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Chewing Gum...Help
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My son has just come in from school with chewing gum on his black trousers.......How do I get the messy stuff off in time for him to wear them tomorrow.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks everyone..I had a rumage in the cupboard and found a can of something called de-sol-vit. Picked off the excess gum (yuck) then sprayed this stuff on a cloth and rubbed it over the remaining gum, and hey presto its gone. Must remember I have this stuff for future messes. Quite liked the idea of putting him in the freezer would have given me peace for a while....only joking dear son as he reads this over my shoulder.
Next time it happens at school, tell him to ask the Science Technicians (very nicely) for some cyclohexane.
They won't let him take it away with him, (it's a little bit inflammable), but with a bit of cotton wool / cloth dabbed in that stuff, it will take the gum clean off. Just remind him not to smoke straight afterwards.