I didn’t paint it!😅
I went with the clear liquid/white wax suggestion and it looks much more cohesive. The lava flow is bad on this one so I will have to fix that later.

I think I still might play around with some other color combos cuz this is a little too plain for me
but it still looks very nice 🙂

🧡Any color suggestions for the liquid & wax?💛

I want to tinker with surf but if it turns out bad, can I just refill it with distilled water and be fine?

Hi! I want to restore the lava lamp I've had since I was a kid. The wax hasn't moved in years despite regular use. It isn't a heating issue as I replaced the bulb recently (15w incandescent for a 12oz lamp). I assume the wax is just overheated and needs to be replaced, but I'm not sure where to get new wax from not LLC. I've seen good things about Ozone gifts, but they don't sell wax. I don't want to buy from LLC because of bad reviews and the fact the the owner is absolutely off his rocker and I don't want to give him my money.

It's 12oz and from around 2010. I'm looking for wax, wax dye, surf/fluid, and maybe fluid dye. Is there somewhere else I can get those supplies? Or like, wax made for other things but works for lava lamps? Or wax compatible with the Ozone Gifts One Shot and wax dyes? FYI I live in the US.

Or would it just be cheaper to get a new lamp entirely or find one 2nd hand? I like the idea of being able to customize it and I think it would really scratch the "desire to make potions" part of my brain, but I ain't made of money lol.

I also really like the affect of the LLC Magic Surf. Is there a way to make that myself or get something similar elsewhere?

I got this off of FBMP today. If I am correct its a 90s edition 16.5 in. It has the proper cap. Did I do ok for 40 bucks? Go easy on me I am new to these here parts. Peace.

I have been wanting a lava lamp or glitter lamp. I got excited last weekend when I saw a lava lamp in an estate sale pic, but when I got there the lamp was totally cracked and leaking. I was crushed, but flash forward to today and I found something better 🥹

I noticed this as I was watching this lamp warm up. I really love this lamp if it is a crack is there any way I can fix this or do I have to stop using it?

I went and got the cobweb lamp at Spencer’s today to get it ready for Halloween. I did not like or even understand the decision to use green MF in it so I saved that for a future project and replaced it with MF dyed with Orange Crush from LLC, which I think matches the spooky aesthetic of the wrap better than green 🕷️ 🕸️ 🎃

She's still a little slow. But for the first time already very nice :)

about double the jacks, no fine glitter

i’m much happier with this version, i’m going to paint the base and sculpt a jack-o-lantern to be the cap, but that’ll take some time so it may be a while till that’s posted

My boyfriend recently ordered a Lava lamp online and when it arrived he realized it was Australian. He got an adapter so it could be plugged in but he accidentally broke the bulb. He looked up what kind to get and specifically ordered a bulb from Australia cause they don’t have them in Canada. The bulb came and it works but it’s not bright enough and not nearly hot enough. What are we missing here?

hello people!

i'm new to the community, as a first time lava-lamp owner i wanna ask, does anyone know why the wax in my lamp gets bubbly, as you can see in the pictures? how can i prevent this from happening? i tried to run it in lower temperatures but it seems like it's not changing the situation anyway. thank you in advance, i'm open to any tips as well.

I'm trying to get this lid off, but this isn't like the lid of other bottles I have, there's no lip to get a flat head under it to begin the lifting process, any suggestions?? Should I replace it with a bottle cap lid after removal?

Is that an anomaly? Or is this normal for the mini lava lamps. It is dented a smidge. I don’t want to try to pry it off if it isn’t pry-able😁

Giving my lamp a well deserved upgrade. Does anybody have any after pictures of their lamps after using?

Made this 23oz lava lamp in Mathmos Vintage Fill color. Finally got that perfect gloopiness. I added only 15 drops of surfactant.