wax bulge

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i've got a GC II that has been moved twice for me. after the first install it was up for about 8 months, and then stored for year, then put into the condo i'm now renting, downstairs in a basement on a concrete floor.

the same guy did the install both times: the first time, no issues, this time it was fine for 4 months, and then maybe because of temperature swings (it gets down into the 40's down there at night, and then i turn on a wall heater and it goes up to the 60's over a few hours), a ridge has formed along one slate seam. fortunately, i play entirely 14.1 and it's at the head of the table where there's not so much action. but it's enough of a ridge that balls rolling across it make an audible "bump". i'd guess it's maybe 1/32", and extends across the middle 2' of the table.

the table will only be up for another 2-3 months before i have to move again, and the cloth (Simonis 860) is not going to make it through being removed and put back down a 3rd time.

is there anything i can do to smooth it out without disassembling?

 

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best answer posted in another forum:

Clamb:
>>Had the exact same problem.The temporary fix I used was to find yourself
a half inch drive socket, (3/8 will do, just use a the biggest one you have) roll it over the raised wax with as much pressure as you need. Worked like a charm with no ill effects to the cloth.<<

i love this idea! sounds like the right scale of "fix" for the temporary problem -- and my socket set is in the next room!

RKC:
That's the best answer, but I use 2 deep well sockets with a board on top of them and roll them back and forth like a like a steam roller back and forth.