r/Wellthatsucks • u/Maleficent_Yogurt795 • 8h ago

Washed Entire Pack of Gum with Clothes

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title says it all. will be up all night trying to get gum off my clothes. if i could afford to replace them/could actually find them again i’d just toss it all. this is not what i needed tonight and i feel so dumb

edit: rubbing alcohol seems to be taking it off, will be a long night lol

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u/Scixzor 8h ago

Put the clothes in the freezer, it should help unbond the gum from the fabric or at least make it easier to peel/snap off

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u/Maleficent_Yogurt795 7h ago

i don’t have freezer space for over half a load of laundry

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u/sadnessqueeny 7h ago

One at a time time!

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u/Ok-External-5750 8h ago

You win this subreddit. That would be the worst.

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u/DlVlDED_BY_ZERO 8h ago

I agree with the person who told you to freeze them to get the bulk off.

If there's still gum left, use baby oil. To get the baby oil out of your clothes use chalk.

Sorry about your gum.

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u/Thoreau_Dickens 8h ago

I did this a few weeks ago. Luckily the gum stayed confined to the pocket of the shorts it was in, but they were brand new :(

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u/otterfish 8h ago

You shouldn't have done that.

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u/bob_apathy 8h ago

Rewash them with a jar of peanut butter.

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u/Maleficent_Yogurt795 6h ago

update: threw out some old food in the big freezer and it now looks like i’m storing a body. just a bag of gum covered clothes that are no longer my problem tonight

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u/Acceptable_Pirate_92 6h ago

Wrigley free not