Getting trim panels ready for painting

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Cupertino, CA
I've seen a few threads here on prime about repainting the 3 silver trim panels (doors and center console) but I'm wondering how people went about doing this exactly. The center console looks pretty reasonable to disassemble but when I tried taking the door panels apart I couldn't manage to remove the vents from the trim piece. There are 6 tabs holding it on and they don't seem to flex at all. I tried grabbing one with pliers but it just broke off instead, it seems like the plastic is a bit brittle. Are there any tricks to doing this or are people just masking this part off?
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I was also wondering if anyone knew the name of or where to buy the fabric tape Honda puts around all of the panels to prevent noise?
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Thanks in advance for your help guys!
 
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