How to Remove Chewing Gum From Carpeting

It's a sticky dilemma: What do you do when the Double Bubble lands on your living room carpet? While your natural reaction might be to blow up at the gum chewer in the family, be sweet instead and follow these tips. You'll be out of this mess in no time.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dry-cleaning Fluid
• Mild Dishwashing Liquid
• Vacuum Or Brush
• Ice
• Ice
• Plastic Bag
• Spatula Or Spoon

1. Scrape away as much of the gum as you can using a spatula or spoon (to protect carpet fibers).

2. Vacuum or brush away loose pieces.

3. Rub the remaining gum with a plastic bag filled with ice until the gum is frozen.

4. Chip away the frozen gum fragments using a spatula or spoon.

5. Dissolve any final traces of the stuff by dabbing with a small amount of dry-cleaning fluid. Blot.

6. Blot on a detergent solution of 1/4 tsp. mild dishwashing liquid and 1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) warm water.

7. Rinse thoroughly.

Tips & Warnings

• You can try this remedy to remove gum from clothes or shoes, too.
• Some citrus-based products, such as Orange-Sol or De-Solv-It, break down the stickiness of gum so that it is easier to remove.

[katevo1]

on 10/28/2008 I found a neat product called gum-out which got gum off my carpet really easily - you can buy it at www.chewing-gum-removal.com, it's an easy to use applicator which injects a special liquid and within half an hour the gum lifts straight off.
Good luck!

[katevo1]

on 10/28/2008 I found a neat product called gum-out which got gum off my carpet really easily - you can buy it at www.chewing-gum-removal.com, it's around US$24 and you can remove around 100 wads of gum with a simple applicator.
Good luck!

[bubbalub44]

on 2/4/2008 canned air and a credit card (scrape)

no smell, no mess, works like the gum was never there and very quickly

on 8/8/2006 Boil some water. Pour about a tablespoon over the gum. Doing so will make the gum melt thus making removal a cinch. Just wipe off with a clean cloth. Requires a bit of scrubbing.

on 7/26/2006 Use egg white to break down the proteins in gum. Apply egg white with an old toothbrush to the gum spot. Let sit for 15 minutes, then clean the spot using cold water and a sponge or old rag. Works great!