i bet ya any money if ya just paint the whole knob after its fully dry if ya get a very sharp scapel blade you could scratch the paint off without damaging anything just take ya time

yea but it wont light up, because the paint wont let the light thru

if its clear coloured then it can still be painted..

U wont be able to use to touch up on the gold bit coz its clear coloured plastic. U know the bit i mean? it seems lyk its moulded into the knob so it wont pop out witout snapping

It will come out, just needs a bit of 'welly'. Try using a mini screwdriver or similar. Otherwise you could spray the whole thing, then when thats dry use a small paint touch up pen on the gold bit and mask the rest of the knob.

Im spraying my heater knobs and have removed them. The middle one (the one with the rear heater symbol on) i cant seem to remove the gold plastic bit in the middle. If i spray it then the paint, primer and laqure will get on this and look pants. any ideas on how to cover it up to paint the rest of the knob?? i tried masking it but its too hard Thanks in advance