Remove chewing gum from your carpet

There's gum stuck to your carpet. Now what? Don't panic. If you follow the following steps, you can easily get chewing gum out of your rug.

Step 1: Freezing and scraping 

Fill a plastic bag with ice cubes and place it on the gum for about half an hour. Afterwards, check to see if the gum is hard enough. If it still isn't, leave the ice bag a little longer.

Then use a scraper or a flat object, such as a spatula, to gently scrape the frozen gum off the rug.

Step 2: Lukewarm water with vinegar

If gum residue is still stuck on your carpet you can do the following. Take a cloth and wet it with lukewarm water. Add a splash of vinegar to this. Gently dab over the gum stain without rubbing. Rubbing will only make the stain bigger. Keep dabbing for about a minute until the remaining gum is completely gone.

Step 3: Let it dry for a moment 

Finally, take a dry cloth and pat away the excess moisture. Then let your rug air dry and your rug will be gum-free again.

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