chewing gum

[StephenJ]

got 2 small patches of chewing gum stuck to the carpet in the passenger footwell, whats the best way to remove this?

done a search and all i could find was a thread about WD40 and all it's uses...including chewing gum removal?

 

[Fletcher]

Chocolate breaks it down.

 

[Gally]

Worth a try mate.

 

[StephenJ]

Chocolate breaks it down.

seriously? so just rub chocolate over it? would that not just create an even bigger mess? lol

 

[JD]

Ice, keep it on the patch for as long as possible. It makes it quite hard and is easier to then pick off.

Just treating it the same as if you get it on clothing to be honest. I know there is a substance that actually breaks it down now as well, again for cleaning clothes, but not sure I would trust this on car fabrics, just in case.

 

[maximinimus]

Get a can of air duster for cleaning computers. Hold it upside down and spray the chewing gum for about 10 seconds. This will freeze it and make it easy to peel off.

Or if it's really mashed in try something like:
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[JJS1979]

Use WD40 it works really well spray a little on the gum leave it a few minits and use a butter knife to pry it off the carpet.. it worked in the footwells of my cup so i would!!

J

 

[StephenJ]

yea i've heard ice is meant to be good, may haveto give this a go :approve:

 

[JD]

Get a can of air duster for cleaning computers. Hold it upside down and spray the chewing gum for about 10 seconds. This will freeze it and make it easy to peel off.

Even better and exactly what I was about to write. They cans are not that expensive either, in fact, probably the same amount as a standard bottle of interior shampoo!

 

[StephenJ]

yea i've actually got some 'air spray' kicking about somewhere so i'll dig it out and try it.

thanks people

 

[jack_davey]

I used CO2 in an aerosol to freeze some stuck to my carpet then picked it off with a stanley knife blade

 

[pvsmark]

Sorry to bump an old thread but i've sat in some gum and it gone onto the suede on the seats Apart from the above does anybody have any ideas about removing this as i dont want to c**k the seats up by attacking them with a knife.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Ice

 

[Jonny1*2]

yeah something cold like compressed air will do the trick. Depends how ingrained it is though. Liquid N2 would also work