Great thinking, but I have to say he didn't have one torqued on like the 08's that were first delivered...
I tried a similar method of wrapping a Nylon strap around with a layer of innertube to grip, and it was a no-go adventure... even broke all of these during the first attempts....the strap wrench was first to blow...
note the "secret solution" shooting a self drilling screw thru the cup, into the filter....
that worked....