How to purify fabric from chewing gum

How to purify fabric from chewing gum

The chewing gum which very firmly has stuck to clothes or upholstered furniture can become the real problem. For certain each of you came up against such situation when it seems that the clothes are spoiled and it is possible to send it to rags safely. You should not hurry to do it as desperate situations do not happen. Try to get rid of chewing gum on fabric.

It is required to you

  • - plastic bag,
  • - ice cubes,
  • - the denatured alcohol,
  • - tissues,
  • - gasoline,
  • - solvent,
  • - stain remover.

Instruction

1. One of the easiest and effective ways to eliminate chewing gum – put the soiled thing in plastic bag and safely place in the freezing chamber. After full freezing, chewing gum will become firm, and it is possible to clean off it from clothes. If after the done procedure on fabric there were small traces, remove them by means of the cotton pad, the wetted in the denatured alcohol.

2. If chewing gum has stuck to more volume objects, such as upholstered furniture, bed linen or carpet, it will not be possible to place them in the freezing chamber, naturally. Therefore it will be more correct to put several cubes of ice (wrapped in plastic bag or fabric) on the soiled place that chewing gum has properly stiffened. After the main part of the stiffened weight is removed, again wipe spot with the denatured alcohol. From spot there will be no trace left also, and the thing will look pervozdanno.

3. There is opinion that like cures like. For this purpose take already crumpled elastic band and knead it fingers to such state that it has begun to stick to them. Now apply it to the place of pollution and stick, then unstick. Continue to influence until the main center of the stuck chewing gum is liquidated.

4. The next effective way of removal of chewing gum from fabric is based on influence which antithetically previous. Cover the place of pollution with tissue and you drive on it the heated iron. Under the influence of heat, chewing gum will be softened and will stick to paper. But during this procedure it is necessary to change napkin several times.

5. Chewing gum from fabric can be removed by means of various solvents and the purified gasoline which is on sale especially for lighters. You should not forget also about universal stain removers. Apply this means on the affected site of fabric and leave for about 5 minutes. After that collect chewing gum in rag, repeat such manipulation several times.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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