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CF Wheel/Alcantara M3 Style Stitch by CFElement

Originally Posted by GaleForce Very nice! I like the M3 stitching. Where do you put the seam for the CF? I assume the back side of the wheel? Just wondering

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Very nice! I like the M3 stitching. Where do you put the seam for the CF? I assume the back side of the wheel? Just wondering how it (the seam) looks.
Yea I put it on the backside. The seam is actually not very noticeable at all since I get it as small as possible. But to blend it a little better I run a fine airbrush line across the seam. Sorry, I've never actually taken a pic of the back of one of my wheels yet. I will on the next one.
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Yea I put it on the backside. The seam is actually not very noticeable at all since I get it as small as possible. But to blend it a little better I run a fine airbrush line across the seam. Sorry, I've never actually taken a pic of the back of one of my wheels yet. I will on the next one.
i was wondering how the heck you did the black seam i was like i think he airbrushed it... none the less awesome work... installed my wheel btw
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pics dont do justice of tonys work it looks remarkable in person p.s that black cf i got from z store is gonna get sent to tony also to get red kevlar treatment to complete the look...
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