How to remove gum from sidewalk, concrete, brick

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How to remove gum from sidewalk, concrete, brick

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1
Steam vapor cleaning
Step2
pressure washing
Step3
enjoy new clean sidewalk

Tips & Warnings

  • gum and chewing gum on your property, can decrease your properties value by up to 10%, due to blight, and customers sighting a dirty appearance-customers may also think your interior to building is dirty also, hence go somewhere else for business. Gum on shoes and the stickiness, can bring bacteria, viruses into your properties.
  • never use acids to clean anything, or bleach. They both corrode substrates, and leave toxic fumes and gases.

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rbcalvet said

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on 5/19/2008 How much freon does it take to harden gum on my sidewalk?

Roseduce said

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on 10/5/2007 spray any refrigerant like freon, or pour ice water on gum. Cold makes gum shrink,retract and harden.Scrape away with any flat blade,wrap gum in paper,throw away.
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