jrider

I just purchased a 95 Avalon a few months ago. The black trim piece that goes around the shifter on the center console was all scraped up over the years. Ex. The pen holder tray was all dinged up, etc. See attachment: I decided to paint the trim piece myself (by taping up around the area). Didn't work out too well as seen in picture. If I could get this trim piece removed, then I could properly sand down and spray paint properly to get a decent finish. However, I thought I could just pry up this piece - but it won't budge. I end up scraping up the surrounding area on the console when trying to pry it up (assuming it actually pries up). I tried taping the end of the screwdriver, but I just can't get under this piece to pry it out. Is this even possible, and where should I be prying on it? Thansk guys - your help is appreciated....Jason.