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I have a ZL1 trunklid/spoiler I got from Kelly (Veteran1) and I'm trying to figure out the best way to separate said spoiler from trunklid without doing damage. I need to paint it and it's got to come apart.

The 4 outer nuts were cake, no problem, but there's what looks like plastic retainer nuts (grabs threads of the stud) and the access is NOT very friendly, if not downright impossible. I tried to basically pull it out of the nut, but dang if they don't grab tigher than Dick's hat band. I don't want to dent or break anything. I thought about my plastic pry bar set, but there's foam seals under the spoiler that I don't want to hose up.

Anyone familiar with this?

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but it IS ZL1 specific.