Thank you both!
I am glad yo be working on it! I just keep giving it a little bit of work each day. I have been adding layers of turquoise since that post which I am still doing. The inside is turquoise now too. I think I may need to put a tough clearcoat of some kind on the outside because the turquoise paint is thick and sort of goopy and a little easy to scratch or chip. Maybe after a few days of hardening it would be better.
I used Rustoleum primer, then rustoleum white high strength enamel, and then turquoise rustoleum 2x enamel.