Rapta- did you take the whole shifter out?
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I think you will find that the plasti-dip will wear better than you think. Remember that the stuff was designed to protect tools. The coat on my wheels is heading towards 10k mi and 6 trips to the auto-wash without issue.
Rapta- did you take the whole shifter out?
You just take a flathead screwdriver to the outer edge and pry. You can have both of them removed in about 15 seconds.
I sanded mine down and painted them matte white.