chewing gum on seats
- Thread starter z4phill
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Well the advice for trousers is to put them in the freezer. So with this how about putting some ice cubes in a cloth/using a chilling sports gel pack and cooling it until you can pick it off.
Apparently vinegar can dissolve it too. Will need to be careful with that, though
Apparently vinegar can dissolve it too. Will need to be careful with that, though
Found this on a quick Google search:
Step 1
Place a piece of ice in the cloth or wear gloves to hold the ice (to protect your fingers) on the gum. This will make the gum harden.
Step 2
Gently pull off the gum from the car seat. If pulling gets you nowhere, use a blunt scraper to scrape it off. If the gum gets soft again while you are scraping, reapply the ice until the gum hardens.
Step 3
Spray WD-40 on the remaining areas of gum.
Step 4
Scrape off the rest of the gum. Blot the area with a paper towel to remove excess WD-40.
Step 5
Spray upholstery cleaner on the seat. Scrub it in with a soft cloth towel. Then wet a sponge with warm water and scrub the seat to remove the upholstery cleaner, leftover traces of WD-40 and any remaining particles of gum. Allow the seat to dry completely.
Would suggest you try a section of seat that cannot be seen with the WD40 before you start JUST IN CASE.......
Step 1
Place a piece of ice in the cloth or wear gloves to hold the ice (to protect your fingers) on the gum. This will make the gum harden.
Step 2
Gently pull off the gum from the car seat. If pulling gets you nowhere, use a blunt scraper to scrape it off. If the gum gets soft again while you are scraping, reapply the ice until the gum hardens.
Step 3
Spray WD-40 on the remaining areas of gum.
Step 4
Scrape off the rest of the gum. Blot the area with a paper towel to remove excess WD-40.
Step 5
Spray upholstery cleaner on the seat. Scrub it in with a soft cloth towel. Then wet a sponge with warm water and scrub the seat to remove the upholstery cleaner, leftover traces of WD-40 and any remaining particles of gum. Allow the seat to dry completely.
Would suggest you try a section of seat that cannot be seen with the WD40 before you start JUST IN CASE.......
Liverpool
I've use 'air dusters' in the past - those aerosols that you use to blow dust off computer internals.
If you turn it upside-down you'll squirt some of the liquified gas out of the nozzle instead of the air and this should instantly freeze at least the first layer of gum.
There's even a product specifically for gum on carpets which works the right way up.
If you turn it upside-down you'll squirt some of the liquified gas out of the nozzle instead of the air and this should instantly freeze at least the first layer of gum.
There's even a product specifically for gum on carpets which works the right way up.
WD-40 is great stuff. Peanut butter works too-you need oil to get the residue off. Cold works to get most of it off. Is the gum on something non-porus? I hope they're not leather! The oil may darken them. If vinyl, not so bad; if cloth, I wouldn't use either WD-40 or peanut butter--only ice.
