To be fair, you could have asked him to replace the shell and send it to you not painted, and you could have told him to sell the painted one you didn't like if he wanted to. You went out and purchased a new shell, even after he offered to replace it for you.
Fair enough the shell was wrong and things were added in that you didn't agree to. I can see your point with this, Just don't think you can complain about being out of pocket for a new shell after he said he would replace it for you...and you said "no just throw it in the bin"
I maybe wrong but that's how I see it
And now this post will make no sense what so ever as you have just deleted everything you wrote in your previous essay