The housewife may be surprised by sticking a piece of chewing gum on a piece of expensive or new clothes, which makes her frustrated and angry, especially if she wants to wear this damaged piece for an urgent occasion, thinking that the frankincense of stubborn stains that does not disappear from the clothes surface easily, especially if the piece is made of wool or linen, and is trying hard to look for a quick fix to the problem so that the piece of clothing is fresh, clean and impurities free as before.
Experts have come up with different ways to solve this problem by adding simple materials on the piece of clothing that helps to get rid of the gum stick and return it to its original form without causing any damage to the cloth. The housewife can try any of these methods as they wish. They are all effective, safe and tested. Here are three methods one can follow to remove gum from clothing:
Methods of removing frankincense from clothing:
- Remove kerosene with a few drops of diesel on the affected area, which contains chewing gum and then rub the gum with kerosene with a toothbrush, because kerosene is a powerful substance that may cause allergies or burns to the sensitive skin. When the gum is gone, we wash the piece with the washing machine as usual, with the addition of a beautiful scented detergent with the main washing powder to get rid of the strong smell of kerosene.
- Remove the chewing gum with a piece of ice. In this way, we need a freezer, a plastic bag, ice cubes, and a knife. Then we bring the damaged piece and try to remove the gum from the cloth with the knife end, but gently so that the piece is not damaged or scratched. If the gum remains on the clothes, we will bring small cubes of ice and put them in a plastic bag and then pass them over the traces of chewing gum left on the clothes. They freeze them and remove them quickly and safely.
- Remove the chewing gum by heat. This is the opposite of the above. We bring the electric iron and heat it to a suitable temperature for the type of cloth. Then we put it over the chewing gum and dissolve completely and adhere to the surface of the iron leaving the piece of clothing clean and free from stains.