| To remove chewing gum from carpet, you
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| | of the cap to work it in and break up the
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| can use your hair dryer. Just heat the
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| | gum. You can then pick it out a piece at
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| gum, being careful not to melt any carpet
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| | a time. Jut repeat the process until you
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| fibers. Then you can use a piece of
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| | remove all the gum.Always thoroughly
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| plastic wrap or a plastic bag to lift the
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| | rinse the spot afterwards. Use water and
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| softened gum away. Allow it to stick to
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| | a shop-vac if you can, or just rinse and
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| the plastic, and pull it up. This will
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| | blot with a white cotton cloth
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| often get most of the gum.For the
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| | repeatedly. It's important not to leave
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| remaining chewing gum, apply Extra
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| | cleaning solvent in your carpet for too
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| Strength Ben Gay, or another muscle rub
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| | long, so extract it quickly and
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| containing methly salicylate. Use plastic
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| | completely.Dry the area as fast as you
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| or a rag to pull more gum out, repeating
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| | can. If there is any stain left deep down
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| the process if necessary. Once you
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| | in the carpet, from dyes in the gum,
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| completely remove the chewing gum from
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| | fast-drying will prevent it from wicking
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| the carpet, clean the spot with a mild
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| | back up to the surface.If you can't
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| detergent solution (a few drops of
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| | remove the chewing gum from the carpet
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| dishsoap in a cup of warm water). Rinse
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| | using either of the two methods here,
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| the area with warm water and dry quickly,
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| | don't worry. Any carpet cleaner with a
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| first by blotting up any water, then with
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| | truck-mount hot water extraction unit (a
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| a fan, if you have one.Commercial Carpet
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| | steam cleaner) can get it out easily.
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| Stain RemoversSome of the common carpet
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| | Even old gum will usually come out with
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| stain removers will remove chewing gum
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| | the hot water and powerful suction of a
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| from carpet. Goo Gone, in particular,
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| | good carpet cleaning machine.Steve
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| works well. First pull out as much gum as
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| | Gillman worked in the carpet cleaning
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| you can, then heat what remains. Apply
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| | industry for years.
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| the Goo Gone, using a brush or the edge
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