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# Wax around the nail if it keeps weeping.
# Choose a tool to remove the nail with. Popular recommendations are: channellock pliers, 9" side cutting pliers, [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lowes.com%2Fpd%2FKobalt-12-in-Pry-Bar%2F4777017%3Ffref%3Dgc%26dti%3D592560317438853&h=ATNcPLSlVdFw8EydeADpH-iI8cLIzTwl08WM1Ti39wOD5cc07MvBqtog3FvGHu7SMTMLyDb-PJpiK2AHCgaCZ3n46sJZZAE3mdwcLj-LnlNfXhFhYqGTUwLaKLx7Oim136rOzF28Tx54Lyi6-pGe9aH2aw small pry bar], traditional "curved claw" hammer, vice grips <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/# Various MTF members. Tools for removing a Vinnie Nail. 08/29/2017.]</ref>.
# To pull a sample, remove the nail with the chosen tool (remove the bung/airlock as well if there is not enough pressure), take a sample, and then hammer in the nail again. Optional: to avoid messes, remove the nail most of the way with the tool, and then put the tool down and pick up a glass, and remove the mail the rest of the way with your free hand <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/?comment_id=1806140826080790&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R2%22%7D Sean McVeigh on MTF. Removing a Vinnie Nail without making a mess. 08/29/2017.]</ref>.
# Keep 2" steel nails handy in case the hole in the barrel head starts to get too big.