Arrgh! Chewing gum

Kamuela · Post by **Kamuela** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:42 am

Brand new floor mats ($70 from BMW Mini of San Francisco, shipped). Went to run an errand, stepped in chewing gum. Just wanted to complain a bit before carefully cleaning it out and spraying 303 fabric protectant on them.

Usel · Post by **Usel** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:49 am

Heard freezing gum is a good way of removing. Try putting the mat in the chest freezer

Usel · Post by **Usel** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:51 am

I have tar on beige mats. Am thinking lots of paper and a luke warm iron?

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:35 am

Usel wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:51 am I have tar on beige mats. Am thinking lots of paper and a luke warm iron?

Use a freeze spray and chip it off, the iron will spread it..

Mike

csquire4 · Post by **csquire4** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:26 pm

Do not use an iron !! - you will melt the synthetic carpet even on cool setting. Would a clay bar lift most of it off ? maybe WD-40 and then a carpet cleaner? Other than that I'd get black mats

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:41 pm

I would try freezing the gum, as it works very successfully with gum on clothes, so don't see why it wouldn't work with gum on a carpet

cj10jeeper · Post by **cj10jeeper** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:13 pm

Easiest way to freeze the gum is place an ice cube on it. you can literally tear or crack it off once solid. When at room temp of course it just smears and further embeds

PerryGunn · Post by **PerryGunn** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:26 pm

cj10jeeper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:13 pm Easiest way to freeze the gum is place an ice cube on it. you can literally tear or crack it off once solid. When at room temp of course it just smears and further embeds

In the past, I've had success (on clothes) with the freezing spray used by plumbers

cj10jeeper · Post by **cj10jeeper** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:29 pm

PerryGunn wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:26 pm
cj10jeeper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 3:13 pm Easiest way to freeze the gum is place an ice cube on it. you can literally tear or crack it off once solid. When at room temp of course it just smears and further embeds
In the past, I've had success (on clothes) with the freezing spray used by plumbers

Sounds like that too would work

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:03 pm

Feeling your frustration OP.

Kamuela · Post by **Kamuela** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:06 pm

Ice cube and the brush I groom the dog with. Success, now for the 303.

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:41 pm

Kamuela wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:06 pm Ice cube and the brush I groom the dog with. Success, now for the 303.

Is the next question going to be "how do I get chewing gum off a dog"

cj10jeeper · Post by **cj10jeeper** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:19 pm

Result - perfect, but I had the same thought about now cleaning the dog

Kamuela · Post by **Kamuela** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:02 pm

she's due for grooming anyway.

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