How to remove chewing gum from trousers?

What to say, to date chewing gum is a very popular and popular product. Her love adults and children. She and the breath will refresh, and help digestion. And what only manufacturers did not come up with to raise demand: new tastes were released, and harmful sugar was indicated on the door. They just did not come up with one yet: how to make sure that she does not stick to clothes. Here we are powerless. But we can tell you how to remove it from clothes without unnecessary losses. So, how to remove the chewing gum from the trousers? If you happen to have trouble in the form of chewing gum adhering to clothing, in particular to trousers, then try to tear off as much as possible of it. To do this, there are several effective ways.

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Wash

A good proven method of removing stains is washing. But it works only on fresh, minor impurities. How to wash the cud from jeans? Soak the product in warm water.

Apply a detergent to the stain with chewing gum, for example, for washing dishes, washing powder or stain remover.

Leave it for a few minutes.

Gently rub the area with an old toothbrush.

Wash the product in a washing machine as usual.

Important! If the cud has not managed to penetrate deeply into the fibers of the tissue, then this method will help.

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Cold method of removing chewing gum from clothes

It is possible to solve the problem with adhered chewing gum with the help of cold. Hardened product, which has lost its adhesive properties, is easily cleaned from the surface of the material without damaging it. For this:

• The simplest option is to put a thing in the freezer. If the affected clothing is not very dimensional, then put it in a bag and place it in the freezer. Try to put the bag so that it does not lean against the walls of the camera. Leave for 2-3 hours. The frozen chewing gum crumbles, and it can be easily removed.

Important! Try to quickly clean the gaps between the fibers of the fabric, since the newly melted sticky mass will be even more difficult to remove.

• If you can not put the whole thing in the freezer, then you can attach a packet of ice cubes to the sticky chewing gum. Make sure that it is well tied, so that the clothes do not get wet. Hold for a while, then try scraping the cud.
• You can use a freeze spray. Just do not try to do this while the clothes are still wearing you. First remove the affected garment, then start the treatment.
• In winter, you can do without a refrigerator, and just lay out your clothes with the sticky chewing gum on the balcony.

Important! Before removing the frozen cud, make sure that it is completely dried, otherwise - stubborn stains remain on the clothing.

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Hot Method for Removing the Chewing Gum

Before removing the chewing gum in a high-temperature way, carefully read the label on your clothes. If the fabric tolerates high heat, then this method can be used. How to clean jeans from chewing gum with high temperatures? Try one of three ways.

Using the

iron The easiest way to heat the chewing gum is by using an iron:

1. Spread the soiled clothing on the ironing board or other flat surface so that the stain is directly in front of you.
2. Place a piece of paper or a dense cloth under the pants on the underside.
3. Cover the top with a clean cloth. You can also take gauze or paper.
4. Preheat the iron and iron the place with the chewing gum. The chewing gum melts and absorbs into the paper.
5. If necessary, repeat the procedure, changing the upper and lower layers of paper.

Using boiling water

This method requires caution:

1. Boil water and pour it into a bowl or bowl.
2. Dip a stained area for a few minutes in boiling water.
3. Take the old toothbrush and, as soon as you remove the clothes from the boiling water, immediately rub the place of contamination with a brush.

Using a hair dryer

How to remove the chewing gum from jeans with a hair dryer?

1. Turn on the dryer at full power and heat the soiled area until the cud is dried and hardens.
2. Then, try to remove the rubber band as neatly as carefully as possible.

Important! Try not to bring the hair dryer very close to the fabric, so as not to burn its fibers.

Heat treatment will help you remove adhered elastic from almost any fabric. But if the chewing gum has long been absorbed and deeply ingested into the fibers of the tissue, this method may not work. Older formations should be better removed by chemical means.

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Chemical cleaning methods

When using chemicals, use the following guidelines:

• Before using any of the following methods, perform a test: Test the tool in a small, barely visible area. If the material has not changed color, then - you can carry out the cleaning procedure.
• Be sure to perform all procedures in rubber gloves, in well-ventilated areas.

Important! Chemical methods of exposure are not suitable for people prone to allergic reactions.

Vinegar

How to remove chewing gum from jeans at home? The simplest home method is vinegar. The procedure should be carried out in a well-ventilated room, as vinegar vapors are very caustic:

1. Pour the vinegar into any container and heat it.
2. Dampen the old toothbrush in the hot vinegar and work hard on the stain.
3. Then just wash your thing as usual.

Important! This method is suitable for things from rough fabrics. Strongly not suitable for clothes made of chiffon, corduroy, satin and silk.

Refined gasoline, solvent or nail polish remover without acetone

How to remove chewing gum from trousers quickly with chemical solvents?

1. Treat the parchment with the chewing gum with steam from an iron or kettle.
2. Apply one of the products to the cotton pad and rub the spot lightly.
3. Leave for 5-7 minutes, and then remove the remaining solvent and chewing gum with a tissue.

Special tools

For fans of innovative products, special stain removers and sprays have been developed to remove chewing gum from clothing. They are not expensive, but they are effective enough.

Toluene

Apply a little toluene on the stain with the chewing gum, and then the subsequent washing will cope with the rests of the chewing gum without problems.

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Adhesive tape

It is very easy to remove the cud tape, but this procedure will have to be repeated several times.

1. Remove the top layer of chewing gum with a knife or other sharp object.
2. Stick a piece of scotch on the remaining stain, press, then sharply pull off the scotch.

Important! This method is suitable only for dense fabrics with strong interlacing of threads.

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Other ways to remove the chewing gum:

• In this case, all means are good. You can try to act on the principle of "wedge wedge kicking out."Stick to the old chewing gum new and try to remove them together. Just try to stick a new piece exactly to the previous one, otherwise - you will only increase the cleaning surface.
• You can try to clean the contaminated area with kefir. Pour a little kefir on the stain and wipe with a stiff cloth or an old toothbrush.
• Peanut butter helps in some cases. Apply it on the stain and leave for 20 minutes. After this, thoroughly clean the remnants of the product and the chewing gum with a brush.

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How to remove traces of chewing gum?

We found out how to clean the chewing gum from jeans or other clothes. But often there are traces of these experiments in the form of greasy or colored spots, and we must think how to get rid of them and from them. You can remove these stains with the help of solvents and improvised means.

Household soap

Wipe the stain with soap and leave it for a while, and then just wash it in the usual way.

Acetone

This is quite aggressive, it is better to use it in diluted form. Apply it to a grease stain, after a few minutes rub and rinse with water, and then wash as usual.

varnish remover This is a more gentle option, but for colored fabrics it is better to use a formulation without acetone. He will not leave a divorce and will not change the color of the fabric.

Stain remover

You can use the stain removers suitable for your type of material. Act strictly according to the instructions.

Now you have enough options, from which you can choose for yourself more suitable to quickly remove the chewing gum from the trousers and restore their purity. Henceforth, be more careful to avoid such incidents.