Tster

Hi there,

Does anybody have any suggestions on removing gum off the seat? My wife sat on some gum that she dropped and now some of it is stuck on the seat.

Thanks

ITL

put ice on it...and then slowly pick it off

maximumdetails

That's my suggestion

exceldetail

Could also let it sit in the sun, get warm and thin, then scrape up with your fingernail or a spoon. Apply leather cleaner for any small trace amounts, should come off without a hitch.....

Tster

Thanks everyone, I will try them both

Smitty

Goo-gone or peanut butter remove gum.

NFLblitze1

wouldn't goo gone ruin the leather?

Smitty

#1. it is a citrus based cleaner made from orange peels... .. the area will need conditioned after cleaning.

#2. The seats are not wrapped with real leather..

asethi16

Take an Air Can or I forget theres this other type of can that you can buy at radioshack, I believe it is a commpressed coolant for electronics. Anyway,

Use that can (turn it upside down if its compressed air) and it will freeze the gum. It will be much better than puttin ice on it. When I used to work at Radio Shack... stupid customers would put their gum on teh floor and then when it came to clean up u just use that coolant spray and it freezes the gum. Then just take a butter knife and lift it off. It works really well.

sbuswell

peanut butter, easy and tasty, then you can chew the gum after....JK.

TOGWT

I’d go along with the ice method for removal.

FWIW- I would not recommend Goo Gone on either leather or urethane covered leather due to its solvent content
Goo Gone is a Citrus and Petroleum solvent-based stain remover, VOC content 99.9% Information source-MSDS

KonCept

I realize this is an old thread, but I tried a new product that is easy & safe on leather. My wife sat on gum and it flattened and spread all over the leather. I've tried the "traditional" ways of removing the gum -- icing, heating, etc -- but it was still tidious.

I bought Motsenbocker's LIFTOFF from Home Depot. You apply the solution on a clean towel and dap it on the gum; wait 60 seconds then try to pick off the gum. If the gum is thick you should be able to peel if off the leather; if it's been pressed and flattened like how it was on my seat, you'll need a tweezer (the one with a somewhat dull tip) to scrape and pick the gum off.

It took me three applications of the solution for me to completely remove all the gum. On the third application, I was able to rub off the remaining residue with the wet part of the towel that I used to apply the solution. Follow up with a PH-balanced leather cleaner and conditioner. This whol process took me about 10 minutes to clean off a 3" sq. inch area of gum.

Hope this helps.

Renegade

Goo Gone worked for me a few days back.

SpeedyV6

Dry ice would be better