How to Remove Chewing Gum From Carpet
Remove gum from your carpeting -- even if it’s ground in and stuck in the pile – without damaging the fibers. Gum defies usual stain removal tactics, so give stuck on gum an icy treatment then follow up with the cleaner best suited for your carpet’s composition.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Put a few pieces of ice in a baggie.
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Place the baggie with ice in it on top of the gum. Hold the baggie over the gum, but don't press it down, until the gum freezes.
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Crunch the brittle frozen gum with your fingers or hit with a small hammer to break it apart. Pick as many pieces as possible from the carpet pile. Scrape remainder up with a spatula or dinner knife. Vacuum up loose pieces.
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Clean any residual stain with a dry-cleaning solvent, all-purpose spot remover or spray spot-remover. Rinse completely with cold water and blot up excess moisture.
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