Hi Harry,
Thank you for your details.
I have created a VB sample with Custom Expression based on the code snippets provided by you. The sample is available in the below link:
http://websamples.syncfusion.com/samples/Grid.Windows/F71718/main.htmIf you still face any issue in this sample, please provide some more details to reproduce the issue. Or modify the above sample just to show the issue, that we will help us to analyze the issue and provide you a solution.
Regards,
Jeba.