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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Brent on August 25, 2005, 06:28:01 pm

Title: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: Brent on August 25, 2005, 06:28:01 pm

Hi Everyone,

Garrison Carpet Cleaners here. ( Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire) Have come across more and more Bluetac pushed into carpets, costomers seam to think its Chewing Gum when i ask them. Chewing Gum i can get out with HWE but i do not like to have the heat on to much, is there somthing a bit more gentle. As for the Bluetac i will have a go with HWE and blunt knife, please please is there another way ! :'( any info would be grateful

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: tony harrison on August 25, 2005, 07:41:15 pm

Hi Brent,

Caterick not a million miles from me ( Eaglescliffe ).

A good product that will remove bluetac and chewing gum is solution No 6.
You can get this from Solution UK Ltd.
Tel number is 08458382156 or 08458382157

Regards Tony Harrison.
 

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: Doug Holloway on August 25, 2005, 09:41:22 pm

Brent,

White spirt is effective in removing both blue tack and chewing gum.

If you are doing a lot its worth wearing gloves , applying to the blue tack/chewing gum , leaving a few minutes and then rubbing off with a towell and then extract.

It's important to apply any solvents carefully as you do not want them to damage the carpet backing.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: garyj on August 25, 2005, 10:30:50 pm

Would a cheapy steam cleaner work on blu tac, the same as chewing gum?

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: Doug Holloway on August 26, 2005, 07:33:59 am

Gary,

Yes it would as blue tack is made from synthetic rubber which will flow when heated.

Chewing gum is also made from rubber,  but it is worth noting that different molecular weight rubbers will have different properties,  so not every bit of chewing gum will be as easy to remove.

Cheers,

Doug

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: Brent on August 26, 2005, 01:00:59 pm

Thanks

Well thanks to you all, i will be onto it right away  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: Neil Grainger on August 27, 2005, 08:58:13 pm

Alltec's chewing gum remover works well on Blue tac, Cleaned lots of Dental surgeries that seem to have it on. Comes in liquid and Aerosol

Cheers Neil

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: Brent on September 01, 2005, 04:56:10 pm

Hi All

Used White Spirit on Chewing Gum and Blue Tac, it works a treat. Also got some Gum, Tar and Nail polish remover from "Extracta" up in the Team Valley, Gateshead. This is in an aerosol this also works a treat.

May all your problems be little ones !


Brent.

Title: Re: Blue Tac / Chewing Gum removal
Post by: venom on September 05, 2005, 07:10:19 pm

solvex from prochem is good for both