Spade Grip Material...

[Mr BlueSky]

What is the name of the rubberised material used on spade grips from WWII onwards, up to the 60's?

How was it made and applied to said item?

Stu...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6azsnfqpoh1rq8d/Rubber-Grip.jpg

[cockney steve]

I'd take a wild guess at a latex compound.
Condoms are made by dipping a Phallic mandrel into a liquid rubber solution when cured, the coating is rolled off.
I suspect the factory -workers are pretty slick in a domestic bedroom environment.

try youtube and googoo,rubber dipping and coating......AFAIK, surgeons gloves are made the same way as are those red Vinyl coated cotton industrial gloves.