Hi David
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.
We sincerely apologize for the confusion you experienced with the assembly instructions.
It 's been noted and we will work on making these instructions more user friendly.We also have a instructional Video on YouTube to help with the assembly.
We are also disappointed to hear that some paint sections was missing.
You can contact our customer service team and they will send you replacement pieces.
Once again we thank you for your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced.
Thank you