[JeepersCreepers]

I was cleaning my car out the other day and found a piece of chewed up gum on the floor mashed into the carpet. how in the world do I get it off without ruining my carpeting?

[fiat500]

Try vinegar. I read a book called 1001 Ways to use Vinegar and it says vinegar is also a good stain remover for carpet and it won't fade or mess up the color. I also found online that if you microwave the vinegar it will work even faster.

[breakpad]

Do you know those cans of air you can buy to clean electronics. You can get a bottle of that, hold it upside down, and spray it right on to the gum. It will freeze it and you can peel it off.

[cruisin]

I've never had any luck with gum, usually I try to freeze it and then pull it off. Most times I ended up cutting it out. I know not what you wanted to hear right? What a mess.

[Brent]

Thanks Fiat for the info about the use of vinegar, I wish I had the book. Anyway, can you use alcohol to remove the gum? My friend told me about that but I have never tried it myself.

[jason]

I use to freeze it,and it would usually come off that way. It takes a while though.

[philio]

I think chewing gum should be illegal. My kids have been going trough this phase and now I have had to ban it completely. Kids, chewing gum, and cars are just a bad idea to start with.