Unzipping Vinyl Siding

Removing and installing vinyl siding vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks.

Unzipping vinyl siding.

Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Starting at one end of the damaged piece push the end of the zip siding removal tool up under the siding until you feel it hook the bottom lip. Malco sl8r snap lock punch. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove.

15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. Marking the position of each piece before you remove it photo 2 will help you reposition the siding without stretching it. Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.

Panels should be unzipped a little bit at a time. Used to remove damaged vinyl siding panels. 4 5 out of 5 stars 10. To unzip the damaged panel insert the zip tool under the lip of the vinyl until it catches on the lip.

Pull downward on the tool to unhook the siding and slide the tool toward the opposite end to continue unzipping. Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time. 81 3 37 oz 50 34 50 34.

Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Unzipping panels will open access to the nails holding the damaged panel in place. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove. Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint.

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