How to Get Gum Out of an Ultrasuede Chair

Distinguished by their sophisticated colors, patterns and embossing finishes, Ultrasuede chairs make for stylish design features. Ultrasuede chairs are made of plush suede, which provides comfort in any climate. Like all furniture upholsteries, this soft suede is susceptible to stains such as from chewing gum, which mars Ultrasuede chairs with a sticky, gooey mess. Gum contains food-grade polymers and waxes, along with food colorings and other preservatives that become harder to remove from Ultrasuede chair upholstery over time. Promptly remove gum from an Ultrasuede chair to restore its aesthetic appeal.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic grocery sack
• Ice cubes
• Dull knife
• 2 rags
• Ethyl rubbing alcohol
• Dry towel

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Fill a plastic grocery sack with a couple ice cubes. Lay the wrapped ice cubes on the gum.

   • 2

     Keep the wrapped ice cubes on the gum-stained Ultrasuede chair upholstery until the gum wad freezes. Remove the sack of ice cubes once the gum is hard.

   • 3

     Scrape the frozen gum off the chair upholstery using a dull knife. Gently and carefully scrape the chair to avoid damage.

   • 4

     Moisten a rag with ethyl rubbing alcohol. Blot the remaining gum stain, which is artificial color, until it dissolves.

   • 5

     Dampen another rag with water. Blot the previously gum-stained Ultrasuede upholstery to rinse out the ethyl rubbing alcohol.

   • 6

     Blot moisture off the Ultrasuede chair using a dry towel.