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Daniel1981 Jun 8, 2005 01:13 AM

Oof,

One of my friends got some gum on the bottom of his shoes and walked onto the carpet in the back seat of the car.

Whats a good way to get this out?

Giddyup Jun 8, 2005 01:26 AM


Originally posted by Daniel1981@June 7, 2005, 11:16 PM
Oof,

One of my friends got some gum on the bottom of his shoes and walked onto the carpet in the back seat of the car.

Whats a good way to get this out?

I use Pinesol.....

94tbird Jun 8, 2005 06:35 AM

hey daniel. all minor things but the scratches, the gum and i could swear there was one mroe thing. you jsut seem to be having some bad luck with the car so far. thank god its nothing major and nothing mechanical has gone wrong. he car doin? enjoying yourself?

adrenalin Jun 8, 2005 06:38 AM

Peanut butter takes the gum off pretty good.

amwasko Jun 8, 2005 06:40 AM

Peanut Butter? :werd:

BadHenry Jun 8, 2005 06:43 AM

My wife said that peanut butter will work, it breaks down the gum. She used it on our daughter's hair when she had gum stuck in it.

05redfiregt Jun 8, 2005 06:44 AM

Freeze it with ice it will pull off. 3 boys under 12......

AWmustang Jun 8, 2005 07:58 AM

A friend of mine had the same thing happen just a couple weeks after getting his new MINI. I told him to use Goo Gone. He said it worked great. You can't tell there was ever gum there. And it's available at many stores.

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GhostTX Jun 8, 2005 08:51 AM

I'd say Goo Gone or any oily product...baby oil for example.

Did a Google for fun, found this that cracked me up:

I clean carpets for a living.. when we come across gum in the carpet, we have little bottles of freon.. (availabe at carpet cleaning supply houses) yes the same freon you use in your fridge or ac.. 12 or 22.. I dont know about the new 134 stuff.. spraying it on the gum freezes it solid.. then you just hammer it and it busts into a million pieces.. leaving the carpet unharmed.. even in the gum is matted deep., it end up in particals. I would assume it would work with clothing and hair too...

adrenalin Jun 8, 2005 09:37 AM

Goo gone is known to discolour carpet so be careful. That is why I suggested peanut butter. The oil in it prevents the gum from sticking to other parts of the carpet while you are removing it. Works like a charm.

JustAnotherDude Jun 8, 2005 10:56 AM


Originally posted by GhostTX@June 8, 2005, 8:54 AM
I'd say Goo Gone or any oily product...baby oil for example.

Did a Google for fun, found this that cracked me up:

That must've been some kind of misreading. Isn't CFC banned?

GhostTX Jun 8, 2005 03:26 PM


Originally posted by adrenalin+June 8, 2005, 9:40 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(adrenalin @ June 8, 2005, 9:40 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>That is why I suggested peanut butter.
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What gets peanut butter out? :jester:
<!--QuoteBegin-JustAnotherDude
@June 8, 2005, 10:59 AM
That must've been some kind of misreading. Isn't CFC banned?
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:dunno: I know you have to be a licensed "professional" in order to get it at all, but I don't think its banned outright. I just found the humor of freezing the gum, beating it with a hammer then vacuuming up the pieces.


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