I'm not a painter but I did my own paint on the front and rear bumper covers.
It wasn't particularly hard work - just the usual clean, sand, sand, sand, wipe, sand, wipe, sand, and then prime, sand, prime, paint, and clear. That was my way of saying that its kind of a tedious process.
I put on several paint coats and several clear coats. Be sure to have the clear buffed out after it all cures. I'd say that you almost can't put on too much clear - even 20 year old factory paint is amazingly shiny.
My work came out "good" but no where near the quality of even a low-end professional body shop. But it was cheap - I was quoted $1000 from a body shop and I spent less than $200 in materials.
It still looks good after 18 months but the photo is a bit misleading. When you stand next to it in person, the paint job is not as good as the photo makes you think it is. Its not "bad", just not as "good".
Thus, you'll have to decide what quality is acceptable to you and if you have the skills/patience to achieve an acceptable level of repair.
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