Chewing gum removal :(
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Jolinia said:If you have chewing gum on your clothes, put the piece of clothing into the freezer for a couple of hours, then the gum gets hard and you can remove it easily.
Never tried it with shoes but it's worth a try
I will not ask anyone chewing gum to dance. Perfectly foul stuff, and ugly to watch the chewing, IMO.
Jolinia said:If you have chewing gum on your clothes, put the piece of clothing into the freezer for a couple of hours, then the gum gets hard and you can remove it easily.
Never tried it with shoes but it's worth a try
I wouldn't want to put my shoes in the freezer, from a hygenie perspective. However, the next 'best' option - to take some ice and rub the chewing gum so that hopefully a similar effect happens ie. the gum hardens and then it can be removed.
(Haven't tried this myself either, but have read about this tip, of using ice)
Ron Obvious
Son
But you can put your shoes in the freezer within a plastic bag...
Agree with the foulness of chewing gum though. It's on the same level as getting your nose pierced...
Agree with the foulness of chewing gum though. It's on the same level as getting your nose pierced...
Ron Obvious said:
The cold may kill of the germs/bacteria (it has been a while since I did my biology classes as a youngster). However, the thought that where ever the shoes have touched, or to be more precise, WHAT ever the shoes have touched, either by second or fifth association, I would not want going into my freezer. :shock:
(People in London are not exactly noted for cleaning up after their dogs, when they have fouled on the streets!)
Buy some ice spray!!!! (I think you can get it easily in the pharmacy.)
I got out a chewing gum from the carpet in my car like this!
Saludos... Ina
I got out a chewing gum from the carpet in my car like this!
Saludos... Ina
nowhiteshoes
Son
if you have a hall area by the door which is not heated this works fine for me. in the uk winter temperature is low enough to freeze the gum. or leave them in a bag in car/garage over night then should also be easy to remove. i wouldnt use the freezer though.
i had this problem the other day: vile. i chew gum in between dances then put in bit of paper then bin; never while dancing. wont dance with masticators!
i had this problem the other day: vile. i chew gum in between dances then put in bit of paper then bin; never while dancing. wont dance with masticators!
Ron Obvious
Son
AndrewS said:
I seem to have offended some people when I perhaps hastily compared piercing to chewing gum, I'm sorry for that. However, the shoes in a plastic bag was meant sincerely.
Again, sorry if I did thread on something unnsuitable...
AndrewS said:
white spirits?
isopropanol
acetone (aka nail polish removal)
I'm with other people on the freeze it (in a bag) and scrape what you can off and then use a solvent to remove the rest of it. Before you use acetone or isopropanol though are you removing it off the sole or the side as it might remove the colour of the shoe....white spirits i think doesn't....but dont' quote me on that.
on another note, regarding putting shoes in the freezer, i used to (and must do it again) put my dance shoes in the freezer to kill the bacteria/smell off them, it kinda worked......i've kinda just accepted i have stinky dance feet but it does make them a bit better and you wont contaminate your food if you do it in a plastic bag.
irishgirl said:
There's a ton of info on dealing with stinky shoes over on dance-forums. Some very creative ideas over there. :lol:
http://www.dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=22439
http://www.dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=13679
Ron Obvious
Son
While respecting your preferences, putting something dirty in the freezer might make it dirty, but it won't contaminate the food. It's a freezer, very few bacteria survive in that temperature.
Having studied microbiology I'm aware of the fact that microbes are very adaptable and come in a multitude of forms (just like we people), but I doubt any operate in sub-zero temperatures.
Having studied microbiology I'm aware of the fact that microbes are very adaptable and come in a multitude of forms (just like we people), but I doubt any operate in sub-zero temperatures.
noobster said:
Added to that, I walk on the streets of London along with dozens of other people who dance. Some people are able to spot dog pooh on the pavement before it 'spots' them, others are less fortunate. I do not want any of that (or anything else) going into my fridge, freezer or washing machine irrespective of whether it will survive or not, contained in a plastic bag or not, even if it is 100 times removed! (100 times ie. 100 people have either stepped in, on or through it, whether in the original spot and due to the 'item' travelling on 100 different shoe soles)
Nooooooooooo! :nope: (Not my freezer (or anyone else's), thank you very much!)
(Not imperative for my immediate survival... yes mine, not the shoe :lol