Is my snowglobe fixable?

June 21, 2004 2:36 PM

Is there help for my poor little snowglobe? I have a Fargo snowglobe (car tipped over, Marge in the snow, etc.) that's seen better days. The water (or some vaguely oily approximation thereof) has slowly leaked over the years to the point that it's about half full, and what's left is yellowy and horrible. Can I fix it?
posted by scody to grab bag (7 comments total)

I have the same snowglobe. Mine is really badly yellowed, too. I think it's the blood that discolored the water over the years, but I haven't figured out how to fix it.
posted by astruc at 2:40 PM on June 21, 2004

you could drill a tiny hole in the top, drain everything out into a coffee filter to collect the snow, dry it, mix it with (distilled?) water, refill, and seal the whole with a blob of glue.
posted by andrew cooke at 3:27 PM on June 21, 2004

whole?! hole! sheesh.
posted by andrew cooke at 3:28 PM on June 21, 2004

or, if it's all plastic you could use an exacto/utility knife--new blade only--and slice it all the way around where the globe meets the base. then refill and clear caulk to reseal it.
posted by amberglow at 3:38 PM on June 21, 2004

Snowglobes use Glycerin, not water (I'm pretty sure). You could maybe drill a hole in the bottom somewhere unobtrusive, drain and refill it, then gunk up the hole.
posted by dg at 4:00 PM on June 21, 2004

i send you here, which is far more detailed than it needs to be: here. don't ask me why I know this site.
posted by grimley at 7:21 PM on June 21, 2004

Thanks grimley! By the way, how do you know that site? (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
posted by scody at 10:14 PM on June 21, 2004