We have dark "espresso" colored leather furniture in our living room. Yesterday I noticed some chewed up gum stuck to some of the leather. I tried pulling some of it off. I tried putting ice on the gum so it would harden up and pull off easier. Both of these worked a little bit, but I still have gum residue. If I scrape at the gum, the leather gets scraped and discolored (lighter) underneath. I am afraid to put any sort of chemical solvent on the leather in case that leaves an oily chemical stain. Anyone have any tricks for this???
I tried the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser first because I didn't think it would add any chemical stains to the leather. It worked great at getting the rest of the chewing gum off the leather. I still have a lighter colored area where some of the leather's stain has come off, but the gum is gone. Thank you everyone.
Try cooking oil or a product called Goo Gone. You may have to use it several times and get the gum off in layers.
peanut butter, but i would just keep icing.
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good luck!
G.
I would have thought the ice would work well, but since it didn't, and I don't know if this will either, you might try peanut butter. If you don't leave it on too long it shouldn't stain the leather, but I've used it to get gum out of my girls' hair when they were little. It's messy, but the oil in the peanut butter usually helps lift the gum. :)
Hi H.,
I too have leather furniture and leather seats in my car. I have two boys and was cleaning out my car one day and found gum stuck to the leather seats. What worked for me is leather conditioner. We baught a great big bottle of it when we baught our leather seats for the car and cleans anything and everything. It even says right on the back of the bottle. We got it from the place that put in our leather seats (in Oregon) but I'm sure you can call some automotive places that do aftermarket leather interiors in cars and they would have some. Good luck
A. M
H.,
Try the Carbona product targeted for gum and adhesive removal, available at JoAnn Fabrics. Note: As with any stain remover, test in an inconspicuous place first.
Linda
Try using a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. As long as you've taken off most of the gum, it should work. Expect it to kind of tear up the eraser a little bit but keep scrubbing it and it should come off...and without damaging the couch! Gotta love those things! Oh yes...and don't buy the one with febreeze for this job...just the ones that don't contain anything and then you're just using water and the eraser. I found that the Target brand works great and they are cheaper!
H.,
My first favorite item in the world is rubbing alcohol. It dries quickly and doesn't seem to damage when used lightly. Put rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip and kind of drench area & scrub lightly, alcohol into gum, may need to dip it (Q-tip) a few times, then rub in one direction. Then wipe dry. It will take a bit of pressure but should come up. I found this trick at work, I needed to get tape build up off my scissors at work, it is like gum when you let it go to the point that your scissors won't even open and it works quickly. Also have used it on electrical equipment lightly and because it dries quickly it don't damage it. Also takes out perminant marker, indian ink, and paint from furnature and clothes. Another favorite cleaning item of mine is hydrogen proxide, it's great for cleaning plugged drains, toilets and both are inexpensive.
Hope you get the gum out
E.
Hey H.,
Gum!! arghh!! such a love-hate relationship! Seriously, the easiest & safest way that I have found (we have 6 kids so I'm speaking from lots of experience) to get gum out & off of couches, carpets, my daughters hair is SOL-U-MEL. It is the BEST stain remover that I have ever found and it doesn't have any caustic chemicals. It will also take permanent marker off of anything as well as ink off of leather. It's liquid gold!! I cannot imagine not having it in my house, so many uses!
Have a fabulous Mother's Day!
H.,
I work for a furniture repair company and I just talked to our tech to see if he had any ideas on this one. He suggested getting Murphys Oil Soap and try a little in an area less noticable. like on the bottom to make sure it does not do any harm to your sofa. Because there are sooooo many types of leather they all react different. Leave it on there for a day (24 hours) and wipe off. If it does not damage the color then try on the gum area. If that does not work then send me a message and I will call you. We can get it out with our product but this is the cheaper route. Let me know how it works!
J. S
the best thing I can tell you to use for gum removal is Dawn dish soap it works great even getting gum out of hair . Good Luck.
Try canola or olive oil. It should take off the gum and condition the leather at the same time!
We has the same problem and we used WD40 it worked and didn't leave a stain. I hope this works for you.
Hi H...use some cooking oil.... or peanut butter...just rub and wipe and rub and wipe...mild soap to take the oil off. L. b.
