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I had a proper scare a few weeks ago. Was out and found out I'd sat in some chewing gum. Devastated. Once I got home I chucked the jeans in the freezer. Tried to chip off the gum the next morning. Nothing.
After this I trawled in internet to find out what old wives' tales work. Egg white, vinegar, and WD40 sounded like the three most hopeful candidates.
Tried the vinegar. Nothing
Tried the egg. Nothing
Tried the WD40. Chewing gum came out with almost no effort. Well chuffed. Popped them back in the freezer to kill any bacteria that the egg left, then chucked them on the radiator for 24 hours to get rid of a big of the residual vinegar smell.
2 or 3 weeks later, you'd never have known I'd sat in chewing gum. No signs at all and no smell from any of the 'products' used to remove it.