How Do You Remove Chewing Gum From A Leather Jacket?
• Ice the gum. Use an ice cube to harden the chewing gum. Hold it until it feels hard enough to start removing without strands of gum floating around. You may need to hold the ice cube with a paper towel to avoid freezing your fingers. • Use a pair of scissors or a blade to remove as much chewing gum as possible from the jacket. Naturally, do this carefully to avoid cutting the leather. Butter knives work well because they are not sharp. • Brush off the work so far with a paper towel to remove any lose particles. • Use a cotton bud to dab a little dry cleaning fluid. Let it sink in for a minute. • Take a piece of adhesive tape and stick it across the remains of the gum. Pull the tape back and lift up the chewing gum. Repeat this with a new piece of tape as many times as necessary to pick up the last pieces of the chewing gum. • Treat the leather with an appropriate leather conditioning solution. Let it air out. The jacket should be in top shape again.
