Suggestions Needed: Removing Chewing Gum from Cloth Seats

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  1. zyx345

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    Try cooling it down with an ice cube then pulling it off the fabric.

    I haven't tried that but read that it works someplace.

    Edit: I checked Google. Google chewing gum removal ice for loads of suggestions on using ice.
     
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    Ice works for removing gum on lots of fabrics. Once you get the main mass off you can freeze whats left then try rubbing it off with a cloth or soft brush.
     
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    Zippo or another type of lighter fluid is what I always remember grandpa using when one of us grand kids got gum where we shouldn't have.
     
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    Goof Off - my brother got gum ll over my Crown Vic seats - rubs goof off on it, and it rolled right off.
     
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    Toyota Fabric Spot Remover works very well, though I haven't tried it on gum.
     
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    Tried sopping it up with a little water and a paper towl. Big mistake, never use a paper towel....

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    Don't use ice - buy the pressurized cans that blow air (for cleaning keyboards etc).

    Turn the can upside down, and you get a *very* cold spray that is far colder than ice. It also does not stain, and evaporates into the air (dry).
     
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    This worked like a charm, knock on wood.

    Before:

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    After:

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    Its actually a lot cleaner and unnoticable than the second pic shows.
     
    #9 zyx345, Oct 28, 2011
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