Unzipping Vinyl Siding

Each panel overlaps the panel below it and locks into place along the buttlock joint.

Unzipping vinyl siding.

To unzip the damaged panel insert the zip tool under the lip of the vinyl until it catches on the lip. Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it. Look for a horizontal seam between two courses of vinyl siding. Use the zip tool to release the buttlock at the top and bottom of the piece you want to remove.

Removing and installing vinyl siding vinyl siding panels are interlocked at their top and bottom edges via j shaped channels called buttlocks. Malco sl8r snap lock punch. Panels should be unzipped a little bit at a time. 99 5 00 item get it as soon as thu sep 17.

Pull downward on the tool to unhook the siding and slide the tool toward the opposite end to continue unzipping. Free shipping by amazon. 15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool. The vinyl siding zip tool will save you loads of time.

Pull the piece of vinyl siding downward to disengage it from the course below it. Unzipping panels will open access to the nails holding the damaged panel in place. Marking the position of each piece before you remove it photo 2 will help you reposition the siding without stretching it. Georgia pacific compass vinyl siding panel double 4 traditional coastal blue 8 in x 150 in.

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. Lock the panel into the one below it then gently snug it up before nailing. Mendyl vinyl siding repair kit cover any cracks holes or blemishes on vinyl siding 10 patches. 81 3 37 oz 50 34 50 34.

4 5 out of 5 stars 10. Insert the siding removal tool where the panels overlap and pull down and out. Use a cat s paw or other small pry bar to pull the nails from the course you need to remove. 3 8 out of 5 stars 101.