Dang screw nails; but, wonderful Dremel tool!

All the windows and almost all the trim, lights and receptacles are out of the Scotty, leaving only the side/top "L" molding on each side, and the two seams across the roof - as to ability to pull much of the aluminum siding and roof panels off -  to assess just how much hidden dryrot that I have to deal with.  In last week or so, in attempting to remove the "screw nails" that hold the molding down, and also hold the two roof seams together, using putty knives, screw drivers, small nail removal bars, it seemed I did a better job of bending that trim than removing the nails.

So, with insight from the two Scotty Facebook sites and NSSO web site, I broke down and bought the basic Dremel tool, and a set of metal cutting discs.  Pretty slick, a small, hand-held (that's it in the first picture) high speed cutting/ grinding/sanding/polishing device with many other uses.  Applied to the Scotty, with a 1 1/2 inch metal cutting disc, one can either "slot" the screw nails, or, entirely grind the heads off.  And, with a bit of practice, seldom gouge the remaining "L molding" (or, fairly seldom). 

Powerful little tool, that Dremel tool - use eye protection!  Some of the screw nails were stainless or galvanized steel and most of the original ones were aluminum.  The steel nails send a vast shower of hot sparks and steel shavings flying, and the aluminum nails create a blizzard of aluminum shavings/aluminum dust; so, eye protection is a must!  Here are a couple of pictures:

At top left, me and my trusty new Dremel tool attacking those nail heads; are top right, several nails that (with the new slot cut) could be backed out with a screwdriver.  Bottom left are nails with the "groove cut"; with some, a screw driver will back them out, with others, part of the nail head, or all of it breaks off.  With the aluminum nails, it's easy to just grind the entire head off!  Hopefully, this tedious grinding process will be finished by tomorrow, and, we'll be pulling those aluminum skins and roof panels to see what water damage, and fun, awaits!