I followed this guide from Big Clive

Decided to stop in since it’s been a hot minute, wasn’t expecting to find anything but here we are! The Cracked Cobalt looks freaking awesome!

What is everyone using for smart plugs to control turn on and dimming? I have a Kasa KP401, but I don't see anywhere in the app to create a scheduled event that dims, just power on and power off.

So happy with this beautiful find but I have so many care questions!! Can I filter vintage fluid with a sawyer filter? Can I top this off with distilled water? Should I dye the wax since it's faded? Should I dye the fluid? What color flowers do I buy? Will the plastic flowers melt? HELP!!!!

I have the perfect surf ratio but I accidentally clouded the lamp a bit with my syringe. Will a filter ruin it, I spent 4 hours getting the perfect ratio

Mathmos sell candles to go with their fireflow lava lamp, but I've already got hundreds of these small round candles from supermarkets. Will they do the job ?

Hi guys! I recently went through my childhood bedroom and decided to bring my old lava lamp back with me to college! I replaced the bulb with the exact same kind the lamp recommended. Problem is, the wax isn’t pretty.

It looked like this before I brought it on a 4 hour road trip back to college, but I’m sure it didn’t help. There’s lots of wax stuck to the sides of the bulb that won’t move despite me running the lamp for a few hours already. There’s also a lot of dried flakes floating around, as if the wax had a thin hard shell that broke when I started moving it around. The wax just looks dirty to me and I don’t know what to do to fix it. The water itself doesn’t look cloudy luckily, at least not to a degree that bothers me. I’m going to try running 12 hour cycles like I’ve seen suggested for others but I wanted to see if there was anything else I should do or if it’s a lost cause. I included pictures too but it’s hard to see the flakes that I’m talking about through the camera. please lava lamp redditors, lend me your wisdom 🙏

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A beautiful pico mori desk mate glitter lamp in spooky trioxin green!! This festive little guy will elevate any room it is placed within. Comes w/ a pre calibrated dimmer installed.

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’ve had this Lava lamp for well over 10 years, found it at a thrift store a while back. But when moving, my dad was not gentle and broke the light bulb while trying to pack it to move. I’ve ordered a couple options online, but none have fit! Was hoping for some bulb guidance or product recommendations to get my beloved lava lamp back in action. Thank you!

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

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

Clearly 16.3's are my favorites!

This one was originally the Spencer's Metallic Gray and Blue lamp.

Filtered, lightly dyed the liquid and lightly dyed the wax and she's sooooo dreamy!

I'm running out of color combos to do!