gum on pants

[Klubmasta Will]

any sure fire way to remove gum from corduroy-like material?

some people say put the pants in the freezer but that doesn't work so well.

is there a product i can buy to help?

will the dry-cleaners be able to get it out?

 

[labRat]

:s/g/c/g

that should make things more interesting.

i'd say go to a dry cleaners, you can probably use things like varsol but you don't want to screw up the pants.

--craig

 

[poker face]

That fuckin sucks!

I bought a brand new Hugo Boss shirt last year and some idiot decided to place gum on the outside of the bar so when I leaned up against it I got gum on my shirt.

I heard if you use ice you might be able to scrap it off but I was un able to do that myself.

So you might be shit out of luck.

 

[JayIsBored]

the freezing method works well on denim and the like. freeze it with an ice cube, or by putting it in the freezer, then scrap what you can with a knife. then soak the remainder with a pre-wash spray, let it dissolve for a bit then scrape some more. soak again then wash. i don't know how it would work with corduroy, the evil fabric. of course there's always willy's way...chooooowin gum's got to be chooooowed out!

 

[Cameron]

Just don't stick a bone in it, it only makes it worse!

I'd say dry cleaners if you don't want to mess around and potentially ruin your pants.

But then again they're corduroy, so just throw them out.

 

[sentence]

Toss 'em in the freezer.

 

[Klubmasta Will]

alright, i'll visit the dry cleaners at lunch. hopefully, they'll be able to work some magic. until then, i'll have to walk around like a loser with a big wad of gum smeared to the back of my leg.

now i have to figure out how to get gum out of my aeron chair. (it's worked right into the mesh!!!) i could always call our office services people to help but then i'd have to admit that i sat in my own gum.

i need a vacation.

 

[t-boy]

I have a sure way to remove it dude..

I once wore this polyester RP55 shirt.. i got this yellow nasty gum on my back.. and it was the soft hubba bubba shit, so it wouldn't harden in the freezer. So I went on the net, and looked up a few things... one site said that any mineral oil will dissolve the gum.

So what I did is I soaked the stained part of the shirt in a glass of vegetable oil.. now i know waht you're thinkging - oil stains. BUT.. here's what I did.. after it soaked there for a few hours, I took it out, used a knife and a hard brush to scrape it off. The gum came out completely. Then I soaked the shirt in a baby bath filled with 1/4 of a liquid tide cup (after putting some stain remover). The next morning, after soaking it overnight, I handrubbed the shirt a bit, rinsed it - and tada no oil stains, no gum stains.

Basically, the oil isn't a problem as long as it is soaked in a concentrated detergent solution.

Good luck.

 

[Klubmasta Will]

thanks for the help guys.

the dry cleaning lady told me to bring her my pants tomorrow and she'd remove the gum no problem. apparently, they have special solvents that aren't sold in stores. (why the hell not?)

someone's coming to fix my chair too.

i'll keep that vegetable oil trick in mind for next time.

 

[nusty]

Try peanut butter!

I know it works for hair.... it might work for pants too.

 

[SUNKIST]

Originally posted by nusty
Try peanut butter!

I know it works for hair.... it might work for pants too.

then some mayonaise? then go sit in the sun for a while?

 

[Cameron]

^

Thats what I do when i get gum in my cookie duster.

 

[deep]

I'll buy you a new pair of pants if you give me your Aeron

 

[Cannabus]

Originally posted by Cameron


But then again they're corduroy, so just throw them out.

buahahaha....

anywho that' sucks. I have gum stuck to the carpet in my car

 

[kodos]

try sitting in gum on acid

actually i dont want to tell that story

 

[silver1]

Originally posted by SUNKIST
then some mayonaise? then go sit in the sun for a while?

<willie> Ach! Gums gotta be chewed out!</willie>

 

[JayIsBored]

Originally posted by JayIsBored
of course there's always willy's way...chooooowin gum's got to be chooooowed out!

just so you know....

 

[Klubmasta Will]

Originally posted by deep
I'll buy you a new pair of pants if you give me your Aeron

ahhh, a fellow chair connaisseur. i have the "highly adjustable aeron". apparently, they came out with an upgrade for the winter olympics. (don't ask me how that makes any sense.)

our office services people say they have to get a herman miller-certified cleaner to clean my chair. or else the warranty is void. so i have to wait til friday.

all this trouble for a piece of chewing gum.

 

[deep]

if they had chairs fight in a collisseum ala gladiator the aeron would win

 

[daddyiwantchocolate]

Reason #3,456 as to why chaps are better than cords.

 

[deep]

Originally posted by daddyiwantchocolate
Reason #3,456 as to why chaps are better than cords.

a bullwhip and leather chaps sure would lend you all the more authoritay in your job.

 

[daddyiwantchocolate]

Would?

 

[junglisthead]

before you go spending money on the dry cleaners

try a product called

"GOO GONE" you can buy it for 4 bucks at walmart, its in a plastic bottle with a black label

make sure you get "goo gone" because there are plenty of other similar products that go by similar name as well

this stuff rawks, itll take anything sticky, off any surface

we use it at work all the time, if anything gets on furniture, leather etc.,

 

[KiFe]

lighter fluid works PERFECTLY.

 

[Klubmasta Will]

goo gone

just looked it up: http://www.magicamerican.com/googone.shtml

Goo Gone is a combination of Citrus Power and scientific technology designed to eliminate the very toughest problems.

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Goo Gone has minimal impact on our environment and is safe to use on virtually any surface, including: carpets · upholstery · clothing · tile · glass · grills · appliances · vinyl · wood · draperies · autos · boats · fiberglass

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sounds good to me.