Thin strands of chewing gum on paint surface
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Thin strands of chewing gum on paint surface
I discovered that I have strands of chewing gum on the paint surface of my Mini. I had this experience before and tried to rub them off but they tend to spread out on the paint. Someone suggested that I let the strands of gum dried and they can be peeled right off. Is this a good idea or anyone has other better suggestions? :impatient
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Originally Posted by ghui
I discovered that I have strands of chewing gum on the paint surface of my Mini. I had this experience before and tried to rub them off but they tend to spread out on the paint. Someone suggested that I let the strands of gum dried and they can be peeled right off. Is this a good idea or anyone has other better suggestions? :impatient
fall right off ... i think. I heard that about gum before somewhere.
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Originally Posted by agranger
That's the way you get it out of hair... Just hold an ice-cube on the gum for 30 seconds or so and pry under it GENTLY with your fingernail.
I'd also think of trying goo-gone or WD40, but the ice idea would be my first stop.
I'd also think of trying goo-gone or WD40, but the ice idea would be my first stop.
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Well, I had a number of these gum strands on my car so I tried to get it off as below:
1. Waited 24 hrs (hope it will dry) and supposed to fall off when I rub on it. Well that did not work. It smeared.
2. Put ice over it. Did not work either...smeared.
3. Aim Dust Off at it. No luck either...smeared.
4. So now I have three large spots on my car with smeared gum residue.
5. I was frustrated and rushed to grab my Z-8 and microfiber towel. Soaked the towel with Z-8 and rubbed onto the smears, then buffed with clear towel. They came right off!
1. Waited 24 hrs (hope it will dry) and supposed to fall off when I rub on it. Well that did not work. It smeared.
2. Put ice over it. Did not work either...smeared.
3. Aim Dust Off at it. No luck either...smeared.
4. So now I have three large spots on my car with smeared gum residue.
5. I was frustrated and rushed to grab my Z-8 and microfiber towel. Soaked the towel with Z-8 and rubbed onto the smears, then buffed with clear towel. They came right off!
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OK, I had some Goo Gone on hand so I tried it. Used a soft microfiber towel and it worked fine. One thing I noticed though is on one spot near the black plastic fender flair, I barely got against the plastic and black stuff came off onto the towel. It didn't seem to leave a bad looking place on the plastic, but I would be leery with using it on any of the black plastic.
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I parallel park Max on the street outside where I live, and one morning someone spat their gum out the window while driving by and it hit him squarely on the boundary between the bottom of the window glass and the top of the door metal. I took a wild guess and grabbed WD40 and some paper towels and went to work- took it off in like 30 seconds. I brought a can of Oops! and some Goo Gone out as well, but didn't even need them.
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