[MrFlippant]

I totally agree. Not many ways to get around that other than being extra careful while working them loose. That's one thing I appreciate about Pioneer cars, and other makes that make the front axle pop out easily, even with press-on wheels. 

The only method I've seen used for front wheels without removing them from the chassis is to get a belt sander, preferably one that can be set up as a flat, horizontal surface like a table. Take the guide out, and then hold the front wheels to the sander as it's going, but at a slight angle, so that it both rotates the wheels and sands them. :) I've done that only once when the host of the race had it set up for that purpose. LOL