yes it was a brand new guard. he sanded back with 800 and then primed it and painted the colour on. prepsol every step of the way to maintain cleaniness. paint was the deltron PPG system, preparation i cannot fault. fresh paint would have been say... a few days old. and before you ask again, i was baked several times before it went out of the oven. leaving it to cure completely for 1 month wouldnt be good for him as he got other cars he has to do. i actually put the repeater lamp on, it didnt seem to clip on properly and i took it out and the paint chipped despite me being very very careful about it. i would think everyone would know what i chip is so i didnt take a photo of it. and now i hav another problem. the curve where the 1/4 panel goes into the fuel cap chipped as well. well i cannot tell whether its hair that got caught in the clear coat or whether it is a chip. but for now just for temp as i need the car, he squeezed in supa glue to temp seal the area so no rust can form. when i give it in when i'm ready, he will sand it all the way back to bare metal and do it again. sigh... how the hell can that have happened? the 1/4 panel was brand new as well. i'm SURE he prepared it properly unless one of u gurus have another way to prepare panels for paint?