I need some advice about removing gum from my trunk mat. It was on the bottom of something I put in the trunk the other day and didn't realize it was there till today. It is still a little gummy - not solid (if that makes any sense).

Thanks in advance!

 

u can try ice on it and rubbing it off (it ***** up and come's off) ... since the trunk carpet is so shallow, it should work out.

 

When I worked as a janior at our Junior High, we had cans of something that would freeze the gum very quickly, we then just took a putty knife to it and it came right up. Maybe a can of compressed air turned upside down will take care of it.

 

WD-40 will remove the gum, but then you need to use a citrus degreaser to remove the WD-40. I would test this method on a spot that doens't show to determine if it'll leave a stain.

 

Dry ice freezes gum and makes it real easy to remove...however a combination of ice, a good carpet cleaner, and some elbow grease will probably work best..

 

I have had to remove gum from a number of carpets and the best product I have found is called "Goo Gone". They sell it everywhere, including Walmart and Kmart, for about $3.00 a bottle. It is designed to remove tar, paint and gum from porous surfaces and it has an orange/citrus smell.

Basically, pick away any excess gum you can before use. Dab a little goo gone on a soft cloth and start working on the gum stain from all sides into the center. It will gradually start to "ball up" the material until the gum is basically gone. It works pretty well and doesn't leave a stain on the carpet.

 

Yeah goo gone is really great stuff for those nasty spots.

 

Get the stuff the spray keyboards with the dust them and turn it up side down and spray the gum to freeze it.

 

+1 That should do it.

 

try peanut butter. one time i had gum in my hair, put some peanut butter, and it washed right out.

 

i guess that would work, but you would need to clean up the peanut butter from the carpet then

 

Krud Kutter is a great solvent that they sell I believe at Walmart.

 

Any form of freezing the gum first would be best. That's how I've always gotten gum outta clothes and upholstrey. Try it out