Chewing gum on leather

[LordGrover]

So... on account of me being a bit simple I've sat on chewed chewing gum. The jeans will either clean up or won't - no problem I can always replace them. It's the fecking seat that's in a right bleeding mess. Any bright ideas on the best way to remove it, preferably in situ?

[Templedog]

Get an Ice cube or Ice pack and get it as cold as you can, most of it should crack or peel off. Think you can get some special stuff to take off any residue.

[Stu R]

Try using some Denim, it obviously works


sorry...

[Warbbby]

WD40 will harden the gum enough to get it off your jeans. Don't know whether I would risk it on leather.

[cerberamatt]

The ice thing does work,well at least on clothes.

[fat tony]

Ice pack as mentioned. Put some rags around it for the condensation. Then when it's hard, slowly pick it off. If it still feels stick leave it. Don't use any kind of heat. Take your time.

[scorcher]

Pressure washer.Put down a sheet or two of newspaper to soak up the excess water.

[teamHOLDENracing]

Brake cleaner will dissolve the chewing gum and is generally pretty good at not doing too much damage itself. It took gum out of my Griff's carpet mats years ago, much to my amazement, and did no damage to the carpet. Also got Playdoh off white suede trainers....

In fact brake cleaner has legendary status in our house....

[eesbad]

http://www.amtechuk.co.uk/shop/info/pid-231.html

I have some of this and it works exceptionally well - would highly recommend.

(edited to add: as it's an industrial product, it's generally sold in bulk - here in packs of 6 - but maybe a 'google' will find single bottles. Mine was a freebie from a mate in the cleaning trade)

Edited by eesbad on Wednesday 4th August 13:43

[sherman]

For the jeans lob them in the freezer for a few hours .

[LordGrover]

Ice failed.

That Rid a Gum looks similar to the stuff I found at the supermarket - will be trying it later. Doesn't mention leather though so I'll just have to see...

[sherman]

You could try that wart remover over the counter stuff that freezes your wart and kills it. Dont know if it will work on chewing gum though.

[teamHOLDENracing]

LordGrover said:

Ice failed.

That Rid a Gum looks similar to the stuff I found at the supermarket - will be trying it later. Doesn't mention leather though so I'll just have to see...

I won't say it again after this... BRAKE CLEANER !!!!

[scorcher]

Think I read somewhere that brake cleaner should do the job.If I remember rightly they managed to get gum out of their carpets without any damage. I'll see if I can find the original post.

[slideways]

peanut butter!

[2001se]

egg white will dissolve the gum

[LordGrover]

Thanks THR, but I have no brake cleaner. What I did get from the supermarket was Dr Beckmann's Stain Slayer - worked a treat.
The can claims it's good for chewing gum, candle wax, tar, glue, fat, and loads of other nasties, though it doesn't mention leather it doesn't seem to have done any harm but if it all dissolves in a few days I'll report back.

[Telecaster]

I had exactly the same problem with the driver's seat saddle in my Tuscan. I tried all sorts - even put it in the freezer over night.....and I still couldn't get it off. Then, after a little help from Google, I tried lighter fluid. Hey presto! - a perfect result, with no damage to the seat saddle in any way at all.

Just squirt a bit on a clean cloth or piece of white kitchen roll and dab it. It actually dissolves within a few seconds and then completely evaporates with the fluid leaving no trace.

Edited by Telecaster on Friday 27th August 14:24

Edited by Telecaster on Friday 27th August 14:26

[tejr]

WD40, it'll come off in 10 seconds.. I've used it on leather before.. just cloth it off with warm water to get rid of the smell after.. although who doesn't like the smell of dubya dee

[BliarOut]

I got gum on the mats of my E39 Ice cube followed by lighter fluid and every single bit came off