How do you get plastic drywall anchors out of the wall?

Question

yeah i messed up my entire bathroom wall trying to install a towel bar... and besides ugly holes in the wall, i also now have those stupid plastic anchors STUCK in a few of them. How do you get those out?

Please just answers if you have em, no "you should have done this or that"... thanks

Answer 1

Replace screws enough to hold then using a claw hammer pull them out.

Answer 2

repod said it right-try over sized s***w to get better grip

Answer 3

tap them in a little, then plaster over them, that way you are not punching them thru and you have something to back up the plaster

Answer 4

I usually thread the s***w in a few turns by hand and pull. they pop right out. ( i removed about 20 of them yesterday like this). if they are stubborn use the claw side of a hammer on the s***w like your removing a nail.

Answer 5

I just knock them in the wall and putty over them....its going to be the easiest thing to do.......just put a screwdriver over the anchor and tap with a hammer....it may come out but might loose it in the wall

Answer 6

Either yank them out with needle nose pliers, or take a punch and a hammer and drive them the rest of the way through. Then Patch with Dura Bond.

Answer 7

Can't do any better than Repobud1's answer.   Go for it!