How to Clean Chewing Gum from Carpet

I bet you’ve had that moment where you’re walking along and then suddenly stop because there’s a blob of chewing gum stuck on the bottom of your shoe. Or maybe it was stuck to the bottom of someone else’s shoe and now they’re having trouble removing it from yours? Well, I’ll tell you how to get rid of chewing gum from the carpet in just a few minutes.

How to remove chewing gum from Carpet
Method 1: Ice

The sooner you treat the gum, the easier the stain removal.

1.   Put some ice cubes in a zip lock bag.

2.   Place the ice bag above the chewing gum stain. This can harden the gum for easier removal.

3.   Use a scraping tool to scrape remove gum from carpet fibres.

4.   Use a multipurpose cleaner to sponge the remaining gum

5.   Use a white towel to blot and soak up the liquid.

How to remove chewing gum from Carpet
Method 2: Hot Steam

1.      Turn up the steam machine to the max and blast at the gum

2.      Brush off the melted gum manually.

3.      If you use a steam carpet cleaning extractor, the melted gum will be extracted each time the wand goes over it.

How to remove chewing gum from Carpet
Method 3: Hair Dryer

1.      Use a hairdryer and blow onto the gum

2.      Gum will start to melt, use a plastic bag to scrape the melted gum. The gum will stick to the plastic bag.

3.      Repeat the melting and scraping process.

How to remove chewing gum from Carpet
Bonus Method: WD-40

1.      Spray WD40 on the gum and wait for it to saturate a few minutes.

2.      Use a fingernail brush to brush the gum in the same direction from left to right.

3.      Repeat applying WD-40 and scrubbing until the gum is gone.

4.      Clean the area and remove WD-40 grease with dishwashing detergent, hot water and sponge.

With the right tools, removing chewing gum from the carpet can be as easy as 1-2-3. First, use a spudger knife to scrape off any excess gum that you can see. Next, apply some ice cold water with dish soap on the area of the carpet where there’s still residue left over. Finally, remove any remaining residue with an old toothbrush or sponge and then rinse it all away!