How To Repair Plastic Siding

Then lock the siding back into place.

How to repair plastic siding. Use framing square and utility knife to cut through face of siding. Don t nail the heads tightly or the siding will buckle when it warms up. 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.

Cut piece of faded siding from an inconspicuous spot to replace the damaged section. Use tin snips to cut out the damaged area image 1. It ll better match the house. Run a bead of adhesive caulk around the back of the patch and set the patch in place top image.

The patch should be larger than the piece you removed. Always work from end to end when removing a panel. Use zip tool to. With the new piece nailed use the zip tool to lock the upper piece down over it.

Nail in the center of the nailing slot and leave about 1 32 in. Snip the bottom edges of the vinyl with vinyl snips. Use the vinyl zip tool to detach the siding from the nailing strip above. Unzip the panel from one end.

Remove the vinyl siding nails holding the damaged siding in place.