When the head rises make a secure and tight hold on the head of the nail and create a sideway with a little bit pressure.
How to remove nails from wood siding.
Cut through the nails that are holding the old siding in place.
To learn how to repair wood siding remove rotted boards with a flat pry bar.
Insert a pry bar between the piece of siding from which you want to remove the nails and the one above it.
It was installed with ring shank nails.
An oscillating tool with a metal cutting blade works great for this or you can use a mini hacksaw with the blade extended beyond the end of the holder.
Take your hammer and find out the nail you want to remove.
Set your hammer to the head of the nail and then pry it.
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The job was to remove the metal siding without damaging it and reuse it for another building.
Place the straight slots of a cat s paw tool to the head of each siding nail.
Tap the back of the cat s paw to drive the prongs under the nail head.
Keep prying until the head rises from wood or other surfaces.
Cut existing siding nails.
Pry the nail head up from the siding to remove.
Position the pry bar beside a nail and pry the upper board outward until the nail pops.
Protect sound siding with a scrap piece of 1 4 in.