How To Do Just About Everything
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
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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.
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bubbalub44 said
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
Anonymous said
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.
Anonymous said
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!
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 I stepped on chewing gum and then got in my car, bringing the gum to my new car carpet mat.
I removed most of the gum by scraping, then sprayed canola oil on a piece of clothe and rubbed out the remaining gum. I then blotted out the oil by putting kitchen paper over the spot and rubbed and pressed with the scissors handle. It was then all cleaned.
Anonymous said
on 3/30/2006 I heated some white vinegar in the microwave until warm, and then using an old toothbrush, I dipped into the vinegar and proceeded to work out the gum by brushing in the same circular motion. The gum lifted off without a problem. Rinse out vinegar from jeans straight afterward.