Brake cleaner?? That works great for me if I need to knock one down without a residue all over stuff.
I took care of the nest and it was interesting!
The nest was stuck to side of an old piece of 2x4 with half of the nest in the ground. This was covered up by an old tarp with
a small piece of scrap siding board.
I carefully removed each layer of cover very quickly and then would go for cover which was the garage side exit door nearby.
When I pulled the tarp away there was a large mass of angry yellow jackets on top of nest
After a few hours of a cool down period and just before dark a good gasoline dump took care of it!
Nest about size of a softball.