Whats the deal with my lava lamp?

[Chris Suter]

So I am not a lava lamp aficionado but I do really dig them. I bought my first one recently at an antique store and it looks pretty rough. I attached a link to a photo of it below. For some reason it won't let me attach the picture directly. What is the deal with all the bubbles within the wax? and the water is a little cloudy. It seem to have things floating in it (that aren't supposed to be there haha). Any ideas? Can I fix it? 

http://i63.tinypic.com/33wse38.jpg

[Claude J]

you can load pictures from the computer by clicking the link shown below

[Claude J]

You can try to wrap a towel around it while you run it so it overheats, 

that might pop the bubbles

If not, it will require a Re Goo

There is a point nin its life where the wax just gets worn out and separates