So, whoever repainted my Bee painted the pop up spring and hood latch. Got the hood latch and all cleaned up and looking decent but I'd like to clean up that pop up spring.

Is there a way to get it off the car without doing damage to the surrounding area? And then, how to get it back in there without scratching the area?

It sure would be a lot easier to clean it up if it were off the car. Thanks in advance!