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For small plugs you can first drive a screw of a matching size partly into the plug, and then pull the screw together with the plug out with pliers.","afbeelding":"http:\/\/www.diy4beginners.com\/upload\/Image\/removing_a_plug.png","afbeelding_title":"Removing a plug","afbeelding_overzicht":"http:\/\/www.diy4beginners.com\/upload\/Image\/removing_a_plug.png","afbeelding_overzicht_title":"Removing a plug","bericht":"If you need to remove a plug, you can do it effortlessly with a corkscrew \u2013 preferably a wing corkscrew. This not only works with wooden plugs, but also with plastic or nylon plugs. 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