You experience negative emotions when you notice a lump of chewing gum on your own clothes. It can happen to anyone. In a cafe, transport, on a bench in the park. People of all ages, especially small children, sin with the bad habit of gluing used rubber. The situation looks disastrous if the chewing gum, falling into the hands of the children, remains on clothes and interior items later. The upholstery is spoiled, my mother is making a helpless gesture. Familiar situation? How not to turn gray and cope with the problem will help our information. Together with us, we learn how to properly peel the chewing gum from the couch.

Common elimination techniques

Essentially, we have the following efficient algorithms:

• Freezing with carbon dioxide from a gas cartridge.
• Direct heating with hot air from a hair dryer or iron.
• Removal of gum with substances containing solvents such as acetone.
• By applying essential oils vegetable origin.
• Using household chemicals for special purposes.

The methods are effective even against handgam (hand gum). Let us examine the issue more significantly in order to save energy and nerves.

Freezing chewing gum

Open any refrigerator and find ice cube trays. Fill the mold and into the freezer until completely frozen. After hardening, put the ice in a plastic bag to prevent moisture from getting on the upholstery of the sofa. Do not be afraid to consume chunks of ice, there must be enough of it, otherwise the sticky muck will not harden.
We warn you right away that the process is not fast, but rather lengthy. Deep freezing will allow you to easily scrape off the substance with a wooden spatula or a not too sharp object. It happens that after the removal procedure a speck remains. white which can be easily removed by applying nail polish or acetone.

Using a hair dryer or iron to remove chewing gum

The physical principle is qualitatively different from the information described above. We use physical heating processes. You should take care of the availability of napkins, paper towels, and an iron on hand.

We remember or write down the simplest algorithm of actions:

• You must put a sheet of paper on the gum.
• We carry it over the sheet with a heated iron.
• We act carefully, without damaging the upholstery around the heating place.
• The elastic will stick to the piece of paper.
• We tear it off and enjoy the result. A soft toothbrush can help remove residual stains from the upholstery of your sofa.

We call vinegar, soap solution, solvent to fight gum

To take advantage of the new option for dealing with sticky contaminants, you need to make sure that the sofa is not leather, but upholstered with fabric. Leather surfaces do not allow direct contact with acetone, solvent or vinegar, ruin the thing. The polymers in chewing gum degrade quickly when exposed to solvents and the stickiness of the gum is reduced.

What the process looks like:

1. We moisten the fabric with a solution, use a cotton cloth.
2. We wet the gum. For purposes, a regular nail polish or alcohol-based liquid is suitable.
3. We are waiting for the physical process to pass, which approximately takes 8 minutes.
4. We clean, scraping strictly in one direction, with a wooden spatula.
5. Remove residual stains with a soapy emulsion or liquid soap.
6. We are proud of the work done.

We remove the gum with vegetable oils

Let's take a closer look at what can be used from the available on the farm.

A small piece of cloth, cotton wool can be moistened with the following types of oils:

• Peanut.
• Eucalyptus.
• Olive.

Algorithm of manipulations:

• Press the cotton wool to the elastic.
• We are waiting, the estimated process of interaction of the substance will take 10 minutes.
• Gently scrape not with sweeping movements, but with short ones, so as not to contaminate the nearby upholstery area.
• We wash away residual pollution detergent for washing oily dishes.

Similar to the above advice, we check in advance the effect of the detergent in a small area hidden from the eyes. A pattern can be observed where oils attack the upholstery fabric, causing it to discolor.

Specialized household chemicals or spray for removing gum

Take a walk in the supermarkets, pay attention to the department household chemicals, we are sure that on one of the shelves you will find a spray for cleaning soft headsets from putties, mastics and chewing gums. If you find it difficult to choose or search on the shelf, ask the seller for advice. Sparing, but expensive, which can not be said about the proven "grandmother's" penny means and methods.

In addition, we emphasize the attention of the hostesses that before rushing into battle with a "sticky" enemy, always check the actions in inconspicuous areas so that inept, inexperienced actions do not damage expensive items of home furnishings. When you find that everything is in order, proceed with the procedure for removing the gum with a spray. It is recommended by the specialists of our cleaning company with the assistance of professionals. Agree, it will be painfully insulting when, relying on our own strength, we lose expensive, costing many thousands of rubles, valuable pieces of furniture.

See the packaging, there is often a user manual on it. After 5 minutes, using a spatula, we clean off the elastic band that has adhered to your favorite upholstery of a comfortable sofa. Residues can be easily removed with a soft toothbrush. We use detergent to apply the final gloss.

Craftsmen discovered another way of quick removal. You will need a can of gas, which is used to fill gas lighters. We direct a stream of gas onto the chewing gum, it hardens, we clean it off.

How to clean if gum is stuck to a leather sofa

Let's make a reservation right away, the procedure is not an easy one. In practice, it is difficult for the Velcro to stick to the sofa, but with appropriate physical exposure to heat, such as in direct sunlight, it is possible. Leather requires special care and competence. In this regard, it turns out to be "capricious" of the tissue material. Ice is a powerful tool.

Everyone who has ever brought home chewing gum on jeans, of course, knows that they need to be shoved into the freezer for a couple of hours ... But what if this is where your knowledge in the field of chewing gum neutralization is over, and life urgently requires effective measures in relation to something else? Since the insidious bubble gum lies in wait for us everywhere, we urgently expand our horizons!

How to remove gum from simple hard surfaces

Fortunately, more often than not we simply "plunge" into the gum with the sole of our shoes, and to peel it off, it is enough to scrape the sole on the ribbed surface or use a twig. If this does not help, we save the "girls" shoes with nail polish remover, and the "boys" shoes - with gasoline. A joke, of course. Both products are good at removing gum, choose whichever is more affordable.

In order to clean tiles or floor tiles, arm yourself with a spatula and a piece of ice in a cloth... Place ice on the gum and scrape it off when it becomes brittle from the cold.

Linoleum, like the soles of shoes, can be cleaned with gasoline or nail polish remover. But the laminate prefers dry cleaning or alcohol.

If the walls can be washed, then clean them by applying ice, then scraping off the gum and washing with soapy water. If water treatments are contraindicated for the walls, try a hairdryer. This is done like this. Direct a stream of hot air at the "stuck" and remove the softened gum with napkins or toilet paper. If there is greasy stain- blot it with alcohol, gasoline or acetone, they will quickly dissolve the fat without letting the wall get wet.

Chewing gum comes off tables, chairs and unpolished cabinets if it is first frozen and then scraped with a wooden spatula. Gum is removed from polished furniture using a cotton swab dipped in vegetable oil, and essential oils of eucalyptus or tea tree remove the gum from glass almost instantly.

If you have the opportunity to get a special spray for removing labels (for example, you have access to it on duty) - be sure to use this magical tool to remove traces of gum from hard surfaces.

We clean the surface of the LCD screen from chewing gum

Of course, you have to try hard to get the gum right on the LCD screen. Putting aside the disturbing thoughts about the intrigues of the enemies of imperialism, let's get down to business. Dilute white distilled vinegar in half with water and soak a soft cloth or cotton ball in the solution. Place it gently on the gum, being careful not to press or wet the screen. Now try to gently pick up the gum with your fingernails and pull. If she does not want to leave her home, again resort to a rag with vinegar. Usually, after 3-4 provocations, the chewing gum capitulates. Remember that maneuvers are recommended to be carried out with equipment disconnected from the mains.

Removing gum from carpets and upholstered furniture

From "short-cut" carpets, gum is cleaned with a coarse brush after preliminary freezing with a piece of ice wrapped in a bag. Long-haired carpets are best cleaned by heating them with a hair dryer. Remove the melted gum with gauze or rags, remove sticky residues with acetone-free nail polish remover.

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It is better to remove chewing gum from the upholstery of upholstered furniture using the "cryodestruction" method, that is, with dry cold and a brush.

Cleaning thick fabrics

In our case, everything that does not stretch, does not shine through and has not been connected with love by someone belongs to dense fabrics. It is easy with dense fabrics. Taking gum out of these materials is not exactly a pleasure, but, in any case, a wide scope for experimentation. Here are some ways.

1. Freezing followed by scraping. You can put the whole thing on hold on frozen chicken for the night, or you can put the chicken itself on the chewing gum for ten minutes. It all depends on the amount of time you have, but keep in mind that the more the gum freezes, the easier it is to exterminate it. The method is more suitable for chewing gum adhered to a thick pancake.
2. Heating with an iron. This method is good for the "smeared" version of the nuisance. Turn the item inside out, place cardboard or several layers of toilet paper on the inside (against the gum), and iron the wrong side with a heating iron. Why hot and not hot? Because it is not known at what temperature of the soleplate of the iron the gum will deign to lag behind, and if you overheat it, it will only be impressed more strongly into the fibers of the fabric.
3. Liquid soap + brush. There seems to be no need for clarification here.
4. 9% table vinegar is a great way to clean denim (jeans).
5. White spirit, despite the fact that it belongs to solvents, is quite friendly towards fabrics, including colored or variegated ones.
6. Gasoline is a proven product for removing a wide variety of stains.

If after processing there is white trail from the gum, it can be removed with nail polish remover. If the fabric is colored, use an acetone-free liquid. If you suspect that neither one nor the other will lead to good, wipe with vodka or alcohol.

- Is that vodka? Margarita asked weakly.
The cat jumped up in his chair in resentment.
- Have mercy, queen, - he croaked, - would I allow myself to pour a lady of vodka? This is pure alcohol!

Michael Bulgakov

"Master and Margarita"

How to remove gum from knitwear and other stretchy fabrics

Since everything related to intensive battering is contraindicated for such tissues, other methods work here. Freezing and scraping, which has already become traditional, will not work, you can stretch the material on this patch, and then your favorite thing will certainly go to the box “to the dacha”. But in the case of knitwear, such a "lazy" method as treating a stain with "Vanish" and washing with it has proved to be excellent.

Cleaning hand-knitted sweaters and sweaters, fleece and other loose materials

The problem with such things is that it is impossible to clean them with a brush, which means that such wonderful methods as "ice" and "flame", that is, freezing and heating with a hairdryer, alas, are canceled. In addition, wool products require careful washing and, in general, all sorts of precautions. However, this is not yet a reason to despair. Woolen blankets, products of openwork or just loose knitting can be held over the spout of a boiling kettle to soften the chewing gum. You can even try to gently remove it from the fibers with a piece of bandage or gauze. Now soak and wash the whole thing in special tool for washing wool (or even with a simple hair shampoo).

If after steaming there is greasy footprint, dish detergent can easily cope with it.

Fleece and other shaggy fabrics can be easily cleaned with gasoline, white spirit, acetone-free nail polish remover and alcohol.

What if the gum is on a delicate fabric product?

Silk and chiffon blouses and other delicate items are cleaned with rubbing alcohol or gasoline. If none of these are on hand, try heating with a hair dryer and soft wipes. But natural leather(jackets, bags) warming with a hairdryer is not recommended... An ice cube wrapped in a bag will help: freeze the gum and separate it. Residues and greasy residue are removed with thick soap suds, then wipe the product wet wipe and apply a protective cream.

What to do if suede is damaged by gum? Cool the stained area and rub with an eraser or sandpaper-zero. Act as carefully as possible.

Chewing gum in the car

E If the farm has a WD-40, then it will not be difficult to cope with the adhering gum... Since the composition of the most popular among motorists means at once two effective "gum removers" - white spirit and mineral oil (the full composition is kept in the strictest confidence), you will not have to remember any other methods. The aerosol quickly and safely removes gum from any surface: natural and eco-leather, velor, textiles, fleecy car mat, interior plastic and body iron. Spray on a little of the product and remove all traces of the nuisance with a brush or rag.

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How to remove gum from hair

I remember that in childhood, the only way to remove chewing gum from hair was a "minimally invasive" haircut, which, apparently, at the level of genetic memory, was associated with "shaving the forehead" of convicts, and therefore was shameful and aesthetically painful. But, no matter how hard we resist, the execution still took place. It must be assumed that henceforth it was discouraging.

The humanist society of the 21st century, to our delight, has at its disposal less radical ways to get rid of the chewing gum in the hair. The principal active ingredient is fat, and in any of its forms... Will fit and vegetable oil, and creamy, and peanut, and mineral type "Johnsons", petroleum jelly, fat cream or even mayonnaise.

Quite a lot of people at least once in their lives have faced a problem when they need to remove gum from clothes, shoes, furniture. Chewing gum can stick at home, on public transport, at school, on a bench in a park. Most often, there is a need to remove the gum from clothes - from pants, dress or sweater.

How to remove gum from clothes

If you get your favorite thing dirty, don't panic and immediately try to wipe the gum off your clothes. As a result of such actions, it can only adhere more strongly to the fabric. You won't be able to simply remove the gum. It is quite difficult to remove an adhered elastic band. Still, there are several ways in which you can easily remove the gum at home.

Freezing

Fold the clothing so that the damaged area is on top. Place the item in a bag, put it in the freezer. Leave it on for a few hours, even overnight. When exposed to low temperatures, the gum becomes fragile, it can be easily removed from clothing with tweezers, and scraped off with a knife.

If your clothes don't fit in the freezer, use ice cubes. Dry ice can be used and is available at hardware stores. This way you can achieve the same result as freezing.

The method is suitable for removing gum from jeans, trousers.

The disadvantage of this method is that if the chewing gum is strongly adhered, then after cooling it can damage the tissue. A lower temperature is best used if the piece of elastic is not firmly stuck to the fabric.

Cold water

The principle of this method is also based on the effects of cold. To remove the gum, the thing is kept under a stream of ice water. The cured gum is cleaned with a brush or scraped off with a non-sharp object.

Chemicals

To clean the gum from clothes at home, you will need gasoline for refueling lighters, alcohol, and other chemical and organic solvents. Hold the garment over boiling water to soften the hardened gum a little. Apply the product to the damaged area, wait a few minutes. After that, carefully remove the gum from the clothes with a cotton swab, moving from the edges of the stain to the middle.

How to remove a handgam stain from fabric

Presenting options for what can be made of handgam and how to use it, in one of the recent articles we also promised to tell you how to get rid of traces of hand gum on the fabric - if a “tragedy” of this kind did happen, and the child forgot such a toy on his mother’s favorite blanket, or someone simply sat down on it.
Let us explain: clever plasticine, chewing gum for hands or handgam - substances that have the ability to "blur" on surfaces, left alone. On fabric, such a substance penetrates the fibers, and it is quite difficult to clean it. Washing in cold water has no effect: washing powders and cleaning fluids are useless here. And an attempt to remove traces of handagam in hot water can be harmful: the heated substance will "spread" over the fabric even more. How to cope with the problem and save the thing, soiled by handgam?

1. First of all, the remnants of smart plasticine should be removed as much as possible mechanically: with a large piece of handgam, sharply applying (pressing) and tearing it off from the place of pollution, try to remove its small particles. If this is not possible, try to scrape off the handgam layer from the fabric with a not too sharp object so as not to damage the thing.

2. If after that a stain remains on the fabric, you should orient yourself with the composition of the material. Silicone contamination (and the handgam recipe consists mainly of silicone) from fabrics made from natural fibers (cotton, linen) are removed with isopropyl alcohol. You can buy it at a household chemicals store, drugstore, or try using a glass cleaner in your car (isopropyl alcohol is often found in household window cleaning fluids).
Apply enough liquid to the stain so that it completely covers it, wait 5-10 minutes and remove the dissolved contamination with paper napkin... After that, the item can be sent to the regular wash.

3. Traces from gum for hands, as well as from a toy slime. on synthetic fabric can be cleaned with universal grease Runway Rw-40... also called "liquid key". In a spray or bottle, it is also briefly applied to the fabric and dissolves the remnants of smart plasticine that have eaten into it. After that, the contamination is removed with a napkin, and the thing is subjected to regular washing.

Important warning: before applying chemicals to the fabric, it is recommended check their action on an inconspicuous area of ​​the thing. Both isopropyl alcohol and grease can cause discoloration if the dye used to paint the item is not permanent. In addition, alcohol can corrode fabric if it contains synthetic fibers.

4. If the soiled item is small and there are no suitable chemicals, you can try to clean the handgam in another way - by cooling or freezing.
To do this, put the thing for the night or for 10-12 hours in the afternoon in the freezer, after which we clean up the traces of the handgam, lightly rubbing the contaminated place in our hands or knocking on it with a kitchen hammer, having previously laid out the thing on a clean table or floor. The method is based on the property handgama become brittle with deep cooling - as a result of which it breaks off into small crumbs from the elastic tissue and crumbles from it. The cleaning option can also be used to get rid of regular chewing gum on trousers or other items.

5. If none of the presented methods helped, you will have to contact to clean things to dry cleaning... And do not forget to tell the operator at the reception that the stain is a silicone-based substance, making it easier for the craftsmen to process the product.

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Sometimes, through negligence or after playing mischievous children, chewing gum may appear on the surface of upholstered furniture. In this case, do not try to tear it off with your hands, without the use of some tricks you are unlikely to succeed. There are several folk recipes which will help to effectively remove the Velcro from the upholstery.

How to remove gum from the couch

Sweet gum tastes good and gives you a fresh breath. They also cause a lot of problems in the wrong place. In this case, some people buy new furniture or turn to specialized companies for dry cleaning. In fact, you shouldn't worry too much about a sticky "surprise". You can effectively clean the upholstery on your own if you know the most popular folk methods:

• exposure to temperature (freezing or strong heating);
• using a solvent or vinegar;
• the use of oils.

REFERENCE! When choosing the optimal solution for a particular case, you need to take into account the material of the upholstery of the product, since leather requires more careful handling than textiles.

We remove the gum by freezing

One of effective ways getting rid of adhering gum is freezing. Remove the stained part from the product and place it in the freezer. Once the gum has frozen and hardened, it can be easily removed from the surface of the fabric. If the upholstery is not removable, use regular ice for cooling:

Likewise, you can easily remove stuck chewing gum from clothing and textile accessories.

ATTENTION! Do not touch the gum until it is completely frozen. Otherwise, you will not remove it, but only rub it even deeper into the surface of the sofa.

Using a hair dryer or iron

No less efficient way based on the opposite principle - the place with the chewing gum is very hot. You can take an ordinary hair dryer and direct it to the Velcro. Hot air will melt the gum and can be easily removed with a paper towel. Iron is also widely used for heating. You need to act as follows:

• place a tissue or paper on the gum;
• "Pat" the stained place.

The main thing is to do everything very carefully so as not to damage the surface of the sofa or chair with a hot iron. When the gum is melted, it will stick to the paper. In some cases, it is necessary to change the napkins and repeat the procedure several times.

Using thinner or vinegar

You can remove the gum without damaging the upholstery of the sofa using ordinary vinegar, thinner or acetone. First, remove the main part of the gum with a knife and treat the area with a cotton pad moistened with solvent. When the substance has worked in a few minutes, carefully remove all sticky residues from the surface. Before use, it is recommended to wipe an inconspicuous area of ​​the sofa with a solution. This will help ensure that the upholstered furniture is not stained after work. IMPORTANT The method is contraindicated for leather furniture. This surface must be cleaned with more delicate products.

Use to remove chewing gum oils

Others effective method Removing gum from upholstered furniture is the use of certain types of oils. For this, the following are suitable:

• olive;
• peanut;
• eucalyptus oil.

Press the cotton swab to the gum for a few minutes, being careful not to touch the upholstery surface. Then peel off the softened Velcro and wash off the traces of oil with soapy water.

ATTENTION! Some varieties can discolor the fabric. First, you should apply oil to the back of the furniture and make sure that the color of the upholstery does not suffer.

How to remove gum from a leather sofa

Leather or leatherette products require particularly delicate care. You can get rid of Velcro by freezing or heating, as described above. Do not take solvents or oils, as they can damage the upholstery. The best option is the use of ice - it will not penetrate deeply into the porous leather, and the sofa will not need to be washed. You can also effectively remove chewing gum from furniture:

1. Ordinary scotch tape. Press it against the stained area and pull on the end of the tape, the tape should come off along with the chewing gum. Finally, it is advisable to treat the contaminated area with a special skin conditioner.
2. Saddle soap. Gently remove most of the Velcro with a blunt object, apply saddle soap to a clean, damp cloth and scrub any remaining marks.

Don't worry if you accidentally find a rubber band on upholstered furniture. To remove it, there are many effective recipes... As a last resort, if you are afraid to ruin expensive upholstery, you can always turn to professionals for help.