Hey guys.
I have a Gen1 with the original garnish which is badly damaged, i want to replace with a Gen 2, but I was wondering can the middle painted bit be removed for better painting (and I was thinking of CNC engraving it) or is it a masking the lighting area job?
Hi and welcome to GTOUK .
The garnish is easy to remove and the stickers can be removed prior to painting , you can then leave it blank or get custom stickers made up
Let’s see some pictures of the motor 
it’s the rules on here putting up a picture of you ride , I did the same many years ago but my misses punched me 
I got the wrong ride
Sorry i don’t think i am explaining very well.
i have a Gen1, but because its damaged I want to change it out to a Gen 2, i can get one locally for free however its the wrong colour and i wanted to have a go at “engraving” into the back of it, but I didnt know if the “middle” bit of the garnish thats painted can be removed
as for pictures, well its not pretty right now as the car was a barn find and I am slowly fixing it up so its a bit sorry for itself but running!
Pretty sure it can be split , but as it’s free why not have a go at it anyway , most likely bonded together so gentle heat in an oven will do it
Thank you for that 
Rear centre garnish off of a mk2.
You can sand down the painted area then polish, as it has the red reflective surface below it.