"They were basically useless for transferring any serious amount of force, repeatedly."
That's what I thought but my dad insisted it would work; I thought wrapping it like a bandage might need to be rewrapped every few weeks. Or, that the overlap of the strips would lead to the rubber wearing...
@ PratsA
Thank you for the reply, and I apologize for my delay in responding; most of my time had been taken up designing and redesigning a cup holder for my wheelchair.
I looked up Plasti Dip and it intrigues me, although I have to wonder if I could easily coat both wheel rims in an even...
I'm in the process of modifying my wheelchair. Currently, I'm deliberating on covering the aluminum handrim in a rubber of some sort, much like the nubby rubber on steering wheel covers.
Because it doesn't look like I'll be able to find a steering wheel cover made entirely of the nubby rubber...