may be painted on but not sure fiat would to to the trouble of masking of and painting separately its most likely to be vinyl may be one ling pice can you feel edges ?
one thing you also need to realize is you are putting multiple posts for one car that is a no no on hear makes the sections look tatty use the search function and yes due to the straight forward description of what to do i think he has experience doing this lol
there is a small round hole under it that will need covering on either side, ask a sign maker or similar for a tiny silver offcut
The way i did this was to boil the kettle and pour hot water on it slightly ahead of where i was pulling until at the other end, then something to remove sticky residues, petrol or turps.. But you must then wash that off with soapy water at least, preferably a full wash and polish after..