[Rustbuster]

Any of you folks know of a good trick to remove chewing gum from floors? I am in the middle of painting a steel surface that has multiple areas of gum from having the general public be on it on a regulat basis. We have tried a variety of solventsto reove it but no real winning solution yet.

 

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Have you tried "Goof Off" or "Oops"?

 

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This is for Goof Off:

The Ultimate Remover for dried paint! This well-known solvent product removes dried paint as well as adhesive, sticker residue, gum, crayon, tar, oil, marker, pen, lipstick, scuff marks, candle wax, grease and much more! Available in a wide variety of liquid sizes as well as a convenient aerosol.

 

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For Oops:

Low-odor formula. Works fast, dries quickly and leaves no lingering odor. Color fast and fabric safe. Removes dried latex, paint, tar, lipstick, crayons, gum, ink, adhesive residue, oil, magic marker, grease. Also use on carpets, concrete, fiberglass, glass, upholstery and most fabrics. This Oops All Purpose Remover is one of many top quality items in our Latex Paint Removers department.

 

[tsunamicontract]

here is kind of a strange but possibly easy solution. my grandma always took anything I got gum in/on and put it in the freezer, then we would take it out and hit it with a hammer. if you could get some dry ice or those cans of compressed air for cleaning out computers, tip it upside down, and spray that on the gum to freeze it and hit it with a hammer it might shatter. No experience with that but if all else fails . . .

 

[NACE]

Professional carpet cleaners freeze it, then scrape, just like Tsumanicontract suggested.

 

[daArch]

not that I have ever tried this for gum, but I would if I were facing the problem, mineral oil helps in the removal of all sorts of stuff like adhesive tape residue, tar, pine pitch, jar labels, etc.

Cooking oil can replace mineral oil if you have none.

 

[Bushdude]

Scrape it off with a good stiff 5 in 1, or try freezing...

 

[MaizeandBluePainter]

removing gum

There's a product called Bubble Buster that you can use to freeze gum and then scrape it off of floors, including carpet.

It is basically liquid propane in a can. Like any liquified gas, it absorbs heat when it expands, so spraying it leaves an instant layer of frost wherever you point the can.

Don't smoke while you use it, but it works pretty good.

I've taken gum off a carpet with it, most of it came off in one chunk. Then I gave the carpet another spritz of BB, and scrapeda little more, and the remaining gum broke up into a bunch of little crumbs. Carpet was like new.

You have to make sure to sweep or pick up all the frozen crumbs of gum, because as soon as they thaw out, they're going to be messy again.

You can buy this stuff at Grainger. (www.grainger.com)

I'm sure this would be a piece of cake on steel.