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Bill in Bama wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:08 pm I've been known to take the wheels off my car for a good cleaning, but always managed to do the job without a wheel stand, in fact I've never even thought of such until seeing this post. I also find the older I get the less frequently I do this operation. But I clean them on the car while sitting on jy rolling stool which is much easier on the vack and knees.

Now that I’m older I’m not doing this as often, I used to do it twice a year for both cars. These days maybe once a year.

Bill in Bama wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:08 pm
I've been known to take the wheels off my car for a good cleaning, but always managed to do the job without a wheel stand, in fact I've never even thought of such until seeing this post. I also find the older I get the less frequently I do this operation. But I clean them on the car while sitting on jy rolling stool which is much easier on the vack and knees.
Now that***** I’m older I’m not doing this as often, I used to do it twice a year for both cars. These days maybe once a year.

*****That's not the ONLY thing........

I always clean the barrels of the wheels- some easier than others. Whenever I rotate, I do a quick coat of wax on the barrels to keep things from sticking and making cleaning easier.

Cairo94507 wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:24 pm I always clean the barrels of the wheels- some easier than others. Whenever I rotate, I do a quick coat of wax on the barrels to keep things from sticking and making cleaning easier.

These days with staggered sizes, no rotating

Yep,couple of times a year. Wifey looks at me like I'm nuts

I get the same look and not just my wife. My neighbors

One thing I look at when I buy a car is how easy will it be to clean the wheels!!

DAK911 wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:08 am One thing I look at when I buy a car is how easy will it be to clean the wheels!!

It’s the first thing I look at now because of my current wheel. These get dirty like this after my first drive.

Efren wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:58 pm

DAK911 wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:08 am One thing I look at when I buy a car is how easy will it be to clean the wheels!!

It’s the first thing I look at now because of my current wheel. These get dirty like this after my first drive.

OUCH....

I think about this sometimes when contemplating a purchase, my preference is a fairly simple 5 spoke wheel like the Carrera classic wheel, but it's not available in 20" AFAIK, and the standard GTS wheel isn't too bad, but those 15 spoke, oh my!