Gum --> Sticky Situation
07-09-2006 | 12:20 AM
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Gum --> Sticky Situation
Ughh i'm so angry.. JUST BARELY got the car n got all this gum settled in the driver's seat today! n the material is so nice n different in the car too so i don't wanna take any chances. 
07-09-2006 | 12:54 AM
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Freeze the gum plain and simple. Get a ziplock bag poor a little bit of water in, drop some ice cubes and drown those suckers in salt. The ice,salt,water combo will drop the temperature from 0 degrees to I think it was about -10 degrees F. Regardless place the ziplock bag on the gum to freeze the gum. It will contract and harden and it should come off relatively easy after that.
07-09-2006 | 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Rx8maniac
Freeze the gum plain and simple. Get a ziplock bag poor a little bit of water in, drop some ice cubes and drown those suckers in salt. The ice,salt,water combo will drop the temperature from 0 degrees to I think it was about -10 degrees F. Regardless place the ziplock bag on the gum to freeze the gum. It will contract and harden and it should come off relatively easy after that.
07-09-2006 | 09:50 AM
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There are cleaning products to remove gum such as bye-gum but I don't know what it would do to the cloth. A car detailer might also be able to suggest something.
Now maybe you can tell the story of how gum got on your seat??
Now maybe you can tell the story of how gum got on your seat??
07-09-2006 | 10:24 AM
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He was taking his first twisty, and the tight handling made him yell "Oh my blargh"!
With the "blargh" being the sound of his gum dropping out of his mouth neatly between his legs on the driver's seat.
Lesson to be learned here. Never let anyone chew gum if it's one of their first times in an 8, including you.
With the "blargh" being the sound of his gum dropping out of his mouth neatly between his legs on the driver's seat.
Lesson to be learned here. Never let anyone chew gum if it's one of their first times in an 8, including you.
07-09-2006 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2
did that on my forearm. didn't know it would freeze the area. now i got a big *** mark on my arm and its still there. this happened i think 3 years ago.
07-09-2006 | 08:01 PM
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From: In the hills between San Miguel and Parkfield - "up in the boonie lands", Central Coast of California, Wine Country
For gum in body hair - especially kids head hair, try chunky peanut butter - rub it in the oils make it soap and water soluble, the chunks act as a mild abrasive - follow with shampoo, repeat if it is still there. For cloth, can't help you there but after you get it off, you might want to consider seat covers....but watch for airbag ports.
07-10-2006 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by annaRX8
Ughh i'm so angry.. JUST BARELY got the car n got all this gum settled in the driver's seat today! n the material is so nice n different in the car too so i don't wanna take any chances.
how did a lot of gum "settle" in the seat. wtf?
07-10-2006 | 05:40 PM
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Something experimental - and you might want to try putting gun on a peice of cloth and testing this first - but if freezing is supposed to work ... At most drugstores you can now get freezing kits - such as CompoundW Freeze Off. About 25 dollars or less, They will have them in odd places like where they have foot supplies - they are for removing warts -
But they give you mix of ether, propane, and isobutane that creates a frozen spot without the worry of oils or water - that should make the gun hard enough to chip away - just don't smoke if you try it!
But they give you mix of ether, propane, and isobutane that creates a frozen spot without the worry of oils or water - that should make the gun hard enough to chip away - just don't smoke if you try it!
07-10-2006 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Winfree
Something experimental - and you might want to try putting gun on a peice of cloth and testing this first - but if freezing is supposed to work ... At most drugstores you can now get freezing kits - such as CompoundW Freeze Off. About 25 dollars or less, They will have them in odd places like where they have foot supplies - they are for removing warts -
But they give you mix of ether, propane, and isobutane that creates a frozen spot without the worry of oils or water - that should make the gun hard enough to chip away - just don't smoke if you try it!
But they give you mix of ether, propane, and isobutane that creates a frozen spot without the worry of oils or water - that should make the gun hard enough to chip away - just don't smoke if you try it!
07-16-2006 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by annaRX8
Lesson to be learned here. Never let anyone chew gum if it's one of their first times in an 8, including you.
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