That would depend on your type of tie... I would to a Solomon bar myself, or jagged ladder... maybe check out TIAT on youtube. He has a vid on doing a Solomon bar around a hair tie... You may be able to extrapolate off of that on to your steering wheel.
steering wheel?
has anyone wrapped their steering wheel? i really want to but i cant figure out exactly how to do it. could anyone shed some light on this?
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
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I did an old datsun pu wheel a very long time ago. It was just a simple wrap, using I believe it is called an "Oarsman" knot to secure the ends. The oarsman is used to add a wrap section to an oar where it rests in the oarlock. The wheel was kind of skinny, so the addition of the paracord made it a much more comfortable grip. It did seem to show the dirt fairly quickly and was difficult to clean. Because of this I would suggest an earthy color, and not the bright red I selected
Hello, New to the forum....My boat steering wheel is coated with a rubber material that was degrading from the sun. I decided to wrap it with paracord.....nothing fancy just a tight wrap with knots by the steering knob. It took a long time to run the long length of the cord through the wheel and through and through....then ran out of cord! LOL I have since used a blue camo color that turned out great and provides good grip even with fish slime hands!has anyone wrapped their steering wheel? i really want to but i cant figure out exactly how to do it. could anyone shed some light on this?
thanks in advance
This is interetsing and intriguing.
I can see this being a no go on modern vehicles because it'll increase the diameter of the wheel alot. However, on my 1973 Wagoneer the steering wheel is "pencil thin" and the same in our 69 Nova.
I had put a parts store steering wheel cover on it just to get by and give it a more positive feel, but i never could find one that fit right. I actually ripped the inner lining it when installing it so its got a stretched thin part at the bottom
I'll get on it this weekend and will report back.
I can see this being a no go on modern vehicles because it'll increase the diameter of the wheel alot. However, on my 1973 Wagoneer the steering wheel is "pencil thin" and the same in our 69 Nova.
I had put a parts store steering wheel cover on it just to get by and give it a more positive feel, but i never could find one that fit right. I actually ripped the inner lining it when installing it so its got a stretched thin part at the bottom
I'll get on it this weekend and will report back.
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Okay, here's the vehicle in question...
Planning to go with this color combo for the steering wheel. Just ordered the paracord.
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Planning to go with this color combo for the steering wheel. Just ordered the paracord.
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Okay, so this is going to come out awesome.
Pulled the wheel when I got home. Grabbed the longest not rolled up piece of paracord I had, which turned out to be bright purple, and gave it a test. I wanted to see if it would feel good in the hand before wasting all my time doing it as the real thing.
I was concerned with the loops being on the "top and bottom" of the wheel, where your hand would rest, and being too agressive. I pulled the top strand a bit tighter to keep the loops more on the "front" of the wheel. Feels GREAT in the hand. realized however when tied like this, it'll use alot more of the outside color. Thats also a good thing, because the outside color will be the dark color, which will be less susceptible to getting dirty.
Woo!
on the back the back sideof the knot slides nicely into the finger grooves. I'll probably make things more even when ido it for real, this was just a 5 minute test.
Pulled the wheel when I got home. Grabbed the longest not rolled up piece of paracord I had, which turned out to be bright purple, and gave it a test. I wanted to see if it would feel good in the hand before wasting all my time doing it as the real thing.
I was concerned with the loops being on the "top and bottom" of the wheel, where your hand would rest, and being too agressive. I pulled the top strand a bit tighter to keep the loops more on the "front" of the wheel. Feels GREAT in the hand. realized however when tied like this, it'll use alot more of the outside color. Thats also a good thing, because the outside color will be the dark color, which will be less susceptible to getting dirty.
Woo!
on the back the back sideof the knot slides nicely into the finger grooves. I'll probably make things more even when ido it for real, this was just a 5 minute test.
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