Rub ice over stubborn areas that won t lift off and repeat as necessary.
Get gum out of carpet mat.
As a last resort you can cut out the gum on some carpet.
Use ice or a frozen bag of food to harden the gum and pull off fragments.
Step 5 after the gum is completely removed wash the area with warm soapy water to get any oil that is left in the carpet.
Be careful not to overheat the area or it may burn the carpet fibers.
It may help to cover your hand with a plastic bag or rubber glove so you can use your fingers to work the gum out of the carpet.
Use a butter knife or metal spatula to scrape the frozen gum off the carpet.
Step 3 soak the gum with oil by blotting it with the cloth.
Avoid cutting gum out of carpet that will show the missing section such as berber and loop pile carpet.
The juice in the wipe will break down the adhesive in the gum but for older gum it will take some time.
Once the gum is softened gently pull it out of the carpet fibers.
After this time the gum should be frozen enough and you can start breaking it out.
Let s face it car floor mats are a lifesaver.
The best way to remove gum from your carpet floor mats is to freeze the gum.
Sponge the gum stain directly with cleaning fluid such as 409.
Step 4 using a metal spatula or butter knife slowly start to scrape the gum off the carpet.
Allow it to crack and break into fragments and remove as much as possible.
To freeze the gum out of your carpet grab a few ice cubes from the freezer and place them in a zip loc bag.
Place the ice bag directly on the gum in your carpet and wait 5 10 minutes.
Repeat this process until all of the gum is removed.
Close and seal it tight to avoid leaking water as the ice melts.
Pull up along the strand of carpet taking the gum with you.
Gently lift the gum up off of the carpet fibers with a scraping motion.
Use the hair dryer to heat the gum.
This will harden the gum so it s easier to remove gum from carpet.
They help protect the original carpeting in our vehicles by collecting all of the dirt and grime that transfers from our shoes our pets our gear etc and it doesn t take long for them to get pretty darn filthy.
Wipe the gum off the knife blade each time so that it doesn t get back on the carpet.
Similar to the car carpet you can also use a stain remover to finish cleaning the carpet floor mats.
Since it may leave a noticeably shorter patch it s best to remove as much gum as you can with other methods before grabbing the scissors.
Scrape the remaining gum residue off the carpet floor mats with a butter knife or metal utensil.
Put the bag of ice directly onto the gum stain.
How to remove gum from car floor mats.
Follow the previously mentioned technique of scraping with a butter knife to lift the gum off the carpet.
Make sure you cover the gum and all around the edges.