How to remove gum from clothes

Every one of us ever encountered the problem of adhered chewing gum on clothes or shoes, and everyone asked himself how to remove the cud from the clothes?

This process is not easy, unless, of course, trying to simply tear it away from the material to which it sticks. But there are proven methods that greatly facilitate this procedure. Apply one of them - and you can easily get rid of this trouble.

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Than to remove the cud from the clothes?

There are quite a few tools to solve the problem of how to remove the chewing gum from clothes and shoes. If you decide to use folk methods, then before you remove the chewing gum from the fabric, look what you have at hand. For this procedure, you will need:

• ice;
• ethyl alcohol;
• plastic bag;
• knife;
• rigid brush;
• petrol;
• vinegar;
• nail polish remover;
• dishwashing detergent;
• liquid soap;
• toothbrush;
• cotton wool;
• wipes or blotting paper.

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How to remove the cud from the clothes?

Before you remove the cud from your clothes, check out all the suggested methods for solving this problem and find the most suitable one, based on what material you are removing it from and what exactly is available for you at the moment.

Method 1

Use the freezing method and you can easily clean the clothes from the chewing gum. To do this:

1. Take the plastic bag.
2. Fold the thing with the adhered sticky rubber band so that it is on top.
3. Place the product in a bag, but only so that it does not lean against the polyethylene.
4. Put a plastic bag with clothes in the freezer.
5. Wait until the chewing gum solidifies well.
6. Take the bag from the freezer and pull the thing out of it.
7. Take the knife.
8. Remove the carefully stained spot.

Method 2

If the chewing gum is stuck to the carpet and you are going to remove it from it, then before you remove the chewing gum from the carpet, prepare the ice to freeze the stains. To use this method, do this:

1. Take ice.
2. Place it in a plastic bag.
3. Attach the package to a contaminated meter.
4. Wait until the unwanted weight on the carpet hardens.
5. Take a rigid brush.
6. Remove dirt from it.

Important! In the event that, after using this method, a white stain remains, remove it with ethyl alcohol. Dampen a rag with alcohol and rub the white trail until it disappears completely.

Method 3

Before removing the chewing gum from the skin, freeze it as follows:

1. Take a special freezer "Freezer".
2. Apply it to the stain.
3. Take a blunt metal object and carefully remove the adhering mass.

Important! This tool you can buy in the shops of radio components - it is used for cooling microcircuits.

Method 4

Apply a very simple, but quite effective option for freezing the stain.

To do this:

1. Open the tap with cold water.
2. Bring adhered chewing gum to the product under a stream of cold water.
3. Take the toothbrush.
4. Clean it with dirt directly under the water.

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How else can I remove the cud from my clothes?

In order to effectively remove the chewing gum, initially warm it up. To do this, apply one of the following suggested solutions to this problem.

Solution 1

If you want to remove the chewing gum from clothes with iron, proceed as follows:

1. Put a cloth, blotting paper or gauze on the spot.
2. Take the hot iron.
3. Smooth it spot.
4. Remove the napkin from the ironed cloth.
5. Repeat the procedure.

Important! If, on the ironed place, a white trail remains, treat it with a stain remover or dish detergent and wash the product. This method is very suitable for removing chewing gum from trousers.

Solution 2

With a hair dryer, you can easily remove the chewing gum from your clothes. To do this:

1. Pick up the hair dryer.
2. Warm up the gum with it.
3. Remove it with a toothbrush.

Solution 3

Remove the mass that sticks to the fabric, using hot water:

1. Take the soiled.
2. Place it in boiling water.
3. Wait until it gets wet well.
4. Take a knife or scissors.
5. Clean out the stuck contamination.

Important! Remove the contaminated area without getting a thing out of the hot water, but proceed carefully so as not to burn your hands.

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How to remove the chewing gum with a special remedy?

Remove the chewing gum with Chewing Gum Removers, which is specifically designed for this purpose. You can buy it at the hardware store.

Important! Chewing Gum Removers has the following properties:

• quickly removes chewing gum from carpets, upholstered furniture and other porous surfaces;
• does not require any preliminary frosting measures - it is ready to use;
• cleans effectively an old and old chewing gum;
• has a pleasant citrus flavor.

To use this tool, perform the following sequential steps:

1. Apply the agent around the stuck gum.
2. Leave it on the cloth for 10 minutes.
3. Take the knife with a flat blade.
4. Bring it to the soiled area on the cloth y and gently clean the chewing gum.
5. Take a wet sponge.
6. Remove any remaining detergent.
7. Repeat the procedure if necessary.

Important! Do not try to roughly remove the adhering mass from the fabric, otherwise you may damage it.

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How to wash out the stuck chewing gum?

Even if you did not immediately notice such a nuisance, chewing gum stuffed into the fabric and are already ready to part with the thing - do not rush. Still can be fixed.

Option 1

1. Apply a dishwashing concentrate or liquid soap to a contaminated area.
2. Rub the treated area with a toothbrush.
3. Take a blunt metal object and rub it on the stain.
4. Wash the product.

Important! Apply the cleaning layer on a soiled area so that the fabric soaks well.

Option 2

If you need to wash the cud from the thing as quickly as possible, do so:

1. Take the cotton pad.
2. Dampen it abundantly in the nail polish remover.
3. Rub them a dirt spot.
4. Wash the product.

Important! Do not use this method for delicate fabrics and better choose a nail polish remover that does not contain acetone to avoid changing the color of the fabric with which you clean up the dirt.

Option 3

If you get rid of dirt on a delicate fabric, then to remove the dried cud from the thing, use vinegar. For this:

1. Take the tin can.
2. Pour the vinegar into it and heat it.
3. Take the toothbrush.
4. Immerse it in a hot liquid.
5. Rub a wet brush spot until completely removed.
6. Remove the stuck gum from the fabric with a brush, periodically dipping it into a hot vinegar liquid.
7. Wash the product.

Important! When using this method, act quickly until the vinegar has cooled down, otherwise the removal of the dried stain will be of little effect.

Option 4

Another no less effective method:

1. Take the product with contamination.
2. Pour water into the container.
3. Put it on a fire and bring to a boil.
4. Keep the contaminated tissue area above the steam.
5. Soften it over it.
6. Moisten the cotton pad with gasoline.
7. Rub them well the place of contamination and leave for 5-7 minutes.
8. Remove any delaminated pieces of chewing gum with a napkin.
9. Wash the product.

Important! Before applying gasoline to the fabric, check its effect on the inconspicuous area of ​​the product, in order to avoid damage to the material.

We hope that you have found a suitable solution to the problem than to remove the chewing gum from clothes, and you could easily do it. Undoubtedly, the cleansed thing again makes you happy with its cleanliness and neatness. In the future, be more careful - do not sit on dirty shops and chairs!