How to pull nail?

[magicmustache]

Hi,

I keep reading on old listings that the nails that hold decor at straight forward, but the ones where the balls bounce off of have a twist to them. Do they twist clockwise to tighten or what? Also what tools do you use to remove the nails and put them back.

Any help would be great thanks a mill

Thanks

[Moparformances]

pull and twist counter clockwise

i use a set of reg plyers with tape wraped around them

and a small hammer to put them back in

[magicmustache]

Thanks for the quick reply!!

Like i said old posts were from 98 and the pages were gone.

Thank you again

[Moparformances]

no worries

thats why were hear

[TilionMtl]

Mudfud made a good list of all the information about pachinko restoration:

a summary of vintage info. threads, thru 1/2010

you can see the nail puller idea in action here:

[emmadog]

A cat's paw nail puller is all you need. Members here have come up with clever techniques and home made tools but that was before someone posted on here about cat's paw pullers. Do a google search-you can find them from about 2-5 bucks from Amazon or Harbor Freight Tools. Well worth the money and you won't use anything else after that. For my first restoration I used the pliers and tape method until I bought one of these pullers which I used for the next 3. What used to be a huge pain during restorations and turns many away from nail pulling now averages me maybe 8-10 minutes per machine plus 2 nails at once can be pulled out if they're close together, and the nails don't get scratched up. Here's a link:
Cat's Paw Nail Puller

[magicmustache]

Thanks all ill look into each.