I think the o rings would

I think the o rings would work great. As fort he paper wrap, how about using dental floss tape? I'm looking at a piece now that is about 1/20" wide, very thin but strong. Oral-B Satinfloss.

S

Good call

thanks for the tip Stephen

What scale?

Why not just paint them a tan color and give an uneven wash or draw the "wrap" lines with black, grey or brown pencil?  Should work for a smaller scale.

Sorry Dave, HO scale

That's probably a heckuva lot easier, but first I wanna go for that crinkly appearance of an actual tire wrap, these will be right up front on the model

And the Music Goes Round and Round...

I just had a thought...what about an old cassette tape to use as a wrap.   It's fairly strong stuff, and I know from years ago experience, it will hold a "crinkle" if it gets one.  And, it's already brown in color.  That may be a bit dark to start, but a light airbrushing with a tan will lend the dark brown to give the "crinkles" depth. 

Jeff  EL 1964

Now I gotta find my old Walkman

"Why not just paint them a

 Yeah, for HO I'd probably try painting on the wrap texture using gesso, mod podge or something similar. An artist brush would probably create scale sized paper ridges. I remember seeing some wrapped tires when I was a kid and IIRC they had colored manufacturer's labels wrapped around them at one spot which might be a nice touch........DaveB