How to Unfasten a Plastic Tie with Your Bare Hands and Reuse It

There is an opinion that plastic ties are disposable. If you tighten them, you won’t be able to remove them; you just need to cut them. In fact, they are easily removed, with bare hands without special tools, and then reused.

How to remove a plastic tie (nylon clamp)

The tie lock can be unlocked simply with your thumbnail, and it is not necessary to grow it in advance, a small one will be enough. To do this, you need to pick up and pull its tongue.

It will unlock the tape and it will be possible to pull it out.

This method works on large and medium-sized ties. On small ones, instead of a nail, you can use a needle, an awl or a thin screwdriver. Similarly, we hook the tongue and unfasten the clamp.

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