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      09-14-2005, 02:15 PM   #1
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need help! gum stick to leather

well its horrible... i have some gum stuck to my beatuiful leather seats..... okay they arnt that cool, but i did pay extra for the nice leather. i got the main portion of the gum off, but it still sticky and got small little white chunks on my black seat. I dont know how to get it off!!!!!! please help me out with some sugestions...
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      09-14-2005, 02:21 PM   #2
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sorry to hear that. never had this done before but I know it is much eaier to remove gum when it is cold. it is a bitch if it is hot and the gum is very sticky. your job is to figure out how to cool down the area that has gum residue, then take a tape and tape over the residue area and pull the tape out and hope the tape will also pull some of that gum out. but you have to do it when it is cool. Just a thought, try it at your own risk since I never done it.
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      09-14-2005, 02:34 PM   #3
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Rub some ICE on it? Try freezing it with a can of compressed air turned upside down so the liquid runs out?
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Peanutbutter never fails, when you have kids who have gotten gum in there hair you learn these things.

If I had gum in my kids hair, and on my leather seats, and only had enough peanutbutter to fix one, my kid better get a hat.
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Peanutbutter never fails, when you have kids who have gotten gum in there hair you learn these things.

If I had gum in my kids hair, and on my leather seats, and only had enough peanutbutter to fix one, my kid better get a hat.
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      09-14-2005, 07:31 PM   #7
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freeze it then pick it off gently with ur finger worked for me, use ice to freeze it
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      09-20-2005, 12:37 PM   #8
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goof off. heard of that??? i dont know if it is good for leather but look it up. it available at home depot, kmart, etc....
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      09-20-2005, 12:39 PM   #9
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I've heard that if you steam it, and then wipe it off, it should come off right away.

How you'll get steam to your car is not my department
Oh, and i have no idea what it'll do to the leather.

If it doesn't work, write to Mythbusters

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      09-20-2005, 08:54 PM   #11
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so i rub ice on it and blast my AC even if im in bright and sunny florida and then it should come off? god damn.... never hook up with chicks in the front seat, always the back so when you get shit on the seats you dont have to look at it all day and bother you...
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