Having trouble disassembling case fan for painting

[Stiffler]

So there's a white washer underneath the label sticker that needs to be removed so you can remove the blades and paint the fan. Online guides all say to remove this washer carefully so you don't break it. I have had NO luck doing this. I've tried it on scrap fans and can't get it off without breaking it. Any ideas/tips for me?

[dgrmkrp]

i did this thing to several fans.. no big thing.. the magnetic force usually keeps the fan in place even if mounted with the hub facing down.. and a broken but still functioning washer still.. does the job you shouldn't worry yourself
about the not-destroying-the-washer-part: i use two small screw drivers and keep a very cool head it always bends a lil, but i can put it back

[Cannibal23]

can you post a link to one of those online guides? i have an interest in doing this for a future project and im sure it might help some other fellow tbsc modders

[Stiffler]

Thanks for the info. I'll try it out and see what happens.

Here are links to two guides I found:
http://modtown.co.uk/mt/article.php?id=pcf
http://www.modsynergy.com/article1.htm

[Cannibal23]

awesome. thanks for your participation :-)