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Improve the grippiness of a steering wheel without making it thicker?
What I need is something to give the wheel a little more grip without changing its thickness much. It's not just the slippiness that bugs me, it's the fact that , due to the type of plastic they used, it also charges me up with static electricity, so that when I get out of the car I get a nasty little shock when touching the door. Is there any kind of thin rubberised tape that you can wrap all the way around the wheel perhaps?
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RickyC
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RickyC
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[nq:1]What I need is something to give the wheel a little more gripwithout changing its thickness much. It's not just ... touching the door.
- [nq:1]What I need is something to give the wheel a little more gripwithout changing its thickness much.
- It's not just ...
- touching the door.
- [/nq] A question profoundly rooted in English usage.
- Bind the wheel tightly with a leather thong no need to cover the whole thing, as about a half-inch spacing should be quite enough.
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[nq:1]What I need is something to give the wheel a little more gripwithout changing its thickness much. It's not just ... touching the door. Is thereany kind of thin rubberised tape that you can wrap all the way aroundthe wheel perhaps?[/nq]
A question profoundly rooted in English usage. Bind the wheel tightly with a leather thong no need to cover the whole thing, as about a half-inch spacing
A question profoundly rooted in English usage. Bind the wheel tightly with a leather thong no need to cover the whole thing, as about a half-inch spacing
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[nq:2]A question profoundly rooted in English usage.[/nq]
I thought you might like a little variety to spice up the evening. ;-)
[nq:2]Bind the wheel tightly with a leather thong[/nq]
I'll borrow one from my girlfriend
[nq:2] no need to cover the whole thing, as about ... dressing which first comes to hand in the shoe-cleaning box.[/nq]
Yes, I thought about leather. Even imitat
I thought you might like a little variety to spice up the evening. ;-)
[nq:2]Bind the wheel tightly with a leather thong[/nq]
I'll borrow one from my girlfriend
[nq:2] no need to cover the whole thing, as about ... dressing which first comes to hand in the shoe-cleaning box.[/nq]
Yes, I thought about leather. Even imitat
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RickyC typed thusly:
[nq:1]I thought you might like a little variety to spice up the evening. ;-)[/nq]
I can only agree. Leather is the only sensible covering for a steering wheel. If you have partaken too inefficiently of a fish and chip supper, you can just wipe your hands around the wheel - the leather will absorb the grease and may even be the better for it.
David
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[nq:1]I thought you might like a little variety to spice up the evening. ;-)[/nq]
I can only agree. Leather is the only sensible covering for a steering wheel. If you have partaken too inefficiently of a fish and chip supper, you can just wipe your hands around the wheel - the leather will absorb the grease and may even be the better for it.
David
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[nq:1]What I need is something to give the wheel a little more grip without changing its thickness much.[/nq]
This is a good point, you are obviously thick enough as it is.
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This is a good point, you are obviously thick enough as it is.
"How do you know you're ***?"
"Simple. When I pray to Him, I find I am talking to myself." -+"The Ruling Class", Peter O'Toole
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For racing bikes it is possible to buy some sort of wrapping wich is adhesive - comes in any colour I think, and easy to attach.
The static electricity I think is build up between the seat and you when you rub your back against the fabric, unless it is cotton (I doubt it) or leather. Just touch the car with a flat hand instead of your fingertips - then you won't feel the buzz.
The static electricity I think is build up between the seat and you when you rub your back against the fabric, unless it is cotton (I doubt it) or leather. Just touch the car with a flat hand instead of your fingertips - then you won't feel the buzz.
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[nq:2]For racing bikes it is possible to buy some sort ... comes in any colour I think, and easy to attach.[/nq]
I'm wondering if you mean the stuff I used to use when I was a kid - made of plastic with a texture embossed into it... It's an idea... I like the leather suggestion. I'm thinking of buying a few chamois leathers, cutting them into strips and making one long strip and then wrapping
I'm wondering if you mean the stuff I used to use when I was a kid - made of plastic with a texture embossed into it... It's an idea... I like the leather suggestion. I'm thinking of buying a few chamois leathers, cutting them into strips and making one long strip and then wrapping
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[nq:2]This is a good point, you are obviously thick enough as it is.[/nq]
A classic case of "It takes one to know one"! Did you really feel that was witty enough to deserve its own new thread??
Kat
A classic case of "It takes one to know one"! Did you really feel that was witty enough to deserve its own new thread??
Kat
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[nq:2]A classic case of "It takes one to know one"! Did you really feel that was witty enough to deserve its own new thread??[/nq]
Its own *OT* thread, at that! Definitely a prize plonker.
JK
Its own *OT* thread, at that! Definitely a prize plonker.
JK
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J Kemph typed thusly:
[nq:1]Its own *OT* thread, at that! Definitely a prize plonker.[/nq]
Unaccustomed as I am to leaping to the defence (=US defense) of Bill, his reply appears correctly threaded to me, as do your two replies.
David
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[nq:1]Its own *OT* thread, at that! Definitely a prize plonker.[/nq]
Unaccustomed as I am to leaping to the defence (=US defense) of Bill, his reply appears correctly threaded to me, as do your two replies.
David
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[nq:1]. I'm thinking of buying a few chamois leathers, cutting them into strips and making one long strip and then wrapping the wheel in that.. but I'd prefer a smooth finish. Smooth but grippy is what I really want.[/nq]
No need to do it yourself. Auto parts stores sell kits for this purpose, in more than one texture.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
No need to do it yourself. Auto parts stores sell kits for this purpose, in more than one texture.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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