How to Remove Gum From Leather
Whether it's your couch, shoe, jacket or purse, leather is the last place you would want a piece of gum. But don't send that leather to the cleaner just yet. Try these steps to remove gum from your leather first. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Scrape off any excess gum carefully with a credit card, plastic scraper or your fingernails.
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Mix dish soap and water, using enough soap to create lots of suds. Dampen a soft cloth with the mixture and wipe the leather.
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Wipe again with clean water and then with a dry cloth. If the gum is gone, stop here and follow up with a leather conditioner.
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Dip a clean cloth in peanut butter or vegetable oil and rub it onto the spot. Let stand for 1 minute.
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Use another clean cloth to wipe away the peanut butter or oil. The gum will be gone, with no damage to your leather.
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I was trying to remove gum from a leather computer case that I have and I guess it's not the same sort of finish. It didn't work out well.
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did you forget to use leather conditioner?
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I tried the peanut butter on my leather computer case and it seems to have ruined the leather. There is a big dark spot where the gum was and I can't seem to figure out how to fix it. I wouldn't try this again without trying it on something I didn't care so much about first.
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Hey, this does work. Thanks.
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Kid sat on gum but didn't know it, then sat on beige leather seat in car. Used really hot water in small glass bowl, (microwaved for 30 sec.) and added 1 good squirt of Ivory dish soap. Carried bowl to car with oven mitt. lol Used old toothbrush to brush away at gum. Wow, started to come off. Dried with soft cloth and redipped toothbrush in dish soap water and repeated until all was brushed away. Was pretty easy! :-D No damage done to leather.
