You should be able to slide it horizontally and remove it from the channel to expose the nails from the second row down.
Patch siding how remove nails top row.
After you remove the nails from the top of the piece of siding it is still hooked to the piece below it.
Cut a vinyl patch 4 inches 10 cm wider than the removed segment.
Position the pry bar beside a nail and pry the upper board outward until the nail pops.
Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out.
Place the palms of your hands on the siding and apply downward pressure until the piece pops free.
Remove the nails in the corner cap.
Hold the removed segment up to a spare piece of vinyl siding.
In a pinch you can wrap duct tape around the bottom of a hacksaw blade to protect your hand and use it to cut through the nails.
Cut the spare piece of vinyl along the marks using straight tin snips.
Start by lifting an overlapped piece of vinyl on the top row.
Remove any nails from the top piece of good siding.
Insert a pry bar between the piece of siding from which you want to remove the nails and the one above it.
Use a pry bar to remove the damaged siding.
Cut the fiber cement siding to length wear approved dust protection.
Score down the damaged lap siding with a utility knife.
Remove the nails on the lap board then use the claw of the hammer to split the board down the center image 1.
Repeat until you re at the ground and then remove the surrounding trim.
Remove the nails one at a time to disconnect the entire length of vinyl.
Blind nail the fiber cement siding in place starting with the bottom piece.