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creighton foyle

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can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« on: October 21, 2014, 02:27:18 pm »
Is it possible to clean chewing gum with cold water and possibly a chemical of some sort.
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2014, 04:14:30 pm »
Creighton

Dependant on the machine that you are using.

If it has just been spat out, even a couple of weeks old it will come up with most machines. If it is like most high streets and retail parks it has been down a long time, accumulating to the point where we have the problem we have.

Did you know that chewing gum is only litter until it has been flattened!

Any decent heated machine and machine & hotbox combination will shift it.

If you have the opportunity to price it then I would factor in hiring, borrowing or stealing a hotbox. If it is a certainty then purchasing a hotbox would be the next step.

Good luck

Rob ;D
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2014, 04:25:45 pm »
If it's a certainty and worth your while you could use mine but the distance between us may be an issue there.

Rob ;D
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BDCS

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2014, 06:54:56 pm »
Freeze and chip or if you have forever citrus gel, dwell and peel  ;D Just buy a hot box or steamer you tight bottom
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creighton foyle

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2014, 07:27:59 pm »
what would a hotbox costume ?

I did the carpets for a hotel earlier this year and the manager has asked me to do them again and could i do the gum at the front of the hotel which is probably about 100m2 . i have a honda gx390 so can someone give me an idea what else i would need to buy to do this job ?.
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2014, 07:30:57 pm »
If you can reach with the hoses very little else.

You need to consider when you are doing it, who will be affected etc

You need a hose into the hot box, from existing set up and then hose out to lance, small suitcase genny for the boiler

Rob ;D
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creighton foyle

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2014, 07:50:28 pm »
excuse my ignorance rob so the hose that goes from my pw to the lance would go into the hotbox (probably a shorter one than i usually use)  and then another high pressure hose from the hotbox to my lance ?.

The hotbox runs on electricity from the genny and thats most of what i need ?.

do i need different hose and lance for heat ?.

and what sort of nozzle ?.

sorry for all the questions but i thought it would cost a fortune to set up for gum.

creighton
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2014, 08:46:06 pm »
Sorry Creighton I've been out for a walk with the missus

Got all that right. Don't run a turbo nozzle with heat, it can knacker the ceramic bowl & the whatever it is called that spins inside. Same hoses

Rob ;D
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2014, 08:51:51 pm »
You only really need the dry steam set ups if you are working daytimes or in live environments, with footfall right next to where you are working and then if you know what you are doing you can hot wash under those circumstances as well

Rob ;D
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Neil Jones

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2014, 08:52:51 pm »
Just buy Robs gum machine. Then advertise gum removal.

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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 08:55:11 pm »
 ;) Just done 4 miles while you idled. Getting ready for ruining your legs mate ;D

Rob ;D
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2014, 09:11:49 pm »
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Neil Jones

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2014, 09:29:56 pm »
I think age may show on this one :)
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2014, 09:36:10 pm »
 ;D

We'll see

Rob ;D
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creighton foyle

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2014, 10:11:57 pm »
Thanks for the advice rob, I got the generator so it might not be that expensive for me after all
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Smudger

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 10:15:58 pm »
Great thread, thx rob for sharing some advice, the hot box looks good started to get enquires for gum removal ourselves, so far stayed clear, may re visit now

Cheers

Darran
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Rob_Mac

Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 10:29:06 pm »
Just to put a possible spanner into the works.

Chewing gum on Tarmac is an absolute nightmare and that depends on the type of Tarmac it is and how long it has been down.

Did the storefront at Staines Tesco but I wasn't there. It was done on cold and when I got there it was a mess with overworked areas and with no lifting off between the gum it was squiggled. Looked a right mess. A lot of the gum was not done.

To put it right I had to put the dry steam machine on it, pressure wash it on the flat nozzle, go over it with the FSC and then rinse off.

You can easily put too much heat on Tarmac and it will damage it as it is bringing the gum off . My view is that Tarmac should be done with dry steam, a lot less aggressive. There may be others who will disagree on this detail.

Rob ;D
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Smudger

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2014, 09:00:07 am »
Slightly off topic,

Got a job where brand new Tarmac is being laid when the rest of the works are done we are pressure washing perimeter walls, loading bays and the newly laid car park, is there anything I need to be careful of with new Tarmac ? ( cold washing it )

Darran
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Matt Gibson

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2014, 09:09:02 am »
Tarmac stripes.. specially if you use a FSC.. Don't use a turbo on it. If it is freshly laid then it should just require a rinse down.. fan nozzle. Most different types of tarmac is soft, so you just need to be carefull and find the best way for each job. It is going to look amazing when its wet, but if there is any residue or dirt left, it will show when dry.
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Smudger

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Re: can you clean chewing gum without heat ?
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2014, 11:53:53 am »
Cheers Matt, usually use fans on Tarmac but never done freshly laid
Darran
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