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Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

rms1954 — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:57:51 GMT

Any recommendations or experience? I've heard everything from baking soda past to peanut butter.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

FLtricia — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:14:06 GMT

I would hesitate to use peanut butter on leather. There is oil in peanut butter which could very well soak into the leather leaving a stain.

I would try going on You Tube to see if there may be an instructional video on removing items from leather. Or, google the question.

Best of luck, I hope you find your answer soon.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

CatsOnMyLap — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:54:08 GMT

I wonder if you could freeze it with an ice cube and then carefully scrape it off.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Imaoldhippie — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:22:55 GMT

WD40

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Lilysmom1 — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:47:33 GMT

@rms1954 Do you have a leather goods store in your area? If you do, I would stop in and ask them.

Here is my story. I had just put down a new stair runner carpet which was light in colour. I had the phone repair person go up the pole for service. He then came in the house without removing his boots and walked up the stairs leaving petroleum grease from the pole on the stair. I tried to clean it and all it did was smear. I found a local company that installed industrial carpet and they pointed me to a cleaner to remove petroleum grease. It worked like a charm. My vote is find a local expert if you can and ask.

Good luck!

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

gardenman — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:23:49 GMT

I second the ice cube recommendation. Freeze it and make it brittle and it should chip off easily.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

bikerbabe — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:20:56 GMT

I would also try ice.

I would be afraid WD40 or pb will stain the leather.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Nonametoday — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:52:38 GMT

Always my first go-to is YOUTUBE.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Susan Louise — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:08:19 GMT

I would try Goo Gone...

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Nonametoday — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:53:18 GMT

@Susan Louise wrote:
I would try Goo Gone...

@Susan Louise

That's the only thing I would try without seeking professional help.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

DREAMON — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:54:50 GMT

My son used peanut butter on his leather sectional and it left a ring of oil.

It did eventually diminish a bit but you can still see it if you look closely.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Nonametoday — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:35:30 GMT

@DREAMON wrote:
My son used peanut butter on his leather sectional and it left a ring of oil.
It did eventually diminish a bit but you can still see it if you look closely.

@DREAMON

There's probably a professional who can tell him how to get rid of that but I don't have any in my area who would know that because I live in a small town, but once lived in a large town and there were many furniture fixers there and we had two very large tuxedo sofas in the office where I worked and of course kids liked to sit on them and got gum on them, marked with ballpoint pens, etc., We had a furniture fixer that came in and fixed it all and it looked brand new on return.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

yamma024 — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:07:57 GMT

@rms1954 Did you ever get the gum off the leather chair? If so, what did you use?

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

rms1954 — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:17:23 GMT

@yamma024 wrote:
@rms1954 Did you ever get the gum off the leather chair? If so, what did you use?

no.

Re: Getting Gum off Leather Chair?

Destiny2 — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:31:35 GMT

place ice cubes in a zip lock bag. place it on the gum. whent the gun freezes gently scrap it off. the ice in the plastic zip lock bag will keep the water from damaging the leather.