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Carpentry- wall fixing removal
This is a fixing into a plaster wall which mounted a towel rail.
Can anyone advise how to remove this type of fixing with minimal damage to the wall? TIA. 
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08-08-2021, 08:47 PM
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Leave the Molly's in there and cover with sticky dry wall tape and a few mud applications. I use the 5 minute mud for small repairs so I don't have to wait too long to sand and re-apply
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08-08-2021, 08:58 PM
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Hey thx. They're not quite flush tho. No way to remove?
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08-08-2021, 09:01 PM
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Yep, get some sticky mesh tape. I wouldn't pull the Molly's out, they're fine buried in the mud
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08-08-2021, 09:03 PM
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Easy way is to drill them like a pop rivet.
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08-08-2021, 09:16 PM
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Or just bash them in a little on the face. (1/8”) and then tape and mud over.
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08-08-2021, 09:58 PM
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And the they're out. Inserted bolt, tapped with hammer. Heads busted off. Thanks all.
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08-08-2021, 10:14 PM
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Put the ball end of a ball peen hammer against it, tap the hammer with a mallet until it’s just below the surface. Easy repair with a teaspoon size dollop of spackling. .
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