Unfortunately, no. I wasn't able to remove the black vinyl. It's not exactly terrible, but I'd never be satisfied with it. I ordered a new one and hope to have it by the weekend. It looks white in the pic, but its definitely metal colored.
This is exactlyhow I've been envisioning my own white A-Spec- with painted gold/bronze OEM rims. It looks fantastic! Seeing how well yours turned out, I'm sold!
Use extreme caution if you try this. I too already have the black badge installed with vinyl backing and attempted this. I used a heat gun on its lowest setting to soften the vinyl then tried using an Xacto knife to separate the badge from the vinyl backing. I ended-up slicing the black vinyl...