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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richy27 on March 13, 2009, 10:05:22 pm

Title: steam gun on gum
Post by: richy27 on March 13, 2009, 10:05:22 pm

any one used one before and how did you find it

Title: Re: steam gun on gum
Post by: derek west on March 13, 2009, 10:08:36 pm

yes and good, very safe too.
its the only way for me to remove gum.
derek

Title: Re: steam gun on gum
Post by: richy27 on March 13, 2009, 10:10:06 pm

did you buy the one off express derek

Title: Re: steam gun on gum
Post by: derek west on March 13, 2009, 10:15:16 pm

no no no
morphy richards from argos ;D
its actually very good.
and works wonders with sod mets.
derek

Title: Re: steam gun on gum
Post by: daysdeepclean on March 13, 2009, 10:15:41 pm

I'd heard of people using BBQ lighter gel ??? So I got some carpet samples and it bloody worked.... Stinks though ;D It seems to break the chewing gum down to a sludge which is easily extracted.... I use the steam gun instead! A lot easier and less smelly!

Title: Re: steam gun on gum
Post by: Darren O on March 13, 2009, 11:59:38 pm

Bought a Karcher Steamer hand held one for about £60 from B&Q had a big commercial job before Christmass loads of chewing gum after half an hour on the job binned it to messy and wasnt any quicker took it back to B&Q the next day and got my money back.

Title: Re: steam gun on gum
Post by: robert meldrum on March 14, 2009, 06:36:42 am

I use a steamer with vacuum and water filtration all in one unit.     But a steamer with reasonable pressure could be just as easily combined with a tiny spotter machine to vac away the blasted gum.

You will still need to wipe away the residue I've found the best method to be a towel soaked in orange gel wiped over immediately after breaking the gum up and removing the bulk.