Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

Sections

1

  • How to Repair a Loose Snow Globe Base
  • 6 steps

Flags

0

  • BackSnow Globe

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              How to Repair a Loose Snow Globe Base               
  • Place your snow globe in a heat-resistant bowl.
  • Put on your heat-resistant gloves and keep them on for the entire process.

Place your snow globe in a heat-resistant bowl.

Put on your heat-resistant gloves and keep them on for the entire process.

1024

Step 2

  • Boil some water, then pour it in the bowl until it covers the top of the snow globe’s base.
  • Leave the snow globe in the water for about a minute to loosen the adhesive.

Boil some water, then pour it in the bowl until it covers the top of the snow globe’s base.

Leave the snow globe in the water for about a minute to loosen the adhesive.

Step 3

  • Remove the snow globe from the bowl and twist the snow globe counterclockwise from its base to separate the base from the globe.
  • Once the adhesive is loosened, the globe should separate from the base with minimal force.
  • If the globe is not easily separating from the base, place it back in the boiling water for one more minute and then try again. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Remove the snow globe from the bowl and twist the snow globe counterclockwise from its base to separate the base from the globe.

Once the adhesive is loosened, the globe should separate from the base with minimal force.

If the globe is not easily separating from the base, place it back in the boiling water for one more minute and then try again. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Step 4

  • Remove any excess adhesive around the snow globe.

Remove any excess adhesive around the snow globe.

Step 5

  • Heat your glue gun and apply a thin layer of hot glue on the bottom of the snow globe and the base.

Heat your glue gun and apply a thin layer of hot glue on the bottom of the snow globe and the base.

Step 6

  • Place the snow globe back into its base and leave it overnight to harden.

Place the snow globe back into its base and leave it overnight to harden.

Your snow globe’s base should be sturdy again!

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

Author

                                      with 1 other contributor 

                    Rozana                     

Member since: 01/17/2022

133 Reputation

                                      1 Guide authored                  



                       Badges:
                       2

Team

                       York University, Team P-10, O'Regan Winter 2022                        

                                                  Member of York University, Team P-10, O'Regan Winter 2022 



                    YORK-O'REGAN-W22SPG10                     


                                            1 Member                     


                                            1 Guide authored