I think you're worrying too much about it. You can't help but get some blue on the Alcantara because of how the stitching is but once it's in the car, even in direct sunlight, you have to look really closely to see that medium blue on the black suede. The key is to keep it neatest on the leather...
No prep. Did one coat but did it a bit heavier than I would have if doing multiple coats. It wears down the chisel tip a bit.
With that stitching type, you should let the ink set up for a while, maybe a few days at least to dry properly or you'll get blue hands when you touch the wheel...
I colored the stitching myself - took a while, pretty tedious. Did that a few months ago when the wheel first came in. My wife picked up a marker for me at Hobby Lobby.
It's a Marvy Chisel Tip Fabric Marker, 570-S #3 Blue.
This is it:
http://www.uchida.com/p-267-fabric-marker-chisel-tip.aspx
I have quite a compilation of show trophies for 3 different Mustangs so far, and I have to say I think you're going to do well this season. Very well done.
For those of you who can wait another few months to purchase your MGW, George told me that he is now working on a GT350 shifter. He'll have an upper ready at that time that will fit the Race Spec shifter for our GTs, threaded to fit the stock GT350 shift knob (10mm x 1.25"). :cheers:
I work in internet sales at AutoNation Ford Littleton. Our shop has 2 of the "touchless" tire machines - none of the tire shops I've dealt with over the years in the area seems to have them, probably because of the expense.
I have one of our techs do my snow tire changeover on my EcoBoost...