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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/Moocows4 on 2024-09-20 19:04:35+00:00.

Please take extra caution and use thick worker gloves to be safe, use the extender thing on the compressed air, put the can upside down and slowly and steadily use the air to freeze the gum, then it should scrape right off or you can use something like a scraper or even scissors to crush it off when frozen.

I know they make industrial cleaners that remove gum or can sand them down, but not everyone has that in their home, and having to cut off and remove a piece of carpet if a kid sticks gum in carpet will be a lot more expensive to replace section of carpet than compressed air.

Edit: I have been dm’ed seperately that this can be very dangerous to do indoors without windows open/fan in, because having it upside down makes a lot more come out. So I would only suggest you do this outside to be safe. Also, I have always used the colloquial “compressed air” to mean Keyboard Cleaners, like Keyboard Duster’s (they sell in bulk & cheap from Microcenter)