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Removing Chewing Gum From Carpeting

Sun 10 Dec 2006 - 07:59

Removing Chewing Gum From Carpeting
By James C

As you probably already know carpet can be difficult to own. When it gets soiled it is not always as easy to clean as just wiping it with a cloth. Some stains and spots require different spotting techniques. one of those spots is chewing gum.

Chewing gum can wind up in your carpet many different ways. Usually you or your children step on it outside and then track it into the home where it gets stuck and embedded in the carpet fibers. The best way to deal with chewing gum is to of course never get it on your carpe in the first place. As they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. make your kids take off their shoes before walking on the carpet after playing and use door mats ate every entrance.

If you do get gum in your carpet you will find that it is not that difficult to remove if you use the right process. First freeze the gum with ice cubes. Once it is completely frozen you should strike it with a hard object like a small hammer or the butt of a knife. Pick up the pieces and you are done. You might need to follow up with a general spotter to remove any remaining sticky residue. If you have no luck with this method you might want to try another method. You can use a good citrus spotter to remove the gum. Spray the spot with the citrus spotter and work it into the fibers. The citrus spotter will loosen the gum and you can remove it.

Pretty easy isn't it. You will find that most spots in carpet are easy to remove. You just have to use the right method.

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