The lovely blue painted wires on my 2007 Plus 4 Molly get very grubby inside the wheel which is really difficult to clean (especially with a very long dusty farm drive to our house and two arthritic wrists that don't bend like normal wrists when trying to access the inaccessible).
I am therefore thinking of getting some kit to safely jack the care up and take the wheels off periodically and give them a really good clean. At this point I must stress I am properly the least mechanical person on this board (I am a pen pusher) and would some welcome any guidance. Whilst I have had a new set of tyres fitted by my excellent local tyre shop last year, I have never taken a wheel off Molly myself in the 8 years that I have had her.
I am thinking of getting something like a Clarke CTJ2000A trolley jack and a couple of Axel Stands from Machine Mart to get the car up to take the wheels off. Would that make sense? Any tips on the physical process of wire wheel removal with spinners? Any suggestions for cleaning grease and grim from the wheels?
Thanks in anticipation.
A Mechanical and Technical Numpty
