ya but when pro painters mask stuff off.. thats because those part(s) are not removable.. i'm sure any decent painter would much rather remove all possible peices.. then mask them all off. but idk.. i would much rather spend the time pulling them off.. but i know what you mean about how hard it is to pull them off.. i tried last summer w/o success.. so i left em black for now. after i get some other DIY projects out of the way, i'll try again with them