I use needle nosed pliers and 'worry' it off. Twist, rock, pull, etc.
Broken pin? Clear RTV will hold it on for years.

Grill paint? Krylon Fusion in Satin Black works for me.

Jim

 On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 11:14:12 -0400, "ddbjorkman@verizon.net"
<ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> OK, so I just broke off one of the pins holding on my VW front emblem on
> the '87 Westy (84.5 grille).  Any hints on how to remove the spring
washer
> (?) holding the pins?  I tried spray lube, and no luck.  Am I doomed to
buy
> a new one?
> BTW, I lost the e-mail about the trim black paint from NAPA that someone
> brought up on the brown to black thread.  Can you refresh my memory?
>
> Dave B.