How To Remove Gum - From Hair, Clothing, Carpet and Upholstery (Easy Cleaning Ideas) Clean My Space

The BEST video for removing gum!

Cleaning expert, Melissa Maker addresses the challenging issue of removing gum from a variety of 'hosts' including hair, carpet/upholstery and clothing. This is a very popular question and we have been asked multiple times about how to handle gum removal.

3 different methods are demonstrated to show you exactly how to get rid of gum! It is possible with a little bit of work and the right tools. Enjoy!

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Dozens of viewers asked: How do I get gum out of insert problematic area here ?

Answer:

What you need-
1) Gum disaster
2) Boiling vinegar
3) Water
4) Dish soap
5) Paper towels
6) Oil
7) Fork
8) Toothbrush

For Carpet/Upholstery:

Use a fork and pick out as much gum as possible. Put 1 cup of vinegar into a kettle and let boil. It MUST be boiling vinegar! Get a bowl of water and a toothbrush to help clean the stain. Take your toothbrush, dip it into the kettle and brush up and away on the gum stain. Use the bowl of water to rinse your toothbrush in between brushes. For bad stains, pour a bit of vinegar directly on the stain and brush up and towards the center then blot with a paper towel. Afterwards, you can pretreat the stain like anything else. We like to use dish soap and a bit of water to remove any remaining residue.

For Clothing:

Throw the clothing article into a plastic bag and leave it in a freezer for 24 hours. The gum will freeze and become easier to break off. Take the garment and bend it to crack the gum, making it easier to pick away as much of it as possible. Any remaining gum can be brushed off with the side of a fork or a dull knife. You can use dish washing liquid and cool water or a stain remover/detergent to pretreat it then throw it in the wash.

For Hair:

Tie back unaffected hair. Pour the oil onto the affected area over a bowl or container. Use your fingers to pull the hair away from the gum. Use a wide tooth comb to brush out any leftover gum pieces. The oil, along with the natural oil in our hair, counteracts the adhesion of the gum.

[theflaminglionhotlionfox]

I tried the hot vinegar thing but with hot water instead and it still worked like a charm. Thanks a lot.

[charlottedennison]

I always have the problem with accidentally falling asleep with gum in my mouth so this vid was a great help to me thank you

[graceoconnor]

I had gum on my new sofa that I found weeks later from the kids.  I used a small scraper and removed all the gum I could then used the boiling vinegar with the new toothbrush. It worked Great and looks new again. Thanks for the great tip.
Stick Man from New Orleans,  

[wifigrannyl.]

In my experience it seems that the longer the gum has been chewy, the harder it is to get out. The longer it’s chewed the stickier it seems to get. Thanks for your awesome tips. Now to tackle my gum problem!

[victoriamoyo]

OMG the boiling vinegar hack worked!! I removed an old black gum stain that l couldn't get rid of for months. Now my rug looks beautiful again thank you so much for your video. xx

[ShahinShateri]

hey girl who ever you are you're the best. I had gum on my car seat and was so disappointed. tried ice and other stuff but it didn't work. as my last hope, used boiling vinegar and toothbrush and viola. just like it never happened. you saved my car seat girl. thanks so much.

[teenlaureen]

The technique of taking out gum off you hair is awesome! Now i know what to do. When i was like 6 years old i used to sleep with gum in my mouth and when i wake up it was in my hair! Every single time this happen to me my mom needed to cut a full peace of hair with the gum she wasn't able to remove, so imagine hoy my hair might look!

[bizzybth]

Nice. Used your video to clean a car seat that had very old and sticky gum attached to it. The boiled vinegar worked! Thanks for the tips!

[mollypitcher]

IT WORKED!!!! Boiling water preceded by scraping (and used duster buster to suck up pieces). I had to use it on a brand new light gray couch!!!!

[lewisdraper]

This worked on my favourite bedding, i kno u might be thinking "WHY DID U HAVE GUM IN BED!?!?" Well i would say the same thing but i forgot it was in my mouth... Now i can use my favourite bedding without the chewing gum being there :D thanks melissa

[lovingrcTV]

Thanks. Your tips helped me get out gum from the bottom of my brand new sneaker 👟.

[mamawarrior]

OMG!!! Boiling vinegar works!! I wish I had known about this for the past 20 years!!! THANK YOU :)

[jeanne_guitton]

The opening puns made me want to leave right away, but I desperately wanted to get rid of gum on my favourote jacket.
And it worked like a charm.
Thank you!

[zeusdracula]

Hey Melissa nice video. Can you let us know what to do when the gum is stuck on leather shoes cz i can't use the techniques on my shoes without spoiling it..?

[drafnan]

Thanks a lot.. The boiling viniger worked perfectly on an old black gum that dystroid my new shoe .. Thanks again

[claudiaantoine]

Where are my manors? I am so happy that it worked so well. Thanks a million!!!

[latishaharrell]

The boiling vinegar on carpet definitely worked. I got gum in my husband's new car while he was away on business. He still doesn't know.😁😁

[svenlundergard]

 I think this young woman is clever and helpful. Thank you and best of luck to you. Well done. 

[keeramiller]

Thanks. The trick for the clothes didn’t work BUT boiled vinegar did the trick for some reason.

[angeldp]

This just helped me get gum out of my hair but I used olive oil! Thanks!