has anyone tried to pull off their hvac knobs? i was thinking of painting them to match the rest of my dash but i cant get the fan knob off. any ideas? i dont wanna break it. along those same lines i was tryin to pull off my headlight knob...same prob. my car is the 98 se sport. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

98 SE sport 2.5 dura atx-silver painted silver dash and red under the hood mesh grill, knauberized, aftermarket fogs, cone filter, alpine head unit 50x4