Similar to the car carpet you can also use a stain remover to finish cleaning the carpet floor mats.
Get gum out of carpet mat.
Be careful not to overheat the area or it may burn the carpet fibers.
Step 3 soak the gum with oil by blotting it with the cloth.
Pull up along the strand of carpet taking the gum with you.
Use the hair dryer to heat the gum.
As a last resort you can cut out the gum on some carpet.
The best way to remove gum from your carpet floor mats is to freeze the gum.
To freeze the gum out of your carpet grab a few ice cubes from the freezer and place them in a zip loc bag.
Close and seal it tight to avoid leaking water as the ice melts.
Place the ice bag directly on the gum in your carpet and wait 5 10 minutes.
Sponge the gum stain directly with cleaning fluid such as 409.
They help protect the original carpeting in our vehicles by collecting all of the dirt and grime that transfers from our shoes our pets our gear etc and it doesn t take long for them to get pretty darn filthy.
Repeat this process until all of the gum is removed.
Allow it to crack and break into fragments and remove as much as possible.
Follow the previously mentioned technique of scraping with a butter knife to lift the gum off the carpet.
Step 5 after the gum is completely removed wash the area with warm soapy water to get any oil that is left in the carpet.
Use a butter knife or metal spatula to scrape the frozen gum off the carpet.
How to remove gum from car floor mats.
It may help to cover your hand with a plastic bag or rubber glove so you can use your fingers to work the gum out of the carpet.
Make sure you cover the gum and all around the edges.
Once the gum is softened gently pull it out of the carpet fibers.
This will harden the gum so it s easier to remove gum from carpet.
Gently lift the gum up off of the carpet fibers with a scraping motion.
The juice in the wipe will break down the adhesive in the gum but for older gum it will take some time.
Use ice or a frozen bag of food to harden the gum and pull off fragments.
Wipe the gum off the knife blade each time so that it doesn t get back on the carpet.
Let s face it car floor mats are a lifesaver.
Since it may leave a noticeably shorter patch it s best to remove as much gum as you can with other methods before grabbing the scissors.
Avoid cutting gum out of carpet that will show the missing section such as berber and loop pile carpet.
Rub ice over stubborn areas that won t lift off and repeat as necessary.
For the smallest pieces left over place the wipe in between your fingers and pinch the gum.
After this time the gum should be frozen enough and you can start breaking it out.
Saturate the gum with oil by applying oil with the cleaning cloth repeatedly.
Step 4 using a metal spatula or butter knife slowly start to scrape the gum off the carpet.