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Old 05-11-11, 03:17 PM
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Default Any good advice on removing Gum from off my paint?!

i live in an apartment complex flooded with little out of control brats, so i wake up this morning to find some thinly stretched GUM across my rear QP. it's hot as hell outside, so the gum is still gooey.

I haven't touched it yet because i dont want to make it worse.

Any advice on the safest way to remove it?


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Old 05-11-11, 03:22 PM
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Get a ice cube rub it on the gum a lil bit to get it really cold/frozen once you do that try removing the gum it should flake off.

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I've used canned air from office depot. I turned it upside down and sprayed the gum to the point it froze and pulled it right off. I would wait for the sun and car to cool a bit before you try it though. You could use some ice as well but it'll take longer to remove. Someone thought it was funny to throw a piece of gum on the hood of my 350z but it worked for me.
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Peanut Butter? Lol...
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ice? really? i wondered about that...
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Seriously, paint thinner. Not laquer thinner! This thing even remove road grimes!
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Yes, try with ice. Avoid using thinner, there´s no need to remove your paint with the gum.
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Thanks guys. I just tried the ice cube trick, and it worked. gum fell right off.

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Clay bar maybe? Glad you removed it already
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wd40 works good.
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try a really good cleaner wax to remove but dont mark my words on that
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Originally Posted by MIGS
Thanks guys. I just tried the ice cube trick, and it worked. gum fell right off.

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WD-40 works great to remove gum.
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Originally Posted by Kira X
WD-40 works great to remove gum.
Best advice given and will not harm paint.
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