Chewing Gum Removal - Bring In The Machines

To those who haven't been in a situation that calls for chewing gum removal on a regular basis, it could be difficult to understand why you would need specialized  equipment for it. In Singapore they are so fed up seeing their subway doors sticking because of chewing gum that will send you to prison if they so much as see you chew gum while in the system. That's how seriously gum can gum up the works.

You just have to do a quick search online, and you'll find such a range of specialized machines for this. But they can be expensive, and it can be difficult knowing how to go about choosing a machine like this for your needs. It's hard enough knowing how to buy a machine as familiar as a vacuum cleaner. Who has ever heard of a chewing gum removal machine? How do you buy one?

Now basically, there are three kinds of specialized cleaning machine that you could use for chewing gum removal. You could either use a carpet cleaner, a pressure washer or a steam cleaner.

Chewing gum can be very tenaciously sticky. For instance, if you get it on your hair, the only way out is to cut your hair off. That's how tenacious it is. Nothing short of boiling your hair will get rid of it. When it comes to chewing gum on carpeting or another surface, nothing short of a steam cleaner will do.

Steam cleaners wash over the surface to be cleaned with high-powered steam at high temperatures - temperatures as high as 400°F. Once you've managed to heat chewing gum to that temperature, it can easily be taken out by other methods.

Steam cleaners don't usually have a vacuum attached. The only thing a steam cleaner will do for your chewing gum removal project is to heat it and loosen it. You'll have to use one of the top end models for that. Or else, once the steam has managed to loosen it up, you have to remove it with a paper napkin or something. It isn't by any means an automatic process. You can't expect to just turn the machine on have it just take care of it.

While you don't get steam cleaners purpose built for gum removal, they usually come with a few attachments and accessories for the job. If you're looking for a machine that's really been built with gum removal in mind, look for something that comes with gum dissolver enzymes. Those should do the trick.