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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jamie Thomas on June 02, 2014, 08:54:37 pm

Title: chewing gum
Post by: Jamie Thomas on June 02, 2014, 08:54:37 pm

Can anyone tell me the best way to remove chewing gum from carpet please

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Simon Gerrard on June 02, 2014, 08:58:02 pm

Chewing gum remover!

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: jim mca on June 02, 2014, 09:15:41 pm

Call a carpet cleaner  ;D

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: garyhumphreys on June 02, 2014, 09:38:41 pm

If I were you I would do a search through the archived threads.

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: neil 47 on June 03, 2014, 08:33:55 am

Barbecue lighter gel

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Steve Chapman on June 03, 2014, 10:51:03 am

prochem bazooka

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: stuart_clark on June 03, 2014, 12:23:55 pm

I've always used a hand held steam gum, that removes most of it, then a towel with a tad of citrus spotter to remove residue




stuart

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Jamie Thomas on June 03, 2014, 04:27:41 pm

Thank You. Jim mca if you ever need your windows cleaned call me im a window cleaner. If you ever need any advice on window cleaning im sure il be as much help to you

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: clive ware on June 03, 2014, 05:37:43 pm

As per Stuart. Hand held steamer, agitate with the steam and then towel it off with citrus gel, prochem solvex or low odour white spirit.

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: jim mca on June 03, 2014, 06:09:24 pm

Jamie

Thank you very much personally I think I have given you the best advice most definently better than lighter fluid but then I've not tried that so wont knock it to buy a hand held steamer and chewing gum remover to remove one bit of chewing gum you would be better asking if there were any carpet cleaners on here local to you who could have helped you in return for a window or gutter clean

Jim

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Radek Jablonski on June 03, 2014, 06:28:06 pm

Quote from: jim mca on June 03, 2014, 06:09:24 pm

Jamie

Thank you very much personally I think I have given you the best advice most definently better than lighter fluid but then I've not tried that so wont knock it to buy a hand held steamer and chewing gum remover to remove one bit of chewing gum you would be better asking if there were any carpet cleaners on here local to you who could have helped you in return for a window or gutter clean

Jim

one chewing gum for one window  ;D

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: garyhumphreys on June 03, 2014, 07:51:16 pm

I will only remove small amounts of gum because it's a pain in the arse to do masses of the stuff.
How do you price it up, by the spot or just guess how long it's going to take?
Years ago I did a modelzone shop riddled with the stuff and even though I made good money from it, I wouldn't want to spend so long doing that again.
Nowadays , if there's a lot of it , my quotes are too high to get the job.

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Paul Moss on June 03, 2014, 11:29:26 pm

 ;D
Unless there is a super fast way of removing it  ;)

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: garyhumphreys on June 04, 2014, 03:41:25 pm

I don't suppose you'd care to expand on that Mr M?

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Billy Russell on June 04, 2014, 07:05:11 pm

Quote from: Paul Moss on June 03, 2014, 11:29:26 pm

;D
Unless there is a super fast way of removing it  ;)

Shut up Mr Moss!! That technique saved me hours at that school, don't tell everyone!  ;) ;D

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Peter Lynch on June 04, 2014, 08:14:42 pm

Hi Jamie,

This is great stuff for the job, Nick has a great range of chem free products
check it out !  http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/resolvit-gel.html

Peter

Title: Re: chewing gum
Post by: Jamie Thomas on June 06, 2014, 03:20:03 pm

Thanks all