So I've always consider getting a cf hood but I dont wanna be like one of those carbon fiber freaks that replaces all of their body panel with cf and leave them unpainted for the "panda' look.

I've seen a hood painted along the line of the body like this:






OR completely painted over into a fade like this:








My question is: How hard is it to put a coat of translucent paint over the carbon fiber? I want the hood to blend in with the rest of the car and not be too noticeable but then again... I want to still see the weaves when you get up close. Would it be a special paint or just a single EVEN coat of paint? Would the painting process be the same? About how much would it run me? Painters (i.e. Bucky) please chime in?