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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.

Visitors comments

Vinegar Comments By: Eric on 2009-04-25 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 on 2009-04-27 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 on 2009-05-08 after trying vinigar it worked perfect after only 30 seconds thanks it saved my trousers   WD40?! Who wouldda thought it! Comments By: Vish on 2009-05-11 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 on 2009-05-13 I tried vinegar and lemon juice neither worked on my wooden jumper =[   IT WORKED Comments By: Tammy on 2009-05-13 OMG ... Boiling the vinegar worked on getting gum out of my daughter's pants...   When all else fails! Comments By: Anon on 2009-05-15 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 on 2009-05-22 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 on 2009-05-25 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 on 2009-05-27 Tried on washable wool suit... gum residue was well-ingrained into the fabric... vinegar got the gum out straight away - fantastic!   << previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 next >>>