chewing gum on my seat

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chewing gum on my seat

Post by Sub-Vibe-R »

When I cleened up my Vibe, I saw some dirty spot on the driver seat.It is chewing gum!!!Anyone know how to remove this??? I scratch it but it still have some stock in the fiber.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Sub-Vibe-R)

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"Use Windex!!!"- The father from My Big Fat Greek Wedding.I would look for some Goo Gone. Check. Try it on an area that is visible first to see if it discolors yoour fabric.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Sub-Vibe-R)

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My wifes grandma accidentally put chewing gum on my wifes seat belt one time. Of course it was her brand new car as well. Hadn't even had it a week! Anyways, I used and ice cube on the gum it self, got it really cold so the gum would harden up. Then I used a toothbrush to get it out of the fabric. Worked great! I was able to get all of it out. This should work on the seat as well. I would give that a try before using any kind of solutions like Goo Gone because of the risk of fading the fabric. Good luck. If you try my suggestion, let me know if it worked or didn't work for you.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Triton GT)

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Thanks for the infoI'll try it tonight and let us know
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Triton GT)

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Never thought of freezing it. I'll have to keep that in mind.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (slbpsi63)

Post by Triton »

Neither did I. My wife has done that for as long as she can remember. So I tried it and it worked great.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Triton GT)

Post by ShotInTheDark »

there is a product you can get at any hardware store called m-1 remover. It is by far the best cleaner i have ever used. It also is good on road tar and other household uses.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (silverawd26)

Post by Stang2Vibe »

I've heard of the ice cube trick too, but fortunately have never had to use it in my car. I have heard of success stories with it as well. Might need the Goo Gone to get the last of it out, though. That stuff works pretty good and I've never had it ruin any fabrics yet.
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (silverawd26)

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Funny, I was thinking of that very thing too!
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (silverawd26)

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quote:Have you ever seen the Simpsons episodes where Lisa had gum in her hair and she used almost everything to get it out?I just think of that... Don't worry, I won't try peanut butter!!! lol
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (silverawd26)

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The ice cube and tooth brush trick worked very well.It take few minute but now there's no more chewing gum on my seat.Thanks everyone for your help!
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Sub-Vibe-R)

Post by Triton »

COOL!!! Glad to hear that it worked for you!
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Triton GT)

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Should I advise my gf I used her toothbrush to do it??? j/k
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Re: chewing gum on my seat (Sub-Vibe-R)

Post by Triton »

LOL!!! That is funny! I am glad you are kidding though.
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