We'll see how it turns out. After sanding, and priming, and sanding, and priming, and sanding, and priming and sanding some more....here's how the car sits:
This pic is actually after the disaster of last Friday. I primed and painted it and it turned out AWFUL. The paint color didn't match (ordered by paint code), and the actual can spray was terrible. So the pic above is after spending an entire day sanding again and re-priming. There's an automotive paint supply store near me that will color-match aerosol cans, so I'm going to take the gas (petrol?) cap up and have them match the color. One of my best friends regularly repaints motorcycles using their aerosol cans and he sings their praises, so hopefully it'll turn out better. I'll keep everybody here posted. If it turns out like crap again, off to the professionals it will go.
In the mean time I need to figure out why the running lights are flickering that will keep me from getting through state safety inspection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixyu2mWE7k
Ignore the "outside ones are halogen" statement. I realized after popping the rear lights out that they're all LED. Any input is welcome! Electrical is where my comfort level reaches its end.