Best Way To Clean Chewing Gum In Carpet?

[RedondoV6]

Anyone have a good technique for cleaning chewing gum that is pressed into the fibers of the carpet?



Thanks very much!

[Robb]

ice

freeze it and try ti break off as much as possible

[RedondoV6]

Originally posted by Robb

ice

freeze it and try ti break off as much as possible





Thanks for the reply robb.



I tried the ice thing and then took a razor blade and "shaved" the excess gum away from the carpet, but there is was still some gum left that appears to have been ground into the fibers. If I did not know better I would think someone took their shoe and ground the gum into the carpet.



Is there anything that will dissolve the gum, or stick to the gum and lift it out of the fibers?

[vdog0531]

i have used castrol super clean in 3:1 dillute with water and a little brissel brush from wal mart. soak the gum and surrounding area with super clean, let sit for a minute or so, then scrub. It has worked for me in the past. BTW, the super clean is 6 dollars for a whole gallon at wal mart, and you can use it all over the place for many different uses. good luck!



Vernon

[RedondoV6]

Originally posted by vdog0531

i have used castrol super clean in 3:1 dillute with water and a little brissel brush from wal mart. soak the gum and surrounding area with super clean, let sit for a minute or so, then scrub. It has worked for me in the past. BTW, the super clean is 6 dollars for a whole gallon at wal mart, and you can use it all over the place for many different uses. good luck!



Vernon



Hehehe .. I should have guessed super clean! I`ll give it a try.



Funny you mention super clean, I just used it to clean the soap scum out of a shower! Thanks for the advice.

[vdog0531]

i love super clean! hope it works out for ya! i`ve used it on engine bays, carpets, i consistently use it on tires and wheel wells, clean my shoes, etc etc etc. the list goes on and on!



Vernon

[Eliot Ness]

If the castrol doesn`t do it for you here are some tips I found searching the net, maybe one of them will work:



http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/carpet.html



http://www.shopping.com/xGS-chewing_gum_remover~NS-1~linkin_id-3062116



http://www.ehow.com/tips_1554.html



http://www.stainmaster.com/stainmaster/carpet-care/stain_removal_guide_detail.jsp?stain_code=GUM&stain_text=Gum



http://www.howtocleananything.com/tipdetails.asp?tid=684

[RedondoV6]

John: Thanks for the links. I did get a lot of the gum out by scrubbing but I`ll try the tips on these web pages and the Castol SC APC solution, see if I can "free up" the remaining gum and finish the job. :)

[Bill D]

This seems to be worth a shot:



http://store.yahoo.com/tolae/chewgumrem.html

[6']['9]

There used to be this stuff called Gum Be Gone i have a full container of it and it works great. its a gel that breaks up the gum and it comes right out. I just cheked their site and its no longer available sorry

[Jesstzn]

Here is what I use



1)Canned air for computer cleaning

2) Shop vac

3) spoon



Method



a)Start the shop vac

b) Hold the canned air upside down and shoot it at the gum .. it freezes it instantly

c) scrape it with the spoon to crumble it and turn it to dust

d) Vacuum up the gum dust



With this there is no residue in the carpet.



Same idea as Bill Ds posting but you don`t have to order on line .. I think it is even available in Walmarts computer dept.

[salty]

Carpet safe solvent.

[imported_mirrorfinishman]

You could also use a hair dryer and a small piece of cloth. Simply place the cloth over the gum and begin to heat and lightly press on the affected area. As the gum begins to heat-up it will slowly transfer over and get stuck to the cloth. Keep changing the area of the cloth that touches the gum until all of the gum is removed. It`s a slow, safe process that really works.

[Big Leegr]

I`ve used solvents and one that comes to mind that should be available in Canada/USA is by Zep called Orangel. It`s a citrus solvent. Works on gum, grease, tar etc. I work it in, extract with a shampooer, repeat until gone. Not an immediate removal, but it does work. Of course, it`s quicker if you`re able to get the majority off before using the solvent.

[imported_pdsterns]

I`ve used "goo gone" with good results. Wet it up, let it soak and wipe it off.