You are correct, but the seller could have stated it as an amateur attempt also......oh well water under the bridge now. I will send a couple grilles and bezel sets out and get them professionally restored as that is the quality that I want for my cars, I just went through this same thing again a couple days ago with a restored steering wheel that was supposedly done by an expert that only does wheels.......it too is a POS and I will have to send that out to an actual professional and not someone who views themselves as such.