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How do I get gum off my car window?
I came out to my car this morning and saw that someone smeared gum all over my windows. How do you remove gum from glass?
Chloe Jenkins · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
“I’m sorry to hear that someone’s done this to your car! Removing gum from your windows can be really annoying and a little gross.
One of the most effective ways to get gum off a car window—particularly if it is smeared, not globbed—is with peanut butter. By coating the smears in a layer of peanut butter, the peanut oil reacts with the gum and loosens it so that it can be wiped away.
Your window will then be covered in peanut butter, but that’s nothing a little soap and water or a good wash won’t fix.
For any larger chunks, a great gum-removal technique is to use ice to harden the gum to a point where it can easily be scraped off. A few ice cubes in a plastic bag pressed against the gum should do the trick.
Both of these techniques will also work on your vehicle’s paint. However, if you scrape the gum off, you’ll want to be careful not to use anything that could be too damaging, such as a razor blade. Doing so would likely scratch or chip the paint. Instead, use something made of plastic. It will still work and will save your paint job.
As irritating as it is, gum on your window does not count as vandalism—meaning the willful destruction or damaging of property that diminishes your car’s value. And hopefully, the gum situation was a random act and won’t happen again. But if the situation escalates (i.e., someone keys your car or slashes your tires), keep in mind that the damage may be covered by your car insurance, depending on your policy.
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