That's great! We love to hear from people who have been inspired to fix their snow globes. We also like success stories, so let us know how things turn out. If you have any questions we will do our best to answer them. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you so much! I have a beautiful orange plastic pumpkin Halloween snow globe that about a quarter of the water has somehow evaporated maybe. I have wanted to find out how to fix it because it’s so pretty when you turn it on the sparkles inside blow around (without having to shake it)….And the sparkles reflect on the surrounding walls…so pretty! So now I’m going to try your method of adding some water back into her. Thank you so much.
Where can I buy a water bottle (like yours) with the long metal tube that you used to refill the snow globe? I’m going to drill (what looks like) the small original plug so that I can add the correct amount of water back into my globe…..but I will need something like your bottle to do it as you did. Is it possible to send you a short video of my globe?
@@fieldcat8 Hi. We believe you are referring to the syringe that we use occasionally to fill snow globes. That is a marinating syringe for marinating turkeys and roasts. We got ours at Bed, Bath, and Beyond but you can get them on Amazon and other places. Make sure that you a syringe that has only one hole in the tip. The more common syringes like the ones you get at the grocery store have holes in the side of the needle which will not work. We provide an explanation of the tools that we use in Episode 3.
@@snowgloberescue8887 thank you so much for the quick reply! I drilled through the plug, it was covered with hard clear glue & very small, but I got through with a very small drill bit. Now, I’m on my way to pick one up at WM…. hopefully the needle only has one hole and I can do it without too many air bubbles. You guys are great. Thank you so much.
Hi me again. I have the orange plastic pumpkin snow globe. I drilled a hole, but then I had to let it sit for a while because I had to find glycerin & wait for the flavor injector to arrive from Amazon that only had one hole in it. I had to make the hole little bigger to get the injector needle in there and now I am considering “water weld”to close up the hole. Do you think that would work? It takes 15 to 25 minutes to cure. I was going to use glue hot glue gun, but not sure if that will hold the water once the globe is turned back right side up. The plastic disc wouldn’t work on my globe because the hole is raised. Otherwise, I guess I will just see how well a glue gun works. What are your thoughts?
Hi. Sorry it took so long to respond. We have used a glob of hot glue over the fill hole, which did work. We also cut a small piece of plastic and super glued it over the hole. That worked as well.
Well this is the final follow up on the success of refilling my big orange (plastic) snow globe. This globe has an “on/off” switch that when turned on the water keeps the little sparkles constantly moving inside the globe. Its very beautiful, because that reflects on a wall due to a light that is also in the mechanism on the bottom of the globe. Following the instructions found on this amazing post…I removed the three tiny screws that were attached to the bottom of globe. Then I found what seem to be as very small plug hole. I drilled through it using the smallest bit I could find for my drill. As I noted in my previous post, the people that originated this globe repair video were very kind to me, and helped me along the way. I got a “flavor injector” on Amazon with very thin needle that only had one hole in the bottom (as per their instructions) and I made a mixture of distilled water, clear glue and alcohol and injected that in through the hole via the flavor injector. It took a few minutes of shaking it to get the water, glue and alcohol mixed in with the previous solution were left in my globe. I did my best to get all the air bubbles out. Then I used a “hot glue gun” (not Water Weld) to seal the hole. It has been two weeks now and it is not leaking & running perfect. I wish I could post a picture of this beautiful globe after the repair but I don’t know how. So I sincerely say “thank you” very much to the people who posted “plastic snow globe repair” on UA-cam. They were amazing, I had fun fixing it and they helped me get this globe back together, working again & hopefully for many more years.
@@fieldcat8 We are very happy that our video helped you and that you successfully repaired your snow globe! It sounds like you did a great job. We would love to see it. You can send us a picture at tespi74@gmail.com.
Any advice on how to repair one (like the 101 Dalmatians one in this video) where the part inside where the puppies are is no longer secured to the bottom and is floating?
Unfortunately that is one of the issues with the plastic snow globes. They are generally not designed to be disassembled and repaired. The parts are normally super glued together and not possible to separate. When it comes to plastic snow globes the most we normally can do is add some water.
I have the same unicorn one I got for my daughter. Water being low is fixed now, thank you for this video, but I cannot get the music box to keep playing once placed back into the bottom. It came off the bottom part while disassembling it. Any clue what would cause this?
Hi. I just grabbed that unicorn globe off the shelf and what is funny is that once I picked it up the song started playing and I could not stop it. It played the entire song. I took it apart to look at the music mechanism. With it out of the globe I could not get it to make any sound. I placed it back in the base and is started playing immediately. Now that it stopped I can't get it to play again. I opened the black container holding the music circuit thinking it is motion activated but did not see anything unusual. I'm not sure what exactly triggers the mechanism. The only thing I can think of at this point is maybe a fresh battery may help. I have now idea how old the batter is in this one. Let me know if that makes a difference.
@@snowgloberescue8887 I did try a fresh battery. Also with mine, would play when picked up and would play the whole song unless sat back down. Also took apart the mechanism to find nothing out of the ordinary. If any other Info is gathered would definitely appreciate. Thanks
You guys won't believe this: I found that EXACT 101 Dalmatians snow globe at a thrift store near me. It has the 1996 on the back and everything! Mine has different screws for some reason though.
Cool! Actually, the screws in the one we fixed had square holes that require a special tool, however, we had a small Philips head screw driver the just happened to fit enough to get them out.
Now that I think about it, ours may have been triangular as well. We just happened to have a screwdriver that fit enough that we didn't need a special tool. I don't think they meant for it to be disassembled!
Is this normal tap water you use, or do I need a special solution? Wondering also if you can get a kind of water solution that doesn't evaporate eventually
We use filtered water. Some people use distilled water. We add about two tablespoons of alcohol per gallon to inhibit bacteria and algae growth. The only thing you can put in your globe that will not evaporate is mineral oil or baby oil (same thing). We have a video where we compare several options. It is episode 32, there is a link in the video description. In many cases the water does not evaporate. Sometimes the globes are stored in a hot environment such as the attic or garage, or displayed in the sun. When the water in the globe heats up the pressure can force water past the stopper and the water actually leaks out.
You are correct. Hot glue works most of the time but there are globes that no matter how much hot glue we use they still develop an air bubble over time. However, using the hot glue allows us to easily create access to the globe to remove any air bubbles that form later. Also, if something happens to the globe like the figurine detaching or globe cracking, the hot glue will allow us to disassemble and repair it. These plastic snow globes had a hard plastic plug sealing the filler hole that we had to drill through. Hot glue was the most convenient sealer that we could think of that would also allow us to easily repair it down the road. We fixed those months ago and they are still fine. The alternative for these plastic globes would be to super glue a small plastic disc over the hole or find a small piece of soft rubber that can be used or shaped into a plug and pushed into the filler hole. If we fix any plastic snow globes in the future we may look for an alternative and do a video on it if we find something that works. Thanks for the comment.
@@graciousvalley9978 We have never tried silicone but it should work. It is an adhesive and I imagine would stick to and seal the opening. It may be easily removable from the globe as well. We have never heard of someone using silicone to seal a snow globe. For some reason everyone, including the manufacturers of snow globes use hot glue. Not sure why but there must be a reason. Maybe the silicone dry time is longer than the hot glue cool time. We will have to get some and try it to know for sure. We will write that down as an idea for an upcoming video. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@snowgloberescue8887 awesome I’d love to know if this would work. I’ve been sculpting more and my daughter really loves snow globes so I want to know it could work. I know silicone needs a dry area to dry so maybe thin layer of hot glue to keep the water from it then seal it in silicone.
Thanks for this video! Now I know how I can fix the 4 McDonald's 101 Dalmatians snow globes! 😁 I'm so glad you made this video!
That's great, we're happy that we could help!
You got me inspired to fix snow globes now
That's great! We love to hear from people who have been inspired to fix their snow globes. We also like success stories, so let us know how things turn out. If you have any questions we will do our best to answer them. Thanks for the comment.
Ditto 😂 I was annoyed I couldn't fix them.... But now, once I find my hot glue gun... 🎉
Thank you so much! I have a beautiful orange plastic pumpkin Halloween snow globe that about a quarter of the water has somehow evaporated maybe. I have wanted to find out how to fix it because it’s so pretty when you turn it on the sparkles inside blow around (without having to shake it)….And the sparkles reflect on the surrounding walls…so pretty! So now I’m going to try your method of adding some water back into her. Thank you so much.
Hi. We are happy that our video was helpful. We're sure it will turn out great!
Where can I buy a water bottle (like yours) with the long metal tube that you used to refill the snow globe? I’m going to drill (what looks like) the small original plug so that I can add the correct amount of water back into my globe…..but I will need something like your bottle to do it as you did. Is it possible to send you a short video of my globe?
@@fieldcat8 Hi. We believe you are referring to the syringe that we use occasionally to fill snow globes. That is a marinating syringe for marinating turkeys and roasts. We got ours at Bed, Bath, and Beyond but you can get them on Amazon and other places. Make sure that you a syringe that has only one hole in the tip. The more common syringes like the ones you get at the grocery store have holes in the side of the needle which will not work. We provide an explanation of the tools that we use in Episode 3.
@@snowgloberescue8887 thank you so much for the quick reply! I drilled through the plug, it was covered with hard clear glue & very small, but I got through with a very small drill bit. Now, I’m on my way to pick one up at WM…. hopefully the needle only has one hole and I can do it without too many air bubbles. You guys are great. Thank you so much.
Hi me again. I have the orange plastic pumpkin snow globe. I drilled a hole, but then I had to let it sit for a while because I had to find glycerin & wait for the flavor injector to arrive from Amazon that only had one hole in it. I had to make the hole little bigger to get the injector needle in there and now I am considering “water weld”to close up the hole. Do you think that would work? It takes 15 to 25 minutes to cure. I was going to use glue hot glue gun, but not sure if that will hold the water once the globe is turned back right side up. The plastic disc wouldn’t work on my globe because the hole is raised. Otherwise, I guess I will just see how well a glue gun works. What are your thoughts?
Hi. Sorry it took so long to respond. We have used a glob of hot glue over the fill hole, which did work. We also cut a small piece of plastic and super glued it over the hole. That worked as well.
Well this is the final follow up on the success of refilling my big orange (plastic) snow globe. This globe has an “on/off” switch that when turned on the water keeps the little sparkles constantly moving inside the globe. Its very beautiful, because that reflects on a wall due to a light that is also in the mechanism on the bottom of the globe. Following the instructions found on this amazing post…I removed the three tiny screws that were attached to the bottom of globe. Then I found what seem to be as very small plug hole. I drilled through it using the smallest bit I could find for my drill. As I noted in my previous post, the people that originated this globe repair video were very kind to me, and helped me along the way. I got a “flavor injector” on Amazon with very thin needle that only had one hole in the bottom (as per their instructions) and I made a mixture of distilled water, clear glue and alcohol and injected that in through the hole via the flavor injector. It took a few minutes of shaking it to get the water, glue and alcohol mixed in with the previous solution were left in my globe. I did my best to get all the air bubbles out. Then I used a “hot glue gun” (not Water Weld) to seal the hole. It has been two weeks now and it is not leaking & running perfect. I wish I could post a picture of this beautiful globe after the repair but I don’t know how. So I sincerely say “thank you” very much to the people who posted “plastic snow globe repair” on UA-cam. They were amazing, I had fun fixing it and they helped me get this globe back together, working again & hopefully for many more years.
@@fieldcat8 We are very happy that our video helped you and that you successfully repaired your snow globe! It sounds like you did a great job. We would love to see it. You can send us a picture at tespi74@gmail.com.
Any advice on how to repair one (like the 101 Dalmatians one in this video) where the part inside where the puppies are is no longer secured to the bottom and is floating?
Unfortunately that is one of the issues with the plastic snow globes. They are generally not designed to be disassembled and repaired. The parts are normally super glued together and not possible to separate. When it comes to plastic snow globes the most we normally can do is add some water.
I have the same unicorn one I got for my daughter. Water being low is fixed now, thank you for this video, but I cannot get the music box to keep playing once placed back into the bottom. It came off the bottom part while disassembling it. Any clue what would cause this?
Hi. I just grabbed that unicorn globe off the shelf and what is funny is that once I picked it up the song started playing and I could not stop it. It played the entire song. I took it apart to look at the music mechanism. With it out of the globe I could not get it to make any sound. I placed it back in the base and is started playing immediately. Now that it stopped I can't get it to play again. I opened the black container holding the music circuit thinking it is motion activated but did not see anything unusual. I'm not sure what exactly triggers the mechanism. The only thing I can think of at this point is maybe a fresh battery may help. I have now idea how old the batter is in this one. Let me know if that makes a difference.
@@snowgloberescue8887 I did try a fresh battery. Also with mine, would play when picked up and would play the whole song unless sat back down. Also took apart the mechanism to find nothing out of the ordinary. If any other Info is gathered would definitely appreciate. Thanks
@@justinfunderburg9888 We'll let you know if I find out anything.
Do you put water or alcohol in there?
We topped these with filtered water. If all of the water was missing we would add a little alcohol to prevent algae and bacteria growth.
You guys won't believe this: I found that EXACT 101 Dalmatians snow globe at a thrift store near me. It has the 1996 on the back and everything! Mine has different screws for some reason though.
Cool! Actually, the screws in the one we fixed had square holes that require a special tool, however, we had a small Philips head screw driver the just happened to fit enough to get them out.
@@norcaldrop-toproadtrips7857 Mine had triangle shaped screws! I wonder if different factories used different kinds?
Now that I think about it, ours may have been triangular as well. We just happened to have a screwdriver that fit enough that we didn't need a special tool. I don't think they meant for it to be disassembled!
Is this normal tap water you use, or do I need a special solution? Wondering also if you can get a kind of water solution that doesn't evaporate eventually
We use filtered water. Some people use distilled water. We add about two tablespoons of alcohol per gallon to inhibit bacteria and algae growth. The only thing you can put in your globe that will not evaporate is mineral oil or baby oil (same thing). We have a video where we compare several options. It is episode 32, there is a link in the video description.
In many cases the water does not evaporate. Sometimes the globes are stored in a hot environment such as the attic or garage, or displayed in the sun. When the water in the globe heats up the pressure can force water past the stopper and the water actually leaks out.
Ty I have the whole set of snow globes from 101 Dalmatians all have lost water.
You're welcome! Those plastic snow globes were not meant to be repaired but you can get them almost back to new. Good luck!
Just a thought .. hot glue doesnt always mean airtight. Am looking for another alternative. Thx
You are correct. Hot glue works most of the time but there are globes that no matter how much hot glue we use they still develop an air bubble over time. However, using the hot glue allows us to easily create access to the globe to remove any air bubbles that form later. Also, if something happens to the globe like the figurine detaching or globe cracking, the hot glue will allow us to disassemble and repair it. These plastic snow globes had a hard plastic plug sealing the filler hole that we had to drill through. Hot glue was the most convenient sealer that we could think of that would also allow us to easily repair it down the road. We fixed those months ago and they are still fine. The alternative for these plastic globes would be to super glue a small plastic disc over the hole or find a small piece of soft rubber that can be used or shaped into a plug and pushed into the filler hole. If we fix any plastic snow globes in the future we may look for an alternative and do a video on it if we find something that works. Thanks for the comment.
@@snowgloberescue8887 wouldn’t silicone be something you can use as well that could be easily removed?
@@graciousvalley9978 We have never tried silicone but it should work. It is an adhesive and I imagine would stick to and seal the opening. It may be easily removable from the globe as well. We have never heard of someone using silicone to seal a snow globe. For some reason everyone, including the manufacturers of snow globes use hot glue. Not sure why but there must be a reason. Maybe the silicone dry time is longer than the hot glue cool time. We will have to get some and try it to know for sure. We will write that down as an idea for an upcoming video. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@snowgloberescue8887 awesome I’d love to know if this would work. I’ve been sculpting more and my daughter really loves snow globes so I want to know it could work. I know silicone needs a dry area to dry so maybe thin layer of hot glue to keep the water from it then seal it in silicone.