Looks good. We need some more pics like the can and the pleats on the other side. I find some of the Wix the pleats have wider spacing where the metal crimp is located.
I like your response calling yourself an idiot... I do the same thing
When I do something that does not turn out well or was really a bad idea from the get go...
Like when I put on a Fram Ultra way, way too tight on my car. I tried to take it off and got two large wounds on my hand. Finally cracked it loose the second time. Third time I was able to finally get that darn thing off. I definitely called myself a idiot, World Champion, and other unmentionable names during that fiasco.