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Remove chewing gum

Chewing gum is not my favorite type of candy or sweet thing but the kids sure love it. If you ever look down at a pavement you can see where people have spat out their chewing gum for you to step in. It is a terrible problem for local authorities who are in charge of cleaning it up, as soon as they remove it, someone will replace it.

I have gathered a multitude of ways that you can remove chewing gum from your hair, clothes and carpets. So read on if you are looking to remove some chewing gum.

Egg White.
The white of an egg will remove chewing gum from most things, including your hair. Put the white of an egg on the gum and leave for a couple of minutes. Then work the gum out with your fingers little by little.

Freeze it out.
If the chewing gum is on an item of clothing, put the item in the freezer. The chewing gum will go hard and all you need to do is crack it off. You can also use the freezing technique on larger items, such as a car seat or carpet, by using ice cubes. Place an ice cube onto the gum and slowly rub it around. The gum will harden and you will be able to crack it off in big pieces.

Chocolate.
This technique will work great if you have chewing gum in your clothes or hair. Melt some chocolate and rub some of the melted chocolate into the gum. The chocolate dissolves the chewing gum's stickiness - so it can be brushed or combed out instead of having to cut it out. 

Mayonnaise.
Mayonnaise will also remove chewing gum. Simply apply and work it in, gum softens and comes off easily.

Vinegar.
Saturate the area that has the gum on it with vinegar. The gum will actually dissolve. If the vinegar is heated first the process will work faster.

Peanut Butter.
Simply apply peanut butter to the offending gum and work it in. The gum comes right off.

Lemon Juice.
Chewing gum can be removed from clothes if the gum is first soaked in lemon juice and then the clothes are washed as normal.

WD40/Penetrating Oil.
Very similar to the other chewing gum remover tips. Simply spray the sticky gum with WD40 and work it into the gum. The gum will come out easily.

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removal by mayonnaise Comments By: Jude Foote Thanks so much I tried mayonnaise like you say and hey presto the gum is gone from my trousers Well done a great tip!!!   brillinat Comments By: Anon THANKYOU soo much!your tips really helped i had my jeans in the freezer for weeks and the gum wouldnt budge but thnaks to your vingegar tip my jeans are gum free!thanks a lot!   Remove Gum With Mayonnaise Comments By: Malcolm Smith Worked a treat.   oil & vinegar combo Comments By: Kelly first I put in vinegar and let it break down then I added olive oil to comb through my four year olds hair   Gum gone in seconds with VINEGAR!!! Comments By: t. marquardt I removed gum from a pair of jeans in seconds with the vinegar method. I heated the vinegar up in the microwave and applied it to the gum on the jeans. The vinegar immediately softens the gum so I took a old toothbrush and brushed in circles and the gum balled up for easy removal. Literally took less than 30 seconds.   freezing didn't work WD40 did Comments By: Jim thanks   Vinegar !!! Comments By: Jim in Los Angeles Some lowly, disgusting #%@**#% at the gym put gum in the bottom of the cup-holder in the cardio machine, where someone would certainly put a water bottle. I use a fabric bottle holder with a shoulder strap and the gum adhered right onto the bottom. Freezer had no effect on this type of gum. After removing the main chunk of gum with a dull knife, I dipped the whole area with the gum into warm vinegar. The gum started to melt. Rubbed in a circular motion with a toothbrush and cleaned the gum off the toothbrush with paper towels. Complete success. Washed the entire bottle-holder with dish soap afterwards to remove vinegar scent. I wonder how many gum-remover products are just re-packaged vinegar?   ice, vinegar & mayo! Comments By: Sandy My daughter got gum on her terry cloth shirt and I figured there wasn't much hope. The ice got a chunk out, but I was afraid it would damage the material. The vinegar softened it...but it was still messy. The mayo did it. I guess different gum and different material react differently or maybe it just needed the combination on solutions. My daughter looks great! Too bad she smells like a salad. Only kidding.   chewing gum & mayo Comments By: anon Brilliant, mayonaise removed chewing gum from my dogs fur. Don't have a clue how it got there, but my son is now banned from chewing it!   Heated Vinegar Works ! Comments By: Tracy I discovered a piece of gum had stuck in my car's driver's side car mat and tried the Vinegar removing method. I heated up about 1/4 cup of Cider Vinegar for 30 seconds in the microwave. I applied the area,(the size of a quater)with the heated vinegar, scrubbed it with a butter knife, picked out the gum residue, and scrubbbed the area again with a vegitable scrubber, it worked Great !   Ultimate gum removal - works on anything! Comments By: Angelica Blanco G'day! here in Australia, we use good old fashioned Eucalyptus Oil - that's right. Cheap, easy to apply and remove, with a strong but pleasant lingering odour. eg. in hair, carpet, car upholsery, clothes (if you sat on it), or off any surface shiny/poreous/soft/hard, great for concrete and pavers. Avoid using on anything that you cannot wash or wipe down afterwards eg. books, paper lamp shades, delicate materials eg plain white silk or satin. I've never tested on these. The basic rule is to use it on anything that won't be damaged by the oil itself. Method: take a cloth, rag, towel, or an old t-shirt if need be, pour a small amount of eucalyptus oil onto it and rub directly onto the chewing gum. It will dissintegrate before your very eyes - LIKE MAJIC! :) Caution: Don't touch your face (especially your eyes) whilst using this product. It's pretty strong and should be kept well away from little children as it can be toxic if swallowed.   WOW - HOT VINEGAR DOES IT Comments By: Janet in St Albans In March I was in the leisure centre for my senior citizen keep-fit class and sat down to put my trainers on. Of course you know what I sat on - I had to do the whole session with a big blob of chewing gum stuck to the bum of my tousers!! I kept putting off trying to shift it as I was afraid that your tips would not work! So it had dried on really hard by today 18 July - I used very warm wine vinegar, a toothbrush and a knife and lo! it is all gone. Took four minutes. Thanks a lot Tipking.   TRY THIS TOO Comments By: Bobbi--mom of 5 angels I have not personally tried any of your ideas, but would like to offer one of my own. Shower gel--smells much better than some of the others offered, and washes out in the shower before normal shampooing. Just wet your hair, rub some shower gel onto the gum, and work out. I have one little girl and 4 boys, and can not tell you how many times this has saved my daughter's hair from being cut, which would have been more detrimental to me i am sure. Anyway, hope this helps!!   ice ice baby Comments By: diva i had ice put onto my uniform for school and it workd a litle bit......right now i am freezing my hoodie in the freezer for pictures that are supposed to be taken friday for cheerleading. ! wish me luck.! peanut butter works too though.   Vinegar works a treat Comments By: Jon Rowe On the off chance asked Jeeves what to do with our sons trousers after he had sat in some chewing gum. Heated some vinegar and it worked a treat. Shows how you can combine modern technology with traditional methods.   rubish Comments By: kezza i liked the way u have sumthink for nearlly everythink but for chewing gun there is hardley anythink like it doent even say about the vinegar or nuthin i think u should add more   mayonnaise fantastic Comments By: dev though I'd try mayo as it was the only thing of the list (apart from vinegar and I didn't fancy the smell).It worked,first time I haven't had to throw anything away.It came off poly/cotton trousers without any effort.Put a blob on the large patch and rubbed it in.Then washe dtrousers to remove mayo - fantastic   Mayo - fantastic Comments By: dev Tried mayo as this was the only thing on the list in the house (apart from vinegar and I didn't fancy the smell) Put a blob on the gum,worked it in and hey presto no chewing gum.This was on poly/cotton trousers.Then washed to remove mayo.Fab tip thanks   ewww bubble gum in the car Comments By: jaxy68 I was furious when my son sat on bubblegum in the car and smeared it into the seat and his shorts. Hot vinegar ..thank goodness....it actually worked. my son will live to see another year! Hehe.   AMAZING...MAYO REALLY, REALLY WORKS!! Comments By: Tina Cribby from Toronto Thanks a million!! It saved my brand new sofa and my kids. I just put mayo on the blob of gum and rubbed it off lightly with a butter knife and it came right off and it didn't stain my sofa.   Balsamic vinegar + toothbrush = gold Comments By: dev balsamic vinegar and toothbrush on my jeans worked a treat   hot vinegar - excellent Comments By: Heather daughter sat on gum on a train - picked most of it off -tried hot vinegar for the residue - soaked it, rubbed it in and washed it - wouldn't even know it was ever there.   chewing gum removal Comments By: Cyndi Thanks so much! I had green chewing gum on a brand new pair of black pants. I tried ice, but that didn't work. After reading your tip I warmed some vinegar in the microwave. The gum dissolved in a few minutes.   Eucalyptus Oil Works! Comments By: KathKiwi Yes, must agree with the Aussie...being a Kiwi we do have the odd alliance! The Eucalyptus oil does work wonders. I tried this after sitting on bright green chewing gum on a bus :-( Make sure you use a lint free cloth though.   COMBINATION Comments By: Ashley Mora I sat in gum at school the other day, while wearing my favorite pair of pants);I used a combination of mayo and vinegar. The surprising results were that it actually worked. I'm AMAZED by the wonders of food! Now my beautiful pants look as good as new, and I don't smell like vinegar, or winter fresh either.YAY!If you get stuck in a gooey situation, I recommend the COMBINATION.   IT REALLY WORKED Comments By: hilary duff it worked a treat the gum was out in seconds!!!!!!!!!   hot vinegar and peanut butter Comments By: Penny I washed the pants first thinking the gum would come out of the seat of my jeans. Well, they looked worse when I brought them out of the washer. So, this time I tried vinegar but for some reason it didn't really touch the gum. Then I put peanut butter on it and took the back part of a butter knife to scrap the gum off. I washed them again and now I have to go to my van and try a similar method. I didn't see anything on here about hair spray. I had heard that works, too.   egg white Comments By: anon Tried the egg white tip for the removal of chewing gum - it works - really surprised but it did - i had tried the freezer but the gum would not go hard - thanks for your tips really useful   Holy shiz-nit!!! Comments By: Crystal Ritter I bought a new pair of duckhead jeans last night then went 2 the movies and hadn't noticed 4 a while that I had done sat on gum!! Boy was i Pis**e* off It ruined the movie then I found this site and used the vinegar and warmed it up then rubbed it with a tooth brush and it came out!! Thank god 4 vinegar and you people on this site with your ideas thank u sooo much cause I was gonna have throw my jeans away!! Thank u!   Stuck at work with gum on your pants? Vinegar!! Comments By: PattyK Black pants, white gum on the seat... what to do? Can't wash pants at work, but thankfully the office has a bottle of vinegar for the coffeemaker. Heated some up (45 sec) and off to the ladies room. Dabbed on the warm vinegar in a circular pattern using a pop-up soft cloth (Wet Ones-type)and the gum melted and came up into the cloth easily! Great idea!! Thanks.   Vinegar Fantastic Comments By: Laura I have to admit, I was a bit sceptical, it seems too easy, but the warm vinegar and a toothbrush got the gum out of my favourite jeans. Thanks for the tip.   Mayo worked Right off Comments By: Kevster thanks a lot it came right off!   Vinegar is AMAZING!! Comments By: Jordana, Fife 2 Smart price tooth brushes for 15p, a bottle of vinegar for 45p, half a cup of vinegar heated up in the microwave for a minute and in less than 30 seconds the 2 bits of chewing gum on my car seat were gone!!! My mum had sat on chewing gum and without realising got into my car and got it on my seat. Thank-you for the Vinegar tip it was brilliant! Called my mum to tell her to try the same on her trousers. THANK-YOU!!!   vinegar Comments By: Anon i applied heated vinegar to the gum on a pair of jeans with a toothbrush. like magic, the gum just scraped right off (with the toothbrush)   Remove chewing gum with vinegar Comments By: Becca Thank you so much - can't quite believe it worked but i poured hot vinegar on my brand new jeans that id somehow managed to get chewing gum stuck to on a night out (grrr) and it came off straight away! so glad i gave it a go or they would be in the bin now! thanks again!   remove with mayonaise Comments By: hugh thanks for the tip! worked perfectly - and i got to eat the mayonaise afterwards!   It WORKED!! Comments By: Anon In school, leaned on the radiator, gum melted and stuck to my skirt..walked round looking stupid all day it dried in really deep. Freezing didnt work but combo of warm vinegar and mayo worked a treat! Thanks!   vinnegar rox!!! Comments By: nate in Oshkosh WI we used vinnegar on my jeans that used to sit outside in the snow that we tried the freeze method with but that failed horribly the blue gum came out very quickly the warm vinnegar is awsome.   Washing up liquid and salt Comments By: Julie Tried freezing them and though the larger chunks came off the rest didn't but just with a bit of washing up liquid, salt and scrubbing it came off quickly and easily. Thanks for the simple yet very effective advice.   white wine vinegar Comments By: Gill Used warm white wine vinegar on a cloth to remove chewing gum on red fabric car seat (beloved mini!). Removed fine and no colour loss. Great. Thanks.   vinegar worked on skirt and car seat Comments By: beckyalsbury Hi tried vinegar as I didn't want to wait ages for skirt to freeze and mess about with ice - came off very easily - the scouring pad idea was very good as the butter knife didn't work at scraping off the gum.   Vinegar Comments By: tori after a night of hardcore partying last saturday woke up with a bad hangover and chewy on my faverite dress which i paid 50 quid for. Ouch. froze it didnt seem to work cos it spread itself out. used vingar and a toothbrush came out well without damaging the fabric. thanks for the tip. Dirty wenches stop spitting chewy on chairs. thank you.   Using White Vinegar on Seemingly Fused Chewing Gum Comments By: Anon Hi everyone. I recently went to a movie theater and came away with an extremely unpleasant surprise. I had sat in a very large wad of just expelled chewing gum during the entire feature. Oh was I mad! My mother suggested using nail polish remover on the gum which absolutely did not work. However, I just tried your vinegar method (I used cold white vinegar), and it worked like a charm! Now I can launder my jeans as I normally would and won't have to discard them. A thousand thank yous.   vinegar is the best Comments By: steph i have never seen chewy go so quickly from clothing before. Heated up in microwave and applied with old toothbrush. Gone in matter of minutes.   Gum on Car Seat vs Mad Grandfather Comments By: Joe B. Gum won round 1 when ice did not work. Grandfather scored a 15 second round 2 knockout with the aid of hot vinegar. THANKS YOU for the vinegar tip.   gum on face Comments By: Tracy smear peanut butter on the gum and wipe off with a paper towel.   mayo Comments By: liam mayo works a wonder got it on the top of my trainers dont ask how ! got the gum off in mins thanks ....   vinegar helps!!! Comments By: Shiney the gum got rubbed way into my NEW jeans. we tried the freezer tip, that barely worked on the big chunks. then my mom found this great tip! we only had cider vinegar and that took a little bit longer than what some other people said. we had to work on it for about 2 minutes but every bit came out! thanx a lot!!!   thanks great tip Comments By: dee i heated the vinegar in the microwave then put it on the jeans, used a nail brush to scrub and the chewing gum just rolled up and disapeared, thanks great tip.   Icely does it Comments By: Adrian Ice. Fingers. 15 seconds. Done. Superb.   Use Mayonaise to remove chewing gum Comments By: Lauri I had some chewing gum on my car and I used your tip to use Mayo to remove it.Awesome.It works great and saved my life. Thank you guys.   great suggestions. Comments By: Laura But what about my grandson's face? Please help.   warm vinegar is the best Comments By: stevetton worked a treat on my daughters sheets, she fell asleep with gum in her hand and it went everywhere   gum on marble step Comments By: Dee All advice is for clothes - my prob. is a front door step on high street - just CANNOT remove it even with sharp knife - do not believe mayo will work, it is simply oil, egg, and vinegar. HELP ME!   Wow Comments By: Anon i go to school and i got some gum on my trousers on the bus and i tried the warm vinegar and it worked really well. Thank you so much!!! xx   Removal with vinegar Comments By: Anon I had put my jeans in the freezer fro ages and teh chewing gum still wouldn't come off. I tried warm vinegar and a nail brush and it was gone in a matter of seconds - a fantastic tip. Thank you!   Removal with vinegar Comments By: Anon I had put my jeans in the freezer for ages and the chewing gum still wouldn't come off. I tried warm vinegar and a nail brush and it was gone in a matter of seconds - a fantastic tip. Thank you!   mayo Comments By: david i was pretty sure this couldnt work but it did. thanks alot.   WD40 its magic Comments By: philip mckay All I did was spry it onto the gum that was in the carpet then with a dry cloth rub it and it just dissapeared , its the best trick I have ever done.   3rd Time Lucky Comments By: Alex Waghorn First I tried freezing it and that didn't work, then I used hot vinegar and that just made the room stink. But then I used peanut butter, and it worked really well! Too bad I suddenly had a craving for it...   WD40 Rules! Comments By: Tim It easily removed the gum I somehow got on the top of my shoes   blonde Hair Comments By: shona When my daughter came to me with th chewing gum in my daughters blonde long hair i thought wow'i'm going to have to cut that out,until i found your web page and saw hot vinger would get it out. when i tried it ,it work straight away ,thank you so much...   OMG vinegar Comments By: Jenesse I never heard of vinegar working on gum but it works so well. I came home, put on my housecoat, and sat down for some food. I got up and was stuck to the floor. There was a horrendous rip sound. I looked at the floor and saw gum on the carpet then I checked my but and did not find anything. I sat in the leather chair and got up with a rip and found more gum. Then I looked at my pants and it was on my pants. So now it’s in the carpet on the leather chair on my fluffy housecoat and on my good jeans. The hot vinegar and a cloth got it out of everything in seconds.   Are you kidding? Comments By: Kate I am not convinced! Try something that doesn't leaving a sticky, smelly mess! I came across this neat product called GUM-OUT - a quick squirt under the gum with a plastic syringe and it lifts off half an hour later. A bit cleaner and easier than peanut butter and lemon juice don't you think?!! check out http://www.chewing-gum-removal.com   Warm vinegar & leather Comments By: Lora After reading your comments, I took a clean rag and dipped in warm vinegar to wipe the gum off the back of my leather pants and bravo - It worked! My pants had been sitting in the closet for a month & I didn't want to try the ice. Thanks a million!   vinegae Comments By: Kamila super, chewing gum is gone, jippie   vinegar for gum removel!! Comments By: Barb I just removed old gum from black jeans IN SECONDS using the vinegar method!! I just used it straight from the bottle. I thought the jeans were ruined. Excellent tip!!!! :)   Wow! Vinegar worked in 30 seconds. Comments By: MRD A big piece of dried on chewing gum on a wool poncho had me in dispair. Warm vinegar worked in less than 30 seconds. Thank you!   Egg White Worked Fantastic Comments By: Dr. T Took gum out of leather seat in my car and also used to take out of my jeans. Thanks for the tip.   Peanut butter Comments By: J Jones What a great solution to remove gum from my daughters school pants . The gum vanished within minutes of rubbing in the peanut butter :)   help Comments By: julie ellis my 7 yr old son has put chewing gum over his eyes, how do i remove it from his eyelashes and so on on warm water hasnt helped that much   Hot Vinegar & Toothbrush Comments By: sarellano My son kneeled in gum at school while wearing his brand new jeans. I tried ice and that didn't work. I found this site and decided to try the hot vinegar and toothbrush idea. Heated the vinegar in the microwave and then poured it on my son's jeans. Used a toothbrush on the jeans and the gum instantly balled up. Took about 15 seconds to remove the gum. Thanks so much for posting this tip, it just saved his jeans.   good ole mayo! Comments By: Bernie My 4 year old got some gum on the sofa which we did not see till a few days after..by this time it was a bit hard but because of the fabric, I didn't want to use vinegar or ice. We tried the mayo by applying a blob to each spot, left it for a minute, worked it in and left it for 2 minutes and it peeled off easily afterwards. After that a little upholstery cleaning foam and a vacuum cleaner and the sofa is as good as new!   WD40 is THE BEST solution. Comments By: James WD40 just melts away the remaining chewing gum after pulling away most of it with your fingers. Be sure to rub/rinse with warm soapy water afterwards to removal the smell. This works much much better than warm vinegar, which didn't work on a suit and in fact pushed the gum further into the fabric before WD40 came to the rescue !   For eye lashes: OIL of any kind Comments By: Ivette My grandson put gum on his eye, lashes and all. After the laughter, I put cooking oil on a towel and held it to where ever the gum was and the gum was dissolved very quickly.   YEAH! Comments By: David Great, vinigar worked straight away, tryed the egg white - that sucked, dont try it! cheers for the tip.   Mayo Bravo Comments By: gumby Mayo took out the Trident gum from the pocket of my favorite Eddy Bauer Polertec fleece jacket in less then a minute.. I am AmAzEd !   wool carpet Comments By: Y A we found gum in our 100% wool rug but a mystery on how it got there. It was also on my husband trousers! Really didn't fancy using any of the methods but finally opted for the vinegar which we tried on my husbands trousers first. It worked so off to try it on the rug and that worked too!!! just got to work on getting the smell out of the rug now but theres plenty of ways to do that. Thanks for the tip! Thrown a carpet away because of gum before now but not anymore! Thanks you!   Vinegar amazing! Comments By: Lewis Kelly I thought my jacket was wrecked, I tried ice and everything. Boiling vinegar took it off in a split second, great!   using vinegar on jeans Comments By: Scott heating the vinegar up then soaking the jeans with it works a treat, after you've done that just rub in a circular motion with a tooth brush it comes right out.   Vinegar Comments By: Eric I warmed up a quarter cup of white vinegar for 30 seconds. And I used a toothbrush for about 1 minute to remove the huge gum stain on my jeans. It worked magic.   Hurray to Vinegar! Comments By: Dina I though I have ruined my fav jeans! Warm vinegar and the chewy was gone :)))) Thanks for the tip!!!   chewing gum removal Comments By: alan after trying vinigar it worked perfect after only 30 seconds thanks it saved my trousers   WD40?! Who wouldda thought it! Comments By: Vish I'm AMAZED thast it actully work! I sprayed it and it didn't seem to make a difference, and after I had put the WD40 on the shelf i tried again and it came right off!!! HAHA! Thanks man it was on my police uniform, could you imagine walking around with that on your butt all day!   no go =[ Comments By: jess I tried vinegar and lemon juice neither worked on my wooden jumper =[   IT WORKED Comments By: Tammy OMG ... Boiling the vinegar worked on getting gum out of my daughter's pants...   When all else fails! Comments By: Anon If you find that the stain is still persisting then you may need to call in a professional to assist. Please feel free to call Chem-Dry Blossom on 0844 5611447 or visit our website at www.chemdryblossom.co.uk   "WD40" Comments By: Margo Who would have thought it. I'd like to shake the hand of the first person that tried using WD40 to remove gum from the carpet and let others know how good it was   try clearasil pads Comments By: Bill went to a bar & sat on a big piece of bubble gum. Tried freezing but that didnt work. I picked off what I could by hand & then used a clearasil pad. Worked great. I rubbed the pad in circles the gum balled up and lost all of its stickiness and came right off.   Vinegar - brilliant Comments By: Anon Tried on washable wool suit... gum residue was well-ingrained into the fabric... vinegar got the gum out straight away - fantastic!   Vinigar really works!!! Comments By: Pav my trousers had a big chewing gum stain on them from where i sat in the stuff, and the vinigar removal tip really did work!!! thanks!!!   Eucalytus Oil - The Aussie is right. MAGIC Comments By: Mohamed Khan I tried Eucalyptus oil on my son's new school blazer which had a 1 inch by 2 inch patch of chewing gum on it. It was off in about 3 minutes. Absolutely like magic. Thanks to the Aussie who posted this advice.   MAYO! Comments By: JAYNE THANK GOODNESS FOR MAYO. GREAT WORK ON MY DARK BROWN LEATHER SUITE WITHOUT TAKING THE COLOUR OUT, MY SONS JEANS TEE-SHIRT AND BELT. MINIMUM SCRUBBING REQUIRED   Peanut Butter did the trick - gum in hair Comments By: Cathy from Australia About 10 mins before bed my 10yr old daughter with gorgeous called me to her room she had chewy in her hair - i thought i'd give the PB a try & whalla out it slid saved alot of tears for the both of us thnx for the great tip   orange oil works too Comments By: Chris orange oil got old ingrained chewing gum out of my suit pants. now i just need to work out how to remove the orange oil!   HOT WATER WORKS BEST! Comments By: Ivan Freezer didn't work on my cotton/linen pants. HOT WATER works perfectly! spill hot water on the gum, and then pick it up with the other gum! that's it.   Amayonazed!!! Comments By: spen woke to find gum welded to my light beige leather sofa after a party, lots of mayonnase and a bit of elbow greese, sofa as good as new after no more than 20 mins. fantastic!!!!   FANTASTIC! Removed the gum with vinegar. Comments By: Anon First heated a small ammount of vinegar in the microwave.Applied the heated vinegar to gum on jeans, rubbed the surface of the jeans together and the gum quickley disolved and lifted from jeans. Thanks, best tip ever!!   WD40 works Comments By: Anon On an old stain I tried vinegar without much luck, but it seemed to dissolve away using WD40. Very helpful page, many thanks   10/10 Comments By: Jaye Tried first of all with just warm vingar. Took a bit out, then I added a small dollop of mayo and the gum came completly out. Excellant, thanks   chewing gum out of my staffy's hair Comments By: the realist the mayonaise worked brilliant after my staffy sat in chewing gum out side the shop,it was a real mess but i worked the mayo in and most of it came away the rest just combed out easily with a fine tooth combe thanks!   Vinegar Is The BEST!!!!!!!! Comments By: kjane22 Vinegar worked a treat for me! I always use vinegar for cleaning and I'm amazed what it can do!! Go Vinegar :)   Getting chewing gum out of the carpet. Comments By: Terrie Lewis I have had gum in gray-looped carpeting for a couple of weeks. I tried an ice cube on it, but it still adhered to the carpet. I used Goo Gone on it and pulled at it with a paper towel. The gum got gummy again and pulled loose and I applied Goo Gone three times and pulled loose the gum. No fibers were pulled out of the carpet. I then washed the spot with dishwashing liquid dissolved in water and rinsed it twice. The gum is out and the carpet is not damaged.   WD40 TO THE RESCUE Comments By: DARRYL THIS WORKS THE BEST AND THE FASTEST-- AND SMELLS THE BEST ALSO- I JUST SPRAYED IT ON MY CAR CARPET AND WIPED IT OUT VERY FAST   Peanut butter Comments By: Sarah Out in seconds. Brilliant.   Life Saver!!! Comments By: Clare Morris Washing Up Liquid and salt made into a paste and brush on clothing with a toothbrush - works. Took some time as it has gone into the fibres, but it came out eventually. Even used on the back of the Leather shoes, and worked even quicker. Brilliant Tip - thank you, the trousers were brand new for school   Vinegar Comments By: Louise Brilliant, took 3 or 4 tries for some particularly stubborn gum so give it time and use quite warm.   MAYO trick on leather sofa Comments By: RD Leather sofa messed up with a gum after a party. I used the mayo trick, let it sit fow a few minutes, then worked it in with a paper towel, wiped clean with a cloth. my gosh, disappeared right before my eyes, amazing!!   chewing gum Comments By: elaine baker i put a big blob of mayonaise on my daughters school trousers and went round and round in cicles with an old toothbrush and hey presto it all cum off. thanks jeeves it worked a treat. much better than putting them in the freezer which didnt work at all.   WD40 IS THE GREATEST Comments By: TOM TRIED EVERYTHING TO REMOVE CHEWING GUM FROM CAR SEAT...AND THOUGHT WD40..MMMMM BUT COULD NOT BELIVE THE RESULTS.. THANK YOU SAVED ME ££££££, CAUSE LEASE CAR..,   Chocolate worked for me Comments By: Florin_RO I had gum on my backpack ad it was looking like bird shit. I followed your advice I used chocolate and now the gum is gone TKS ;)   girlfriends like bubblegum stuck on my butt Comments By: Kim A few years ago I use to go to an all girl catherlic high school and my friend always stick a sticky and goowy bubblegum on my seat so one day its first period I went to sit down at my asigned seat and saw bubblegum stuck on my seat.I tried to take it off with my fingers but it is stuck on my seat so I just sat down on it.It was 45 minutes later I went to get up to leave the classroom and felt my butt stuck in my seat.I had the hole day walking around with bubblegum stuck on my butt by the time I got home it is hard and really really really stuck in my skirt and it would not come off so I just walk around with old bubblegum stuck on my butt for the next two years of school.   Vinigar and Scourer Comments By: Tony O'Hara I tried Ice blocks to remove gum from velour car seat, not very easy to do or successful. What I did was to use warm vinegar and a plastic dish washing scourer. This was a fantastic success, which I then used on my jeans with the same success. The toothbrush idea may have worked, but the plastic dish washing scourer was a bit more aggressive, without damaging the seat. Thanks again, next time I will look where I sit in case I pick more up. I disposed of the scourer of course, my wife would not let it in the house again   Vinger Comments By: kate Its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!heat it eith a little bit of lemon juice and its so quick!   Vinegar Works great on Wool!!! Comments By: Aisling! I was in school and me being the clutz i am leaned against the radiator on a cold day and put my arm in the middle off it there was a massive lump of chewing gum in the middle of the radiator! I was mortified i hid it all day and when i got home looked this up! Tried vinegar! And it worked! Took a good 5 mins off scrubbing with an old toothbrush! But it was SO worth it! It is fine now! Try it it works!   Totally inspired! Comments By: Helen Seemed a really wacky routine, but after reading previous comments, I opted for the warm vinegar followed by mayonnaise, if required, to get gum out of my son's treasured sports shorts. Wow!! Really impressed. Brilliant site. Will put a tip on if I ever have one to share!!   vinegar Comments By: danny WARM VINEGAR + SMALL CIRCLES WITH TOOTHBRUSH WORKED WONDERS ON MY JEANS LITERALLY TOOK A MINUTE, AND THAT WAS JUST TO HEAT UP THE VINEGAR :P :P ....way better than freezing   Vinegar - who knew Comments By: Connie My son got chewing gum on his jeans and they went through the washer and dryer before I saw it!! I tried the hot vinegar and a toothbrush and within seconds the gum melted away. Thanks for the great tip   MAYO IS MAGNIFICENT Comments By: Anne D Many previous comments were jeans. I had a cream dress and sat in grey coloured chewing gum. The dress is now perfect. Special THX to this column and contributors and thx Hellmans.   sat down in bubblegum at work Comments By: Kim I a waitress at TGIF restaraunt and lucky me sat my butt in someones bubblegum and it is really stuck on my butt.You would think a 22 year old girl would be use to gum stuck on my clothe and know how to get it off my butt.I use peanut butter and did take some gum off my black skirt and I have went to work with that skirt 2 times if you look at my butt you can see some bubblegum still stuck under my left rear pocket.I think like what Kim said girl are worst then the guys.Girl love to get other girl stuck in bubblegum to get them embarrassed while working all day   how girls love putting bubblegum on other girls seats Comments By: Kim I work at TGIF restaraunt and Im STUCK as a host sometime and I like to waitress but either way one of the girls always gets me STUCK to a wad of bubblegum while Im working.I go home and use peanut butter to try to take it off my BUTT some is still STUCK on my BUTT.I still go to work with bubblegum STUCK on my BUTT.Like Kim said girls love sticking bubblegum on other girls.   Thank you! Hot Vinegar!!! Comments By: Luke Gave my niece and 2 friends a lift from home from their graduation ceremony. Arrived home and found GUM STUCK TO THE CAR BACK SEAT. ARGGH. I googled: "how to remove gum" and found this site. Went straight away and warmed up some cheapo Tesco brown vinegar and used the scouring side of a regular washing-up sponge. IT WORKED. THANK YOU.   Vinegar/WD40 Comments By: Dan My niece apparently likes gum, my sister-in-law tried washing it out in our new washer/dryer, but all that happened was it melted to the drums . . .the dryer was the worst. We didn't discover it until my wife washed a lace tablecloth. She is working on it with mayo, we tried vinegar, but no dice (it is baked in). WD-40 with some elbow grease helped the washer and dryer. Looks like the mayo will work, just going to soak it for a long time. . . thanks for the info ! ! !   Vinegar method Comments By: Claire Warm vinegar and a toothbrush! Gone in seconds! Amazing   confused =/ Comments By: clara ive got chewing gum stuck all over the back of a deep purple silk dress so im nervous wat i should put over it as it could wreck it more..any suggestions?   confused =/ Comments By: clara ive got chewing gum stuck all over the back of a deep purple silk dress so im nervous wat i should put over it as it could wreck it more..any suggestions on what would be the least harsh on it?   Removing Chewing gum from Wood and Stone Comments By: Zorana I need to remove old and new chewing gums off Wooden and Stone floor, without damaging it! I tried most of the tricks, they either don´t work, or still leave a stain. I work in a bar, we have so many that chemical removers are not cost efective. Any advices?   Warm Vinegar Worked! Comments By: Cathy A black polyester dress with heaps of chewing gum on it. Freezing didnt work but scrubbing with a toothbrush and the warm/hot vinegar worked perfectly.   White Distilled Vinegar Comments By: Jake Elwood White distilled vinegar, just cold straight out of the bottle, took the chewing gum off a poly cotton sheet in about 3 mins - I couldn't budge it for days before I read these tips...Thanks a million!   white vinegar and toothbrush Comments By: britto amazing! found a massive blob of chewing gum on the back of the car seat, i thought it would never come off. . . warm vinegar, toothbrush & 5 mins of scrubbing gone! also paper bag and iron work too!   Vinegar does the job!!! Comments By: AG How screwed up is it when u r drunk and ur mate drives ur car n also adds gum to your seat??? Its annoying, i LOVE MY CAR... Vinegar, heated up for 45sec n use a brush to scrap the gum off the seat.. Thts it, its a good job done at home at barely no cost.. :) Thnx 4 the tip   Bubble gum science fair project Comments By: Bubbles.. lol Hey! This website was extremely helpful. Its my FIRST year doing science fair and my objective is the best was to remove bubble gum off of your clothing. This website gave me some pretty cool and crazy procedures. Thanks so much tipking and i would advise everyone to check out your website if needed tip/help. Thx   Vinegar Works. FACT Comments By: Tristan Gordon Found chewing gum on a black pair of jeans, microwaved vinegar for 20 seconds, poured it on, rubbed it off. Thanks Alot. and Vinegar works, FACT.   I'm a believer.... Comments By: AbbyandAndysmommy I never thought that melted, sugary gummy snakes would come out my car upholstery. Hallelujah! No more having to cover it up with a towel. Warm vinegar is my new "go to" multipurpose cleaner!   Hot malt vinegar = great success! Comments By: Steve Goossens Like many, I have tried the freezer method in the past with varying amounts of failure, and even if it does work, it takes AGES to freeze and then pick pick pick out the gum. Decided to look on the internet for some sort of easy remedy, and WOW, hot vinegar is the future! I noticed I had some gum stuck on the hem of my jeans, and it had seeped into the fabric, making it impossible to pull off. Hot malt vinegar turned it into the consistency of caramel, and it came off in seconds! The only downside is the hot vinegar fumes gave me a surprise in my nose, hahahaha! Thanks for this great collection of tips! :)   vinager Comments By: Tash's mom Vineager worked perfectly. I removed 4 gum spots from my daughter's pants and the vinager allowed me to scrape it off easily.   WD40 Worked For Me Comments By: Kevin Leith Great tip. My Daughter managed to get chewing gum on to my Blue leather couch. Tried the soapy suds that didnt work then i tried the warm vineger that didnt work for me either. Then i decided to give the WD40 a go which you like me probably think is quite dodgy for a leather couch but it worked great removing the gum & not leaving a stain or bleaching the colour.   Vinegar Comments By: Hannah Rodgers-Moriarty it works,i am completely amazed! :) thank you so much everyone, you saved me £30 for a new pair of work trousers after sitting on chewing gum on a train!   Egg white wonder! Comments By: Hilda Thanks for the tips. My son got chewing gum stuck to his backside on his favourite pair of jeans.It was all stuck around the edges of the pocket too. He was sure they were ready for the bin after we tried picking it off but it was really smeared in. I checked out your tips and tried the egg white, with not much hope I must admit, and slowly but surely it all came off! Really pleased, I'll try the vinegar next time.   Yipeee Comments By: Lou-lou I warmed up some vinigar and wow like magic it dissolved from the inside of my shoes!!!   Just Use Hot Water Comments By: Joe Just Use Hot Water. You'll damage your hair.   Gum Remover Comments By: Marym1216 Just tried this and it works. Alcohol swab rubbed on takes gum off back packs   yayyy! Comments By: fiona hot vinegar and mayo did it forme, now to get the smell of vinegar out the kitchen...   WD40 gets my thumbs up! Comments By: MrWaves Brilliant, had cheming gum embedded into my fleece, and cold treatment only removed the excess. Quick squirt with WD40 and it soon rubbed off. Brilliant.   hot vinegar and toothbrush Comments By: sparklybite I am beyond stoked! The gum had smudged right into the seat of my jeans at the movies so the freezer trick wouldn't do it. hot vinegar and a toothbrush worked instantly   does it leave a smell? Comments By: Susan I have some chewing gum on the carpet in my 2 day old car!!! unbelievable! I am a bit worried that if i try any of these methods it could make it worse, or could leave a horrible smell of vinegar. could this happen?   vineger worked Comments By: anon awesome vineger worked great thanks for the help   Hey Presto!!! Comments By: Biggie i tried freezing my levis, no joy! But warm White wine vineger and a toothbrush and Hey presto! gum has gone, as easy as that. thanks alot for tip.   Heated Vinegar Comments By: delbert Caked gum on car carpet came off with heated vinegar but only with rough work with scrubbing brush. Anyone know how to get rid of the smell of vinegar?   ban chewing gum Comments By: annoyed parent my daughter came home with chewing gum on her school uniform yet again tried the lemon juice suggestion it worked great. many thanks you saved me lots of money buying more school uniform   Used WD40 gone in seconds Comments By: wrighty5 Thanks for all the tips, I used WD40 on my brown leather sofa, and the gum was gone in seconds great tip.   warm vinegar - yes; ice - no Comments By: toxic the title says it all! the warm vinegar disolved the leftover film of gum on my jeans that i couldn't pick off by hand. ice on the jeans & freezing my jeans didn't work at all. one word of caution: besides smelling like fish & chips, i think some of the blue jean dye may have also been removed, a small price to pay for allowing me to keep my jeans & not throw them out!, so wash ASAP when the gum is gone, even if you just rinse well in the sink.   HOT VINEGAR IS BEST!!! Comments By: C.D. I removed the chewing gum initially with my fingernails, but still remains some very well stick to my blue jeans. I used hot vinegar, wait 20-30 seconds and then I used a toothbrush to remove the remaining gum. It worked like a charm.   Vinegar all the way! Comments By: Anon UK had chewing gum ingrained into a favourite pair of jeans following a festival; tried the freezer trick to no avail - used your vinegar tip, heted it in the microwave and soaked for a couple of minutes - perfect result!! Thank you   hot vinegar works Comments By: cecil hi there Thank you very much for the vinegar tip. It worked immediately.   warm vinegar - does the job as it says on the tin Comments By: Rohit I have a confession to make. I am one those guys who are sceptical about these kind of stuff but had no choice but to give it a go when I ruined my best loved Gap chino. It really worked like magic and I am overwhelmed with joy to the point of leaving this comment. I don’t do comments that often! True.   Fav Jeans R Saved :D Comments By: anon FAB Tip, I used the warm (white wine vinegar as i didnt have any other) vinegar method and removed 3 patches of gum from my fav jeans which i thought i would have to throw away - Good as new and took less than 1 minute - Great, Many thanks   mayo did it !!!!!!!!!!!! Comments By: sue hi my son got gum on the seat of his school shorts tried freezing it that didnt work so was thinking of binning them when i found your site,tried the viniger no luck,then the mayo it took about 30 seconds and all the gum had gone,thanks a million   3 week old ground-in gum in jeans Comments By: The Chimichanga On my spiffy new jeans' maiden voyage, I sat on some fluorescent minty gum. This was while on vacation over three weeks ago. I've been dreading dealing with it because I thought there'd be no way to get it out. This site gave me a measure of hope. Rubbed some mayo in while my vinegar heated up. Grabbed a toothbrush and started working the hot vinegar through. It took me a little while, but the gum literally dissolved and balled away. Put some dish liquid on the spot to dissolve the oil in the mayo and popped it into the wash. This is a brilliant website.   Vinegar! Comments By: Suzanne Omg, I had chewing gum on my jeans for over 3 months. Never got around to actually do something about it (was away, travelling). Put them in the freezer, didn't help. Then I tried warming up (white) vinegar, put it on the gum and used a knife to scrape it off. It came off so easily! Amazing.   A Wonderful Gum Remover....That WD40!!!! Comments By: Roz I just removed my gum off of my car mat with the wd40, it works great, it came right out.... Thanks for the tip...   REMOVING CHEWING GUM Comments By: Ange, Wales UK My daughter came home off the school bus with gum on her polo top and black trousers. It was a hot day for once here in Wales UK and it was really sticky. I tried the mayonaise and as if magic it came off. Thanks for this fantastic tip. x   Peanut butter seems rediculous Comments By: Luke, Dorset I had to read the water meter today and as i knelt on the pavement my knee got covered in gum, DOH. I looked at all the options and peanut butter seem'd rediculous, so me being me i did it and i laughted cos it worked, and rinsed it all off with washing up liquid under warm water all gone, result thanks   Peanut butter seems rediculous Comments By: Luke, Dorset UK I had to read the water meter today and as i knelt on the pavement my knee got covered in gum, DOH. I looked at all the options and peanut butter seem'd rediculous, so me being me i did it and i laughted cos it worked, and rinsed it all off with washing up liquid under warm water all gone, result thanks   Leather couch removal with mayo Comments By: Anon Worked a treat on my couch.... Thanks   WD40 Comments By: Georgie Got chewing gum on my school skirt today and had no clue what to do. Came across your site and tried the WD40 and it worked brilliantly. Thank you do much for your help.   The vinegar totally worked Comments By: Diane I had old gum on a leather couch that was turning black from being on there so long. Well the vinegar worked. I let it soak for a couple of minutes. I did have to scrap it until it came off but it did. I tried olive oil previously and that did nothing! Thanks for the tip!   Dish Detergent Comments By: Steve I have a black pair of jeans and using very hot water and dish soap and a used toothbrush it came out in seconds. Worked REALLY well   VINEGAR worked a treat!!! Comments By: Happy chappy Smeared chewing gum on outdoor cushion. Warm vinegar worked right before my eyes. Used a toothbrush in circular motion & most of thegum balled up for easy removal. The residue I smeared with mayo then brushed with toothpaste expecting it to ball again but instead the residue dissolved completely. Very happy cushion as new again. Thank you for the awesome tips.   WD40 Comments By: Andy_P This works amazingly well. Even got the gum out of a pair of black tights, by just sparaying on and gently scraping over and over with a finger nail.   Slice of lemon Comments By: Ad I had a whole wad of gum on a silk/cotton mix blouse - very delicate material. I rubbed a slice of lemon over it, and with a few gentle scrapes I had my blouse back to normal, and a lemon scented kitchen:)   hot vinegar woz fab Comments By: Roop hot vinegar worked a treat in my daughter's hair - she had slept on a mountain of gum! The warmer the vinegar, the better the gum dissolves. We did 3 different lots of fresh vinegar - don't economise on the vinegar! Thanks for the tips.   Brilliant Thanks! Comments By: Beverley I sat in chewing gum wearing my brand new denim shorts the other day :( I'd heard about freezing them before so I tried that and it didn't work. I found this site - tried mayo - no luck *sigh* Then warmed some wine vinegar (the only kind I had) and it was off in minutes! Thanks so much.   Wonderful Mayannaise Comments By: stephanie My son just back from an 18/30 holiday one of his best tee shirts ruined !!!! bits of chewing gum all over .Mother to the rescue (via this site )the mayonnaise worked a first class treat .Thanks very much son now very happy   GONE IN 60 SECONDS!!!! Comments By: ANON CHEWING ALL OVER MY FAVOURITE JEANS. TRIED WARM VINEGAR AND CIRCULAR MOVEMENTS WITH A TOOTHBRUSH! GONE IN 60 SECONDS - LESS THAN THAT 20 MORE LIKE!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!   Methylated Spirit is better at removing gum Comments By: Kim I've always used Meths to remove chewing gum but saw this site & gave hot vinegar/toothbrush treatment on daughters 2 delicate items. It wasnt bad & made lots of gum balls which I then mostly picked off- but then I got fed up & got the meths/toothbrush out & within seconds all dissolved - even deep within the fluffy cardigan. so I wont be converting. But good to know - thanks   Vinegar I should have known Comments By: Sue White, Johanesburg, SA My granddaughter had a lovely wide octopus shaped splatter on her black sheet. Vinegar the magic cleaner did the trick. Microwave for 30 seconds - just warm. Soak the patch for about 20 seconds and roll it off. The bits left on come off with a tooth brush.