Help! Gum on a Leather Seat.....

[P8ntballer597]

How can you remove gum that is stuck to a leather seat........

[ltoman]

Did you try leather cleaner? Some of it, like Meg's wipes, are so dang oily I would think it would come off fine. Is it hardened on?
I mean these use peanut butter in hair due to oils, so the oil in Meg's would work.
I would NOT use peanut butter, of course!!! If you use Pinnacle, or WG, or any fancy ones, I don't know if it would work or not because they are not oily like that.

[Al-53]

Put a ice cube on it and freeze it and then try to remove it picking off a little at a time...keep repeating the process till you most off and then try a leather cleaner to get the rest off...

AL

[BetaB]

liquid nitrogen, dry ice?

[ScottB]

Put a ice cube on it and freeze it and then try to remove it picking off a little at a time...keep repeating the process till you most off and then try a leather cleaner to get the rest off...

AL


:iagree:

dry ice and other items would likely damage the leather or cause to crack. Just a simple ice cube and some time. Once gone, clean and rebuff the leather as usual.

[BetaB]

awww, but i wanted someone else to try on their seat so i would know, ha ha, anyways, i might try both of these options on the company vehicles.

[joe.p]

if the gum hasn't harden up yet try WD-40

[ltoman]

if the gum hasn't harden up yet try WD-40
how is that different from those oily meg's leather wipes?

[joe.p]

how is that different from those oily meg's leather wipes?lauren,
i never used Megs leather wipes so i can't tell you if theres a difference, but i can tell you there is over 2,000 uses for WD-40 :D

I have used WD-40 to remove everything from grease to tar and when gum is fresh/soft it will dissolve gum down to nothing....

[Nuke33]

I think the ice trick would work well and then a little APC 10:1 when you are all done

[koibybrian]

Not sure on the ice cube, I would try a moist fabric on gum . Not on any of the leathe but spicifically to the gum spot as close as possible. Leave set for a time and then try to work gumout and clean leather. Seems You need to moisten gum to remove from leather. For the most part humans are PH nuetral.

[P8ntballer597]

Thank you all for the feedback. Now I'm going to go get this nasty gum off my seat. Thanks!

[Bernard]

I don't know about leather seat. But I used to have an incident that my can of Glue spilled onto my car cloth cushion. I left the can on the seat under the hot sun. The can opened by itself coz of the heat, I think. I used petrol to clean it all up nicely. Looked like brand new.

[keesue]

lighter fluid disolves gum on contact. I've had to resort to that over the years. Put some on a cloth and gently wipe it on the gum. After its gone, protect the leather with the product of your choice.

[Al-53]

You have to be careful on leather with some petroleum products...most leather is coated and some products may compromise the coating and stain leather..only oils I know safe are Mink Oil...Lanolin...and Neatsfoot..

AL