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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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A hater decided to throw chewing gum on my door....... .....I've tried to take it off with cold water but it's not coming off.....I have bsp which scratches very easily......any ideas on how I can take it off without messing up my paint?
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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have you tried some goo gone?
That stuff takes damn near anything off.
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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Credit card shouldn't scratch it.
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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No I haven't......will it hurt my paint?...If not I'll go get some
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Isn't Goo Gone abrasive?
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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wont harm paint
i used it on my roof to remove tree resin
and to remove glue tape from my hood
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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yea ive used it on my car to remove some parking sticker crap that my building security put on my car for not having a permit...no paint scratches or anything.
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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Sweet
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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Cool....I'll go get some right now....let ya know how it works...thanks
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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nice make sure u follow the directions on the bottle
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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what i did was let it sit there for a minute and then the sticker just came right off. Whatever u do, DONT try to yank the gum off. You should be ok though.
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Got some automotive goo gone.....worked great.....took it right off.....thanks everybody....
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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glad to hear that
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goo gone is very abrasive, but as long as you're not bathing your car in it it'll be fine. i used some to take off the leftover adhesive on the tc emblem on the car, a little with the gum will take it off in a second.
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good to hear that goo gone worked for you.
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by kevbow
Got some automotive goo gone.....worked great.....took it right off.....thanks everybody....
cool, they make automotive googone. i was going to suggest stoner's tarminator spray, it works well on bugs and tar, so i figured it would handle gum no problem
Old Aug 16, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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you can try can of compressed air. freeze the gum residue and it should just fall off with a cloth.
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