Accidentally falling asleep while chewing gum and then waking up to gum stuck in the sheets can be annoying. Gum will often not come out with a normal wash in the washing machine, and it leaves sheets sticky and dirty-looking. Luckily, it is possible to remove gum from sheets or other fabric using WD-40, a common rust-removing and lubricating product, in just a few easy steps.
How to Get Gum Out of Bed Sheets
Step 1
Buy WD-40. It is relatively cheap (usually $3 to $5) and can be found at most hardware and home improvement stores.
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Step 2
Spray WD-40 on the gum spots. Make sure to spray enough WD-40 on the gum spots so that they are completely covered in the liquid.
Step 3
Let the WD-40 set on the sheets and soak into the gum spots for several minutes.
Step 4
Using a toothbrush, rub the gum off of the bed sheets. The WD-40 will unstick the gum from the sheets and a toothbrush will remove it from the fabric easily.
Step 5
After the gum is removed from the sheets, they will still have some WD-40 on them. To remove the chemical smell of the WD-40 and get sheets clean enough to use again, wash them in the washing machine with detergent as you normally would.
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