How do you get Chewing gum off your car seats?

zaheer · 07-21-2010, 06:40 AM

so as title says..got chewing gum on my drivers seat...best way of removing it?

vasillalov · 07-21-2010, 08:32 AM

GooGone

Seminole · 07-21-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by vasillalov

GooGone

Be very careful with this. It could take the color right out of your seat.

Best bet, without causing damage is take a hot wet towel and press it onto the gum to loosen it up. Once it is pliable rub with the towel until you get it all off.

2kaccordocoupe · 07-21-2010, 08:58 AM

Best way to remove gum off anything is to freeze it - once frozen it will flake right off.

zeenon53 · 07-21-2010, 09:09 AM

Yes, freezing it is the best way. Visit autopia.org, it is one of the biggest car detailing forums on the web and they have tons of tricks there for this.

zaheer · 07-21-2010, 09:45 AM

hmmm hot towel seems like a good idea..il try it tonight..if not then must revert to something else...doesnt help having light coloured seats

bbq · 07-21-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by zaheer

hmmm hot towel seems like a good idea..il try it tonight..if not then must revert to something else...doesnt help having light coloured seats

Hot towel sounds like a very bad idea to me. The gum is hard to remove because it is sticky and soft. Applying heat will make it even more so.

As others have said, you need to freeze it. Just get a can of compressed air, invert the can, and spray the gum a few times. The thing will pop right off.

BTM · 07-21-2010, 09:53 AM

Another vote for freezing, tried both ways (hot towel and freezing) and freezing is def the way to go

zaheer · 07-21-2010, 09:55 AM

really ok gonna look for a freezing spray on the way home...hoep it "pops right off" like say

E90 87ss · 07-21-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bbq

Hot towel sounds like a very bad idea to me. The gum is hard to remove because it is sticky and soft. Applying heat will make it even more so.

As others have said, you need to freeze it. Just get a can of compressed air, invert the can, and spray the gum a few times. The thing will pop right off.

x2

BTM · 07-21-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by zaheer

really ok gonna look for a freezing spray on the way home...hoep it "pops right off" like say

I used a wart freeze spray for mine (cloth interior at the time) and it did require a little cleaning afterwards. Maybe with leather the "pop" will leave less behind

singhbmw23 · 07-21-2010, 10:28 AM

Am i the only one that wants to know how this happened lol jk hope you get it off.

E90SLAM · 07-21-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by singhbmw23

Am i the only one that wants to know how this happened lol jk hope you get it off.

Jaw dropping performance and the gum just fell out from the mouth...

angcd3 · 07-21-2010, 10:49 AM

Freeze it. My buddy had a detailing shop, that what they did.

zaheer · 07-21-2010, 10:53 AM

yeh thats the one....335i is pretty slow...what jaw dropping performance lol

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Jaw dropping performance and the gum just fell out from the mouth...

zeenon53 · 07-21-2010, 10:54 AM

You can get bottles of CO2 at radio shack, they use them for cleaning boards and stuff. A hot towel will soften the gum up and make it stick more.

Seminole · 07-21-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bbq

Hot towel sounds like a very bad idea to me. The gum is hard to remove because it is sticky and soft. Applying heat will make it even more so.

As others have said, you need to freeze it. Just get a can of compressed air, invert the can, and spray the gum a few times. The thing will pop right off.

The hot towel works. Used it on an old car. Freezing is easier, but if you don't have the spray why go out and waste money?

khaye1 · 07-21-2010, 10:58 AM

peanut butter

1N54E92 · 07-21-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bbq

Hot towel sounds like a very bad idea to me. The gum is hard to remove because it is sticky and soft. Applying heat will make it even more so.

As others have said, you need to freeze it. Just get a can of compressed air, invert the can, and spray the gum a few times. The thing will pop right off.

if you don't have a can of compressed air, try few ice cubes in a plastic bag. just place it on the gum for few minutes until it gets hard enough to flake off.

pander5 · 07-21-2010, 01:30 PM

I've used 1intenseI35i's method many times and it works fine (i.e. plastic bag with ice cubes). I leave it on the gum spot for a little while while I do something else and when I come back to the gum it's nice and hard. A small flat head screwdriver or old credit card and it usually pops right off. Clean the area after it's removed and your good.

I've also used this method on carpet with gum as well. I remove the bigger pieces with a pair of needle nose pliers and then a fine comb through the remaining gum in the fibers.

zaheer · 07-22-2010, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 1ntense135i

if you don't have a can of compressed air, try few ice cubes in a plastic bag. just place it on the gum for few minutes until it gets hard enough to flake off.

fantastic idea...must try it..will let you know if i succeed

djfrestyl · 07-23-2010, 02:10 PM

Hands down, freeze it and it will flake right off.

Easiest way? Get a can of compressed air used to blow dust out of your computer/keyboard.

Flip it upside down and spray. Make sure you don't get your skin with it.

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zeenon53 Major 44 Rep 1,155 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: obx iTrader: (3)	Yes, freezing it is the best way. Visit autopia.org, it is one of the biggest car detailing forums on the web and they have tons of tricks there for this.
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zaheer Captain 88 Rep 861 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK iTrader: (1)	hmmm hot towel seems like a good idea..il try it tonight..if not then must revert to something else...doesnt help having light coloured seats
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zaheer Captain 88 Rep 861 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK iTrader: (1)	really ok gonna look for a freezing spray on the way home...hoep it "pops right off" like say
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zeenon53 Major 44 Rep 1,155 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: obx iTrader: (3)	You can get bottles of CO2 at radio shack, they use them for cleaning boards and stuff. A hot towel will soften the gum up and make it stick more.
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pander5 Special Forces - Discretion is superior 32 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Sapphire Black Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i Coupe [0.00]	I've used 1intenseI35i's method many times and it works fine (i.e. plastic bag with ice cubes). I leave it on the gum spot for a little while while I do something else and when I come back to the gum it's nice and hard. A small flat head screwdriver or old credit card and it usually pops right off. Clean the area after it's removed and your good. I've also used this method on carpet with gum as well. I remove the bigger pieces with a pair of needle nose pliers and then a fine comb through the remaining gum in the fibers. __________________ M3 + trailer hitch = oxymoron
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djfrestyl First Lieutenant 10 Rep 326 Posts Drives: '06 330i Sport Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Central, NJ iTrader: (4)	Hands down, freeze it and it will flake right off. Easiest way? Get a can of compressed air used to blow dust out of your computer/keyboard. Flip it upside down and spray. Make sure you don't get your skin with it.
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