Removing Gum From Clothing
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Post By michelle (Guest Post)
(10/11/2008)
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Get nail polish remover & scrub it a little. It comes right off =]
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Post By Patti (Guest Post)
(09/30/2008)
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Wow! That was so fast! Used the microwave to heat some vinegar, then I lightly scrubbed my jeans with the vinegar & a toothbrush and poof! No more gum on my jeans! Almost instantly & I don't have to worry about the vinegar creating a new stain like oil based solutions. Use vinegar in my laundry anyways to set the very vivid colors the first time I wash it. Supposed to help prevent fading, or so I've been told. I wouldn't bet any bodily organs on it though because fading happens so slowly over time its hard to tell for sure.
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Post By Javier Groshaus (Guest Post)
(08/27/2008)
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I had gum on wool trousers. I put the trousers in the freezer, and that help the gum harden a little bit, but even after several days, not enough.
The trick: I wet the stained area, and then put the trousers back in the freezer. Within minutes the area hardened and I was able to scrape the gum with a knife.
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Post By utdizzy (Guest Post)
(08/23/2008)
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I tried the hot vinegar scrubbed with an old toothbrush and it worked well on my khaki shorts. It didn't work as well on my ribbed tank top b/c it got stuck in the ridges of the fabric. Thanks for the tip!
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Post By Johana (Guest Post)
(08/22/2008)
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Ice cube and scrap it off with a bland knife. I just tried it out successfully on a T-shirt that had been siting in the dirty clothes basket for more than two weeks.
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Post By Johana (Guest Post)
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Icecube and scrap it off with a bland knife. I just tried it out successfully on a T-shirt that had been siting in the dirty clothes basket for more than two weeks.
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Post By Jessie (Guest Post)
(08/13/2008)
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I accidentally sat in a wad of my own gum at work, and thought my dress pants were ruined. My coworker recommended an automotive product called "throttle plate and carb cleaner". I applied a small amount of that and scrubbed with a toothbrush and the gum came completely out! The cleaner itself left an barely noticeable, slightly oily stain, but that came out in a regular cold water wash. Overall very fast and effective, but please aware that this particular product can be flammable, so do exercise caution if you try it!
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My grandson sat in some gum, and has gum all over the seat of his pants. Any advise on how to easily remove this? Thanks.
Mary from Charlotte, MI
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Ice Water works wonders on removing gum from clothing etc. Ice cubes are are also great for smaller items.
Good Luck! (07/19/2008)
By Ronnie Shelton.
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I used Varsol (Paint Thinner) on a pair of suit pants. I placed a bit of Varsol on a white cloth, rubbed it around the gum spot and it came out in 5 seconds. (07/20/2008)
By hal
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I'm not the smartest by a long shot, but I warmed up a very small cup of vinegar and with the use of a toothbrush and I was able to get gum out of my son's baseball pants. So it really does work!(b)(/b)(b)(/b) (07/22/2008)
By Brian
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I poured a 1/4 cup of vinegar in a small cup, placed it in the microwave, heated it up and then put the "gum wad" that was on my shirt in the cup. A minute later pulled it out, and blotted with paper towel, all of the gum came off. I was surprised since the shirt had been washed and DRIED, prior to me finding the gum. Sprayed it with Shout just to make sure it was all gone, I now have a clean shirt again!
(07/27/2008)
By sticky
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Warm vinegar and a toothbrush took the gum off my jeans in 2 minutes...yay! (07/31/2008)
By kp
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How do I remove gum from clothing?
Joya from Holbrook, NY
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A lot of people I know use hairspray but with having 5 kids I use a product called goof off. I use it for almost anything. Gum, ink, marker, stickers and much more. You can get it at any store like home depot or lowes and it takes very little and doesn't cost a lot. (11/26/2007)
By Jaynie
Peanut Butter
I had gum stuck in two places on a very nice (and new) pair of jeans. I rubbed peanut butter on the areas for a couple minutes, then ran under warm-hot water and scraped with my fingernail. Good as new! (12/06/2007)
By Liz
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After failing the freezer method as well as the tape method, I tried the skin-so-soft oil method with a toothbrush on my Sport Hill running pants. It worked wonders and got it right off after 10mins of good brushing (large area). Immediately hand washed it to prevent any further staining with oil. Hopefully the oil hasn't stopped it from being water/wind resistant. Thanks for all the advice and crossing my fingers. (12/30/2007)
By Bory
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The Warm vinegar worked awesome! It came out right away. Scrape away as much of the gum as possible with a butter knife, then apply the warm vinegar using a tooth brush. My new jeans were saved! (12/30/2007)
By Craig
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I read this and nothing worked. I didn't wanna get a PB stain. So I boiled water poured it on my favorite Boston Red Sox sweatshirt & it got sticky & with a toothbrush came right off! (01/04/2008)
By Chris
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If you don't have a microwave, then put some vinegar in a can or small glass jar, and put that into a small pot of boiling water. Less stinky too. (01/16/2008)
By bobby jones
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I just tried the peanut butter on black dress pants. And it worked! (01/19/2008)
By Rachel
VINEGAR VINEGAR VINEGAR!
THIS WORKS! I got gum on my BRAND NEW JEANS! Yuck! A BIG ol' wad of it. DO NOT mess with peanut butter, oil, or goo-gone. They will clean the gum, but leave a yucky GREASY mess that you hope and pray will come out. TRY THIS: heat a small cup of vinegar {I used white}Get a toothbrush, dip in the hot vinegar, and very gently scrub the gum off in circular motions. It will literally melt off of your jeans. And the best part- no greasy mess on your fave jeans!
GOOD LUCK! (01/24/2008)
By Ashley
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We just used the hot vinegar method suggested by Ashley. I am impressed in less then ten minutes a pair of pants was cleaned of the mess made when they were washed and dried with a wad of gum in the pocket. There is absolutely no evidence of any type of residue. Thanks Ashley (01/30/2008)
By Anna
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Hot vinegar with a toothbrush worked perfectly. Came off very easy. Using a knife isn't needed cause it spreads the gum more than anything. (02/05/2008)
By Stefany
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How to get gum out of clothes? I have already washed the dress and got most of it out by scraping. Now all thats left is a white sticky mark?
Angela from VA
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Not sure if you have tried these two methods yet or not --- place the garment in the freezer and allow the gum to freeze completely (or put it out side in January if you live in Canada - lol). This works much better than trying to freeze the gum with an ice cube and is less messy! Another method you might want to try is to add a few drops of 'Skin So Soft' bath oil on to the residue and rub it off that way - safer than what my mom once used - lighter fluid! (09/24/2007)
By janbou
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So my friend got some gum on my sweatshirt I just got from San Diego while I was on vacation, and I wasn't about to ruin my brand new sweatshirt. I tried the ice cube with the knife thing and it didn't do anything, so I read these comments and I didn't have any vinegar, so I tried the peanut butter, WORKED GREAT! I scrubbed it off with a toothbrush then scraped the rest off with a sharp knife! (09/26/2007)
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Use Desolve it. It is sold at Wal-mart on the cleaning supply aisle. Goo gone works the same. Works instantly! (09/26/2007)
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Ice didn't work however the warm vinegar worked like magic, just smells really bad! (10/15/2007)
By Dino
I tried both, and hot vinegar wins!
I got gum on both legs of my jeans and so I tried microwaved vinegar on one leg, and peanut butter on the other. The hot vinegar won hands down! Less time, and much more manageable than peanut butter. The toothbrush helps. (10/19/2007)
By Stuart
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Vinegar works! I was really surprised, but it does! I was afraid that the oil in the peanut butter would stain (white and red sweatshirt) so I tried the vinegar first. The vinegar actually takes the color out of the gum! So my pinkish red stain disappeared almost immediately! Thanks for all of your tips! (10/21/2007)
By Lesley.
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I think I'll try hot vinegar and maybe a toothbrush. Thanks all for the feedback. (11/04/2007)
By Fredson
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Just got a free pair of designer jeans from my buddy because he sat in some gum. Tried the hot vinegar and was AMAZED at how well it worked.
Thanks so much! (11/05/2007)
By Alex
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Microwaved vinegar! I was amazed how it got out the gum stuck in the nylon liner of my leather jacket. Unbelievable. I used a toothbrush and about 20 minutes of work, but a lot of gum disappeared! No stains or bleaching, even though it got soaked while scrubbing. Forget peanut butter (I can't even imagine that mess). (11/21/2007)
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I need tips for getting gum out of clothes.
Shirley
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My husband left gum in his pants pocket and I washed and dried them along with other clothing. I used the vinegar heated in the microwave and a toothbrush. AMAZING!! (08/21/2007)
By Colleen
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Honestly, peanut butter works amazingly well. Patience is key. Let it sit for a few minutes and then use a hard bristle tooth brush. It literally comes right off. Follow it up with some palm olive dish soap and a wet rag and you're good to go. I used this on my favorite pair of jeans and i went from frantic, to calm, cool and collected. This works. Hands down. Use the chunky if you have it, not sure why, but everyone else did. (08/22/2007)
By Lindsey
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I messed up yesterday and left a piece of gum in a pocket of shorts. My wife's pants for work were in the washer and the gum got all over them. I freaked out, found this page, and used peanut butter on the pants. After a bit of scrubbing with a toothbrush and some warm water, most of it was removed and the rest was taken off when washed a 2nd time. This really does work (coming from a not-so-cleaning-savvy husband)! (08/30/2007)
By Greg
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Just got home and took my favorite coat off and there was a big wad of blue gum stuck and smeared to about a 2 inch long gummy mess.
Came on the computer, saw your site and used the warm vinegar solution.
WOW it's like magic. Took no time at all.
Thank you so much! (09/01/2007)
By Nola
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My favorite pants had gum from the dryer which must have been left in my son's pocket. The peanut did not work- maybe b/c it was organic- but the hot vinegar did. THANK YOU (09/09/2007)
By karen
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When my daughter told me she had gum on her favorite pair of jeans, I thought I'd lose my title as "Queen of Stains". But I found this site and tried the warm vinegar on jeans. It worked wonders in less than 5 minutes. And I get to keep my crown!
Thanks. (09/21/2007)
By France
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My daughter got chewing gum on a pair of her capris, they are 97% cotton, and 3% spandex. Does anyone know how I can get this out? TIA for any and all suggestions.
jmz2005 from Illinois
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De-Solv-it will take the gum out without alot of hard work. It removes a lot of stuff and is safe for you and clothes. WalMart carries it. (06/22/2007)
By Phyllis
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Wow the warm vinegar worked so good! Smelled bad, but works amazing! (07/01/2007)
By Courtney
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I sat on some gum then I sat on a my flannelet throw over. tried the Peanut Butter treatment and it works wonders, rubbed it in with a tooth brush till the gum devolved then washed of with soapy water. No more gum, no stain. Great stuff! I used Crunchy Peanut butter only I had. Thanks everyone for your ideas. (07/08/2007)
By Ricky (NZ)
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I tried the warm vinegar thing it didn't work on my 100% polyester pj's (07/09/2007)
By Bob
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I washed and dried (without knowing) gum with my son's $100 soccer jersey. Thinking it was ruined, I gave the peanut butter a shot. AWESOME... it really worked! (07/14/2007)
By Peg
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Tide to go stick - unbelievably easy, no stain! (07/15/2007)
By Erin
Removing Gum From Clothing: PEANUT BUTTER
My husband got gum on his fire uniform. I was reluctant on using peanut butter. Saw this forum, used the peanut butter, and it WORKED! After the gum came off he sprayed SHOUT on the area he used peanut butter with so it wouldn't leave an oil stain. Fantabulous! (07/18/2007)
By FIREMAN
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How do I get gum out of clothes after it went through the dryer?
Jolene from Pekin, IL
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I just used warm vinegar to get gum off of my purse and it worked great. (05/06/2007)
By Liz Franklin
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A package of gum was left in a coat pocket and I missed finding it before putting it in the wash. 3 jackets came out of the dryer covered in gum, just before my husband needed them for a business trip. I used peanut butter, then sprayed the spots with a biodegradable degreaser and washed them again and it all came out. I'm so glad I found this forum! (05/06/2007)
By Grace
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Thanks to this site I just used peanut butter to remove a gummy mess from a cotton shirt that had been washed in hot water. The gum was blended down into the fibers! All gone! Thanks! (05/26/2007)
By GiGi
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Even after reading all the people's statements proclaiming how peanut butter saved the day I was still reluctant but after realizing i was just going to throw the black dress shirt out and thinking "What do I have to lose", I got some of my roommates Skippy Chunky and scrubbed vigorously. I was amazed that it instantly started working. Thanks everyone! I almost threw it out a couple times and just had it packed up and I'm glad I came here to find out this! (06/19/2007)
By Atomikj
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How do you get gum off of washed and dried clothes?
Jeannie from Custer, WA
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I just tried the warm vinegar...some idiot put a big wad of gum on a bar stool and I sat on it. I applied the warm vinegar with a toothbrush and it came right off! SWEET (11/10/2006)
By bruce
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WOW! Got a huge gum stain on NEW cotton pants. Tried putting it in the wash before I checked out this great site. Washing it did nothing! I was about to give up all hope until I tried using the PEANUT BUTTER and scrubbed it with a toothbrush. Then I washed the area with dishwashing liquid soap and hot water and POOF, NO MORE STAIN! (11/14/2006)
By Samantha
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Word of warning. My son's khaki tan uniform shirt(the only one he hadn't sent to the tailor) came back from the cleaners with green GUM steam cleaned into the label. Tried the peanut butter and it worked but it left an oil stain so used toothpaste to remove that, sorta. Be very sure that the toothpaste IS NOT whitening, which contains bleach. Hopefully his lieutenant will have a sense of humor about it until Monday when he can get his other shirts. (12/09/2006)
By Karen
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Well, warm vinegar worked like magic! I just bought a new white shirt and apparently didn't see the old brown gum stuck on the sleeve. It looked as though it had been there a while. I was leary of putting peanut butter on it so I tried the vinegar and instantly the gum came off! (12/31/2006)
By Kristen Gaubatz
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I've tried both... warm vinegar & peanut butter. Both work great (with some scrubbing).
(02/15/2007)
By Paulette
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I washed a package of gum in a shirt and dried the shirt in my dryer. How do I get the gum out? It's melted.
Genevieve from Kansas
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This may sound weird but try and freeze it by using an ice cube. Keep going over the gum. Once hard try and remove it. (08/27/2006)
By LRP
Warm Vinegar
Warm vinegar works great, or it did when my daughter decided that instead of handing me the gum when she was done chewing it, she decided to rub it all over her pants. I tried putting the pants in the freezer, but that did not work at all. I finally tried something else. I warmed up vinegar in the microwave, then put some on the gum. Then I scraped the gum off with a butter knife. I know it sounds werid but it works fantastic! (09/03/2006)
By Sherri
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A gum melted in my pocket of my best pants. It was all over my pocket, but peanut butter and a toothbrush worked just fine. (09/11/2006)
By John
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I just used the warm vinegar on a wad of chewed gum my son sat on, it worked wonders! It was on the seat of his khakis and the upholstered chair as well. Used the vinegar with a paper towel on the shorts and an old toothbrush on the seat cushion. I stunk at chemistry, but my bet is that it works in some way only a chemist could understand. The chewed blue gum rather balled up, into little balls. It did not stick to the paper towel nor the toothbrush. I was able to just lift up the remnants, now neat little, unsticky wads. And no blue remained! Bravo to the warm vinegar solution! (09/25/2006)
By Kare
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Tips for removing gum from clothing.
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Egg Whites
Use egg whites to remove gum on clothing. Brush egg white onto gum with a toothbrush. Let sit for 15 minutes and then launder on the items normally. (05/09/2005)
By Diana
Ice Cubes
you can use ice, rub it over the gum and let it freeze, then scrape it off, could also put article in the freezer then scrape it off. I think goo gone also takes gum, peanut butter is supposed to however I would watch the oil might stain some material (05/09/2005)
Peanut Butter
I don't know if this will work on clothing, but it worked great on my son's hair. Peanut butter! Put it all over the gum and then start working it into the gum and then wash out, with whatever kind of soap you have. I think this has to do with the oil in the peanut butter. (06/09/2005)
By Carol
Peanut Butter
When my daughter, who is sidelined with an injury, had to ride the bench all season, she sat on gum for an entire game -- in her nylon team basketball pants. I thought for sure I'd be buying them since the gum was already all smeared & rubbed into the fabric. Amazingly, the peanut butter method worked! I even tried freezing the pants, but the knife just smeared the gum worse. I rubbed in the peanut butter using a toothbrush. Then I scrubbed more with the toothbrush, Dawn dishsoap & warm water. Surprisingly, the gum & grease mark are completely gone! (01/14/2006)
By Connie
Peanut Butter
Well, I gotta say, the peanut butter method is awesome! We smeared chunky peanut butter all over the back of my cousin's pants where he had sat on some gum and rubbed it in nice and long. Despite the fact that the chunky peanut butter made it look like he had another accident in his pants, the gum stain came off clean with some hot water and more light rubbing! Remarkable! (02/21/2006)
By Lee Keller
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter also works (very well) to get gum out of a leather car seat. (04/11/2006)
By Brant Helvenston
Peanut Butter for Clothing and Freezing for Furniture
If its clothes then you should use any oil-base product like peanut butter, or even any kind of cooking oil. if its not clothes, like a chair, carpet, or any other material, then you should use ice to freeze it and the try to peel it off. It Works! Trust Me! (05/18/2006)
By Amanda
Peanut Butter
At my work we can't take our purses into the store and I chew gum like no other. I live off of it. Well my work shirts have pockets on the front so I store extra pieces in there for later. Well I guess I didn't eat all the pieces before I threw my clothes in the washer and I washed TWO work shirts BOTH with gum still in the front pocket! Needless to say I had a nice surprise when I went to hang up my shirts after they had finished drying... well I found this site to try and remove the nasty stain from my shirt. I tried the peanut butter even though I was a little skeptical about it and WOW I am really amazed. I just took my shirts out of the washer and you can't even tell that anything had happened to them. it's amazing so you should try it if you had the same problem I did! (06/20/2006)
By Megan
Peanut Butter
I went to see the premier of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and it was a hassle to get into the movie. With little choice of seating, I was stuck with a spot in the top right corner. The movie was great, however, I got up after the show and to my surprise, I had sat in some lovely winter-fresh gum from the previous showing. These were one of my favorite jeans and cost quite a pretty penny. I rushed home and found this forum. The peanut butter did the trick. I just threw them in the washer. Thanks guys! (07/08/2006)
By Preppy Nerd
Peanut Butter
I am the sacristan at my church, meaning I wash the priests robes and various other stuff. I was washing a very large (our priest is a good 350lbs!) robe and it came out COVERED with my son's Trident gum! I tried stain removers with no success and then I came here. What did I have to lose? Got the peanut butter and toothbrush and Viola! Good as new!
PRAISE the LORD and The internet! (07/08/2006)
By Tess
Peanut Butter
All hail the magic powers of peanut butter! I had gum stuck to the bottom of my leather purse, which transfered onto my silk blouse. I figured the top was ruined, but then I found this site and tried the peanut butter trick. I didn't even freeze it, just rubbed peanut butter on the purse and blouse and let them sit for about 5 minutes, then rubbed with a toothbrush. Then I rinsed the top with hot water and rubbed with dish soap. The peanut butter dissolved the gum and it's totally gone, with no stain. The shirt is as good as new! I just wiped the peanut butter off my purse and rubbed the whole thing with a soapy rag and it's back to normal! (07/09/2006)
By Karina
Peanut Butter
I must admit I was so skeptical. Today I wore my favorite white pants to work. We have a picnic table out side in a patio break area. Someone had put gum on the bench, and in the 107 degree heat it had become a gooey mess just waiting for someone to sit down in it. I was devastated, as I roamed around the rest of the day with this huge smudge of gum stain on my backside. But I looked on the net and found this forum. You guys rock!
Came home peanut butter and toothbrush in hand and stain completely gone, and after treating the peanut butter area with Dawn dish soap, no residue of peanut butter either! This is fantastic! Thank you so much. (07/22/2006)
By DeNice
Peanut Butter
Great Pointers! I unknowingly sat in taffy that had been left on a car seat and it melted to my best pair of shorts. I used the ice cube idea to scrape off all of the excess junk and then I came to this forum. I saw the tip for peanut butter and thought that it would ruin my shorts even more, but it worked absolutely fantastic! Thanks a bunch. (08/06/2006)
By Jordan
Peanut Butter
I had about half an Orbitz on BLACK 80% wool wooly and soft pants right in the seat. Didn't even take it to the freezer. Went right to the Peanut Butter and toothbrush. 5 minutes later, GONE. Thank you friends! (08/13/2006)
By Joe
Peanut Butter
My husband sat in gum while wearing black shorts and was going to throw them away until I came across this site and tried the peanut butter with a toothbrush. It worked!! Thanks so much! (08/14/2006)
By Ev
Peanut Butter
My daughter sat in gum after sitting on a curb at her aunt's block party this weekend. I somehow found this site and figured either way the skirt was ruined. I was a little wary of putting peanut butter on my daughters black skirt but it really did the job. No more gum and no stain. (08/21/2006)
By Joanne
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