Tuesday 19 August 2014

How To Remove Gum From Carpet

Remove Gum From Carpet

Removing chewing gum from carpet is a sticky situation, no pun intended. And cleaning it as soon as possible is the best way to save your carpet. I’ll be honest with you, it’s not a fun job. but if you want your living room or bedroom carpet to get as good as new, then let’s get to the mess quickly.
Step #1
First and foremost, for chewing gum removal, you need to use some ice cubes. it is the best way to remove gum from carpet. Get some ice cubes in ziplock bag and keep it over the carpet. you need to keep that bag on top of the gum till it freezes.
Step #2
Next, you will remove the ziplock bag and use a butter knife to scrape the frozen piece of gum. try to remove as much gum as you possibly can. Even after scraping the gum off, there may be some fibers on the carpet that still have remnants of the gum.
Step #3
To remove those remnants, get a store bought gum removal solution. Use a paint brush with foam bristles and apply the solution directly over the gum. you will slowly and gently try to brush it off the carpet. Do so for about five to ten minutes (or however long the instructions on the solution ask you to).hopefully the solution can dissolve the stubborn chewing on your carpet.
Step #4
Now comes the dirty work to remove gum from carpet. Either use skewers or your fingers to remove the loose gum remnants. If the solution didn’t remove the entire gum off the carpet, i guess the next thing you will do is use skewers or your fingers. make sure that while using the skewers, you don’t cut or punch a hole through your carpet.
Step #5
For our final tip on how to remove chewing gum from carpet, using your hair dryer. Place the dryer directly over the gum and warm it. make sure you don’t overheat it or else the carpet will get stained or damaged. Once the gum is warm enough, use skewers to remove it from the carpet. Again, be very careful tips on. read more...

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