The zip tool which costs about 5 also makes an easy job of installing the replacement panel.
Replacing vinyl siding panels.
Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails.
Replacing a vinyl siding panel is easy if you do it with a zip tool.
15 minute vinyl siding repair with a zip tool.
This inexpensive tool easily unlocks the panel from the one above it allowing you to remove the fasteners and take it down.
Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs.
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.
Slide the zip tool along the bottom edge to release the vinyl siding from the piece below it.
Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding.
Zip tools can be bought at most hardware stores and home centers for around 5.
A zip tool or siding removal tool is used to unlock vinyl siding panels from each other.