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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:Parenting
Notice:READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:CSC32::DUBOIS
Created:Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1364
Total number of notes:23848

1182.0. "Removing gum from carpet" by MR4DEC::IACOBONI () Mon Oct 21 1991 17:11

    Does anyone know how to remove gum from a carpet?  We've tried
    ice and some scraping but still see and feel some of the gum.
    
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1182.1MCIS5::WOOLNERPhotographer is fuzzy, underdeveloped and denseMon Oct 21 1991 17:164
    I suppose peanut butter might stain the carpet (that's supposed to be
    useful in getting gum out of kids' hair).  Mineral oil?
    
    Leslie
1182.2goo out?? Forbid gum??MCIS5::TRIPPMon Oct 21 1991 17:3316
    I'd suggest the same methods in the note about stickers on kid's
    clothing.  
    
    I did recently go out and buy something that was recommended there,
    "goo out" or something that sounds like that.  It was at Kmart, for
    about $3. I think.  It smells like it might have a petrolium base, but
    it works so who cares what it's based in.
    
    I did observe a few years ago removing glued one tiles with dry ice,
    letting it sit there for a few minutes and hitting it with a hammer. 
    Now that's is a bit extreme for just a little piece of gum. But maybe
    the ice method a little longer might work.
    
    I like my method better, NO GUM ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE!!
    
    Lyn
1182.3Simple GreenSELL1::MACFAWNTraining to be tall and blondeTue Oct 22 1991 13:299
    We had the same problem a few months ago.  We have semi-shag carpet in
    our living room and we used "Simple Green".  It worked beautifully. 
    
    You can find this stuff in the cleaning solvent section of your grocery
    store.  It's also great to remove stains from carpet, furniture,
    clothes, porcelin (SP?), tile, etc.
    
    Hope this helps.
    
1182.4smells nice tooWLDWST::THEALLTue Oct 22 1991 22:394
    
    Desolve-it is wonderful for gum and crayon marks
    
    Kathy
1182.5Gum on Leather car seatsSALEM::HOULEWed Oct 23 1991 10:587
    
    
    How about how to remove gum from Leather car seats??
    
    
    don