I am changing my old rusted garden gate with a new one. However, because of a couple of rusted screws, I could not remove the gate-post attached to the walls on either end of the old gate.
I tried applying WD-40 lubricant to loosen the screw so I could unscrew them using a screwdriver, but I hadn’t had very much luck with that. Later I tried lightly striking the gate-post with a hammer, hoping to loosen it from the wall, but that didn’t work either.
Is there another approach I can take to remove a rusted screw from the wall?
Best Answer
What has worked for me in the past is grinding the heads off with a Dremel tool and cutoff wheel or any other type of portable grinder.A hack saw might do the trick too. Then pry the posts away from the wall and then grasp the remaining portion of the screw with a pair of vise grips and turning it counterclockwise. Good luck.