How to remove cud

Probably, many have already faced the problem of adhering chewing gum to trousers or a skirt. Few people know how to remove chewing gum from clothes. Let's share some tips that you can use to remove chewing gum from furniture and carpets.

First, let's see why the chewing gum so strongly clings to the clothes. The fact is that The usual chewing gum at room temperature becomes soft and sticky. This property gives her the opportunity to cling tightly to the fibers of the fabric. So, we proceed to remove the chewing gum.

The surest way to remove the cud is to turn the thing over to a dry cleaner. There chewing gum is removed enoughquickly and efficiently without any possible damage to the clothes. In addition, on the subject of the wardrobe on there will be no stains. If you do not want to use the dry cleaning services, you can remove the stain from the chewing gum at home.

At home The chewing gum can be removed using the cooling principle for this purpose. The thing to which the cud is attached is put incellophane bag and left for several hours in the freezer. Under the influence of cold chewing gum loses its sticky structure, breaks and crumbles. Taking the thing out of the freezer, start cleaning the cud. She must completely get off the fabric.

Of course, not every thing can be placed in the freezer. How to remove the chewing gum in this case? Using this cooling principle, cubes of dry ice. You can also put a thing under the jet verycold water. The chewing gum will also begin to cool and crumble. If necessary, you can use an old toothbrush and spatula to clean the clothes completely from the remaining chewing gum.

Also on sale are cans with coolant «Freezer». Their principle of operation is also based on freezing the chewing gum.

The principle of cooling can be countered by heating the chewing gum. On the stain from the chewing gum is put a piece of blotteror paper, through which the iron is ironed. The chewing gum should melt and almost completely come off the clothes. But it is worth considering that on clothes can remain stain from chewing gum, if you use this method.

Besides, heat the chewing gum with hot boiled water or a hair dryer gives similar results, as well as ironing. However, do not forget that to remove the chewing gum you may also need an old toothbrush, with which you will clean the fabric.

In addition to the above methods, how to remove the chewing gum, You can resort to the use of solvents. So, if you did not manage to completely uninstallchewing gum from clothes, you can use gasoline for lighters, dimethylformamide, dichloroethane or universal solvents. Apply the solvent to the chewing gum and wait for five minutes. Gather the chewing gum, moving from the center to the edge. You can repeat the treatment of the tissue, if the first time you did not achieve the desired result.

Important! Before using any of the solvents, a test should be carried out on the inner lining of the tissue. Apply a small amount of solvent to the fabric to make sure the color or structure of the product does not change. In the worst case, a white spot or hole may form on the tissue.

Choose for yourself this or that method of removing chewing gum from clothes. Do not forget that Work with a cloth you need without a sharp object and do not rub it too hard, so as not to damage it or spoil the appearance of the product.