That’s exactly why so many corners get cut in our line of work. Had a landlord once who wanted me to just tape a frayed wire back into a junction box for a hallway light. Told him it was a fire waiting to happen and refused. You did the right thing fixing it right, even if he’s mad. Passenger safety is never a ‘just for now’ sort of thing.

Actually, try paint samples of those colors first to see if you can even live with them daily.