Date:         Mon, 17 Feb 1997 19:01:21 -0500 (EST)
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From:         "William A. Killian" <killian@mnsinc.com>
Subject:      Re: Bubblegum in carpets....

On Sun, 16 Feb 1997 JordanView@aol.com wrote:

> While on the topic of cleaning, does anyone know how to remove dried
> bubblegum out of carpet??  I tried scraping it out, but it's pulling the
> carpet fibres out with it. 

If you haven;t already smeared oily stuff on a carpet that then has to 
get washed out might tried ice cubes.  "freeze" the stuff and thant break 
it up.  Hopefully the fibers will provide the plae it will eaken and 
crack so they won;t get pulled out.

bill and diane killian
zen and the art of ferrets
mailto:killian@zenferret.com  mailto:killian@mnsinc.com
http://www.zenferret.com/

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