Black Water in Snow Globe: One of the snow globes I made at the beginning of the year now has black water. The second one is getting dark. I used distilled water, but I guess that...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

One of the snow globes I made at the beginning of the year now has black water. The second one is getting dark. I used distilled water, but I guess that wasn't being cautious enough. I'll have to rethink my plan to start snow globe production.

If I make another one, it will be dry inside. It will look the same, but there won't be any little bits floating around when It's shaken.

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

Amazon has a ton of snow globe parts

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Iron Sight wrote:

Amazon has a ton of snow globe parts

I have the parts, but I don't want to keep changing the water. I think I'll drain the water, clean everything, and put them back together dry. I thought using distilled water would be safe, but I guess all the other things inside the globe could have bacteria on them.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

jerryc41 wrote:

I have the parts, but I don't want to keep changing the water. I think I'll drain the water, clean everything, and put them back together dry. I thought using distilled water would be safe, but I guess all the other things inside the globe could have bacteria on them.

You need to boil everything inside including the globe. Also boil the distilled water. You can boil it all in the same pot. If you have something that can't be boiled place it in 99 percent isopropyl alcohol. It can be bought at most lumber yards or paint stores.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Drbobcameraguy wrote:

You need to boil everything inside including the globe. Also boil the distilled water. You can boil it all in the same pot. If you have something that can't be boiled place it in 99 percent isopropyl alcohol. It can be bought at most lumber yards or paint stores.

Thanks, but that sounds like too much trouble, and I'm afraid that some of the small plastic items would get bent out of shape. I think clear air will be good enough for my purposes. I might try the boiling water with the globes I disassemble, though.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Just call them dark energy globes!!

M1911 Loc: DFW Metromess

Proof of climate change?

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

I am wondering if it is oxidation. If bacteria, I suppose all the innards have to be sterilized?

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

jerryc41 wrote:

One of the snow globes I made at the beginning of the year now has black water. The second one is getting dark. I used distilled water, but I guess that wasn't being cautious enough. I'll have to rethink my plan to start snow globe production.

If I make another one, it will be dry inside. It will look the same, but there won't be any little bits floating around when It's shaken.

Do snow globes use water? I thought they might use alcohol or something like that.

Stan

HOHIMER

jerryc41 wrote:

One of the snow globes I made at the beginning of the year now has black water. The second one is getting dark. I used distilled water, but I guess that wasn't being cautious enough. I'll have to rethink my plan to start snow globe production.

If I make another one, it will be dry inside. It will look the same, but there won't be any little bits floating around when It's shaken.

So, it will not be a snow globe.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

StanMac wrote:

Do snow globes use water? I thought they might use alcohol or something like that.

Stan

Water with a bit of glycerin to slow down the "snow."

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

HOHIMER wrote:

So, it will not be a snow globe.

It will be a globe.