T.K.O.

So this morning I hopped in the back of the GS to grab a plastic bag off the floor and saw a big wad of white gum pressed into my black floormat!

Culprit: drunk chicks over the weekend.

I was thinkin peanut butter might work to get it out but one of the culprits seems to think that only works for hair. She says she can get it all out with cuitcle cutters, but that seems like it'd take up quite a bit of the carpet.

Anyone have any good methods to get gum out of a carpet floor mat?

Thanks in advance for the help!

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

try "freeze" it with ice or spray with an inverted "canned air".

T.K.O.

hmm.. then cut it out?

any other thoughts?

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

you can "pull" it out rather easy after you "freeze" the gum.....

rayy

my idea doesn't sound all that great after a second of thinking about it but let me throw it out there anyways..

maybe you can try 'goo-gone'

juniorsdad

yes, freeze it
when it hardens, you can probably scrape it off
or remove you carpet mats and let the gum dry out naturally (week+ or more)
once it's hard, scrape or brush it off - that's it

YerMajesty

Stick it in the freezer?

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

...I'm not sure anyone who uses the freezer would appreciate that...

harleydjce

An alternative would be to try a citrus based cleaner such as Oomph or Xenit

kickin8

iTrader: (1)

see post #2?

Richard95

Place an ice cube on the gum to harden it and then take a nickle or something similar and scrape it off. Keep the gum hard while doing it. It works very well without harming the carpet or seat.

cliffud

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i've always used wd40...

greyBLITZ

iTrader: (2)

I'd agree with the freezing. Even the ice cube works, but the the inverted can of compressed air will work great. How is the "culprit" going to repay you for the unnecessary stress and for messin' wit yo ride?

idsrvit

definitely use the peanut butter (take it from a Mom). Something in peanut butter totally emulsifies gum...it will "melt" like mush when you rub the peanut butter on it. Then...use a butter knife to scrape it off. Let it dry and use a wire brush to get the rest..then clean up the peanut butter residue.