid first off?

@RobertBertone Ай бұрын

Great! I want to upgrade a couple of the grandes I have, so the wax is yellow in one and pink in another. One has purple liquid and the other blue. I’m also thinking about doing a clear liquid. Your grandes look so nice with clear liquid. Any suggestions would be great and very helpful. Thank you.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

@@RobertBertone ok, so you’re fairly limited with which colors you can change your existing wax to. If you were going with new wax, obviously your color options are infinite. Pink, means you could go purple or red. Yellow, you could do green or orange (based on a basic color wheel). As far as fluid color, if you make new fluid, you can go clear, or any color you want realistically.

@RobertBertone Ай бұрын

Yes, thank you. I would love to make my own wax, but it seems a bit complicated. I’m guessing I can use oil based wax dye for the wax. I look forward to any of your future videos. Thank you.

@Marlowe40 Ай бұрын

Excellent job on the video. I have an early 1968 us made lamp Red wax, gold liquid. You were clear on this being for Chinese lamps. My lamp is 56 years old and was beautiful clear liquid but the wax was not smooth, full of bubbles. I swirled it before I knew what a big no no that is and now the liquid is foggy. What to do now. There are videos, but I trust you because of you experience.

@andrew5207 Ай бұрын

My hearing isnt great, what was the name of the screw on filter you are using? Also i heard to mention there are electric filters, do you know the names of any that you can recommend? ( i was your 2nd subscriber btw, this is wonderful content). I question i have is, when you transfer the wax out and back in, you lose some in the process. Is there a secret to how much wax is needed to make it do the lava-thing? Like if you took half of the wax out, would it still do the lava-thing, or would there not be enough to get the needed lift to the top?

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

Sawyer filters. I know I’ve seen someone using an electric filter setup before, but that’s all the details I know. The filter brand is sawyer. As long as you’re not losing significant quantities of wax, you shouldn’t have a problem. You’re always gonna have some leftover sticking to the glassware you use no matter how many times you reheat it. As long as you’re not being completely careless with transferring your wax, you’ll be fine with the quantities when you’re done. I’ve done the same lamp multiple times before, losing some with each process with no negative results.

@andrew5207 Ай бұрын

@@user-fc5cp2vt5v someone is gonna ask this so it might as well be me, what size filter are you using for the wax?

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

@@andrew5207are you talking about a measurement as far as allowance of particulate matter, or just diameter of the filter?

@andrew5207 Ай бұрын

measurement as far as allowance of particulate matter@@user-fc5cp2vt5v

@HugsAreFun 17 күн бұрын

I just recently scored a Colossus but the liquid is a little cloudy.I’m hoping that I can redo the liquid, but I’m pretty nervous.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v 15 күн бұрын

Yes. Been looking for one for years (like everyone obviously) lol. I actually may have the opportunity to pick one up myself soon, not 100% yet. I’d be more than happy to help guide you through it. It’s the same principles as the grandes more or less. Did you get the Ebay California lamp?

@HugsAreFun 15 күн бұрын

@@user-fc5cp2vt5v yup! That was me. 🤓🤣

@user-fc5cp2vt5v 14 күн бұрын

@@HugsAreFuncongratulations

@TheAndijo81 Ай бұрын

Do you have any links for the products? Let's see the colossus?

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

There is a video on my page for my massive custom if that’s what you mean. I can post links to products, but probably won’t get around to it this weekend.

@mwoodham3684 Ай бұрын

Want to add to your comment at 1:16:32, just as to be helpful for anyone new or unaware there still could be traces of chemical residues (the concern for me is the wax, not the surf of course) which is being spread around the kitchen easily, in multiple containers many of them. Trace amounts add up, then your thinking they are clean using hot water with soap, etc, then using them to cook. Ever see a shiny film floating on top of the water in a container or pot that wax had been in before even after "cleaning"? That's chemicals seen to the naked eye....Just invest in dedicated tools for your lava projects that YOU know are just for that...so there is no contamination going into your food or other dishes.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

Fair point. I can’t argue with you there. I do throughly clean everything with 95% rubbing alcohol, after handwashing, and before the dishwasher though. Probably not a perfect method, but tetrachloroethylene is fairly easy to remove in cleaning, as it’s a chemical meant to clean, then evaporate when not in a sealed environment.

@CocoKoi321 Ай бұрын

Didn't show us his mega lamp at the end as he said he would

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

There is only one other vid on my page, and it’s my mega lamp. Shoulda put it in the vid. My bad.

@gadgetboy38 Ай бұрын

Did you add anything else to the mix? I’ve used about 3oz of surf and had the lamp running for 8 hours and the wax hasn’t moved an inch

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

No, nothing else. Is it a grande?

@gadgetboy38 Ай бұрын

@@user-fc5cp2vt5v Yeah, i'm in the UK. I have a new bulb and I have also raised the bulb so it sits just underneath the lamp but still nothin. The wax seems molten but it doesn't move.

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

@@gadgetboy38what are you using for a surfactant?

@gadgetboy38 Ай бұрын

@@user-fc5cp2vt5v The stuff from LavaLabs

@user-fc5cp2vt5v Ай бұрын

Any result yet? There is a approach you can take if you have a particularly stubborn batch of wax, but I usually save it as a last resort. Is this a newer lamp btw? Has it been sitting inactive for a long time? Also, did you find this vid from one of the lava groups? It would be a lot easier to assist you if you could send me some pics of the situation. Pm me if possible.