Please Help...Gum in my carpet!

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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Angry Please Help...Gum in my carpet!

Took my TL-S out for a ride today and noticed red gum in the carpet on the passenger side. It's also on the floor mat. Please tell me one of you has an idea as to how I can clean it and make it look like it was never there. Shoot me a PM or something, please.

My wife somehow seems to find every damn piece of gum with here shoes when she is riding in my whip! D**N IT!
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Simple:
use a small can of compressed air- the kind for spray cleaning the computor keyboard- its gets super cold and will freeze the gum- then you pry gum off with a putty knife.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 01tl4tl
Simple:
use a small can of compressed air- the kind for spray cleaning the computor keyboard- its gets super cold and will freeze the gum- then you pry gum off with a putty knife.
hold the can upside down, then it will spray cold air or nitrogen or whatever it is.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Just to elaborate on the above ;

Needed
1) Canned air
2) Vac or shop vac
3) Spoon

Method

Turn on shop vac
Turn canned air upside down and spray the gum to freeze it
Use the spoon to break up the gum or scrape the frozen gum smear.
Vacuum up the frozen residue chunks/dust as your working it with the spoon.

If you try to scrape it with your finger / thumb you may end up with bit of frost bite ...
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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thanls everyone. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 01:19 AM
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WD40...no kidding, it will come right out. Also, I think women's hair spray and peanut butter are other remedies.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 07:30 AM
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You can also try an ice cube to freeze it.
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Old Jun 13, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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You can also try an ice cube to freeze it or some of that blue ice.
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