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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Bryan_Dolby on April 28, 2009, 07:41:09 pm

Title: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Bryan_Dolby on April 28, 2009, 07:41:09 pm: Got a job to qoute please help

What do i need to get rid of the chewing gum and will a cold water pressure washer do the job
How long will it take?

500 square meters
10 bits per square meter

Bryan
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: ducky on April 28, 2009, 08:34:55 pm: u can hire a machine u can hire from any hire place £185 per week i think it was that was in scotland.power washer would do it but it would take time with it. as for how long well it would depend how fast u work
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Andy Foster on April 29, 2009, 05:28:10 pm: Cold water alone will not do it.
You are best using steam to remove the gum.
Are you cleaning the entire area as well as removing the gum?

Andy
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Bryan_Dolby on May 02, 2009, 01:36:47 pm: No
Just the gum

Hired a suby to do it
Thanks replies

Bryan
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on May 14, 2009, 05:55:52 pm: Steam gun removes it all but you need to spray a small amount of solvent on the area to remove the stickyness. John
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Andy Foster on May 14, 2009, 06:02:11 pm: If you use saturated steam there is no need for any chemicals and it removes the black marks sometimes left by old chewing gum.

If you are using 'dry' steam then you will definately need the solvent though and this method can leave the black marks behind if the gum is particularly old.

Andy
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: BDCS on May 14, 2009, 07:02:56 pm: Never ever pressure wash tarmac after you've cleaned the gum off as it uncovers even more
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on May 15, 2009, 05:45:49 pm: Andy I am always left with a sticky surface to the carpet after saturated steam from a steam gun!!
Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: Andy Foster on May 15, 2009, 08:03:46 pm: I was under the impression we were talking about removing chewing gum from a hard surface, removing from a carpet or tarmac are entirely different.

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Title: Re: How to remove chewing gum
Post by: BDCS on May 15, 2009, 08:44:56 pm: I have an osprey steam m/c that once heated you then press a button and it adds the chemical that breaks down the residue, anyway you would'nt use a pressure washer indoors ?