Flint, I used the carbon prep that Joe sells to clean the shafts, and put a dip of carbon primer on the shafts. Depending on how the coverage is I usually do 2-3 dips. I do the same thing on aluminum shafts also. Wood shafts I just dip and lightly sand with a scotch pad between dips, and usually the same 2-3 dips depending on the coverage, I may do more. If you use his fluorescent paints for cap dip depending on shaft, carbon, or aluminum get a primer dip, then 1-2 dips of white depending on coverage. Wood shafts I usually do 1-2 dips of white then the fluorescent over the white dips until I get the coverage I want, and it is usually 1-2 dips to get what I'm looking for.
Jason