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A dirty person left chewing gum on a seat and it went onto the back of my jeans..... which then got stuck onto the leather seats of my car!!!!

The jeans have been saved by bunging them in the freezer but how do I get it off my car seat?

;o(

How big is your freezer? lol


Sorry - I hope you find an answer soon.

You made me giggle cos I nearly put freezer isn't big enough to pop the car in!!

;O)

Use ice cubes in a bag hun to freeze it down

You could try placing a freezer block or something like that on it.

Sue

Ahhhhh!!

Now why didn't I think of that!!

Thanks guys you are stars!!

xx

Ugh, can't help but aren't there some revolting people around?

found this!!

There are a couple different ways to go about this. Leather is often not colorfast, so you need to test an area before you try any of these.

The simplest method is to leave an ice cube on the gum for about 7 or 8 minutes. The ideas is to freeze the gum and then try to break it apart. You can use a butter knife to try to scrape it off after it's frozen, but you have to be very careful not to scrape the leather too much or you'll end up with a mark on the leather.

The more complicated method is to use a solvent to loosen up the gum to the point where you can scrape it off. You can use nail polish remover, paint thinner, acetone or even hair spray. Keep in mind all of these can remove the color from the leather and they can damage the leather if you are too aggressive. The safest way to do this is to put some solvent on a rag. Then press the rag on the gum for a minute or two. Don't rub. Then try to scrape it off with the least abrasive thing you can find. The top of a butter knife sometimes works. Remember the solvent stops working quickly, so after you press the rag to the gum, you only have a couple minutes before you may have to do it again. The same applies to the ice. Remember also to test an area that doesn't show to make sure the leather won't lose its colour

Thanks everyone and yes Ann their are some revolting people in this world!!

xx

as said, a bag of ice cubes, then when ya got the gum off, use the cubes in a large G&T...

cheers all

Hi Pink - how did you get on with the chewing gum?

Try peanut butter :)

Deb

Worst lump of chewing gum I had to remove was on the back of my cat's legs - he'd sat in it!!!!



.........he wasn't too keen on being put in the freezer!!! LOL

Maggie, you did make me chuckle :-)

I used olive oil to remove bubble gun from hair once, it sort of made the gum softer and more stringy..

Why don't people come back and let us know what worked? It would be useful if we had a similar problem.
Lizx

maybe she hasn't tried yet or perhaps she's forgotten about the thread? (I do that all the time :-) )

Once you got the bulk of it off by freezing it - use a WD40 pen. (Test for colour fastness first).

I keep one in my pen pot - its great for removing all manner of sticky stuff esp the price stickers off the soles of shoes - why do they put white stickers on black soles??

Look for a product called "Goof Off". It is fantastic, but I don't know if it is available over there.

I have used it to take bubble gum out of carpet.

Deb

I have just "Googled the product, this is what it says:
This Amazing Remover Quickly and Easily Removes

old dried latex paint
"Drips and Splatters"
adhesives
sticker residue
caulk
most glues
marker and pen ink
white correction fluid
crayon
asphalt
tar
lipstick
chewing gum
oil
grease
scuff marks
candle wax
printers ink
and more "


Deb