rusty screws

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there is a wooden panel alongside my bath. its held in place with screws, some of which have rusted the heads. how do i get the last remaining screws off when the heads themselves have almost rotted away?
 
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Scrape the head grooves out with a small sharp screwdriver so that you big screwdriver gets in deeper. Sometimes it's easier to tighten a fraction to break the rust bond, then unscrew them.


joe
 
All depends on how badly gone they are. You can get bits to dig in and unscrew them if you have a drill with reverse gear. Or worst comes to worst, you can always drill them out.
 
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i usualy try screwdriver abuse... use a larger screwdriver and belt it one with a hammer. then try to undo it. otherwise as someone said drill the head off and use mole grips to get the stump out.
 

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