After seeing a melted carbon bottom board over on the Zone I'm going to go the "brushed carbon" route on my new build. 14' Boards all laminated full carbon top & bottom. By design I fully realize "brushed Carbon look" is esthetically random in nature. But is there any tricks you have discovered to make the finish somewhat consistant so there are not large splotches of carbon or opaque color that make the finish scream "backyard hack" lol. What have you found to best recreate the brushed look of a Nash/JP/Starboard/Fanatic

Was thinking about a thin clear hot coat over the carbon...sand it out then go over that with an opeque color coat....sand that out to get the brushed carbon effect ( and be able to better control where I take off the color rather than have it concentrate in any low areas and loose control over the randomness of the patern)...then clear coat it.

My goal is to have it look like it is that way by design, not afterthought.
It must be a bit tricky procedure as even some of the well established custom builders seem to not quite pull it off. I see some that come across as looking like a bad sanding job rather than a calculated and well executed esthetic choice. Something I want to avoid if at all possible.

There was a picture of a board posted on line a year or two-three ago that was cobalt blue over carbon that had to be one of the sweetest brushed carbon jobs I have seen but I'v searched everywhere I could think of and never did find It again. Anyone run across it? I would sure like to look at it again before I jump into this.

Any lessons learned that you could share would be greatly appreciated....