What I have learned from experience is if you want an excellent repair, just go to a good body shop and let them work their magic. Body shops want the car with the original damage so they can do the best job. They don't want any repercussions because of the work you did.
Case in point, my Mother rear ended an SUV in her Saturn SL1. There was no major damage, but she happened to catch a tow hook or something that grazed the bumper cover, splitting it below the hood, and the hood buckled. I found the used parts, but no one in the KC area had the parts in the correct color. I took it to body shops to see if I could get the hood and bumper cover painted, but no one would touch it because they didn't want to be responsible for what was behind the parts I replaced.
I was told by more than one place that the price of the used replacement parts + the cost of the repaint would have been less if I had just let them fix the damage in the first place.
Cliffs:
Can you live with the damage?
Your DIY repair will suck, no matter your intentions and ability. ( Based on the fact that you even asked about this)
suck it up if you want it fixed.
I a trying to be realistic, not an ass.
Good luck.