Help save my sole!

April 29, 2008 5:02 PM

How do I get gum off the bottom of my shoe?

My favorite pair of boots are covered in gum on the bottom of them... And the gum seems to have collected various other fun items. So how should I properly clean them?

posted by missjamielynn to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (5 answers total)

Freezing the whole thing makes it easier to chip off.
posted by lhall at 5:05 PM on April 29, 2008

lhall is correct. Here's a DIY.
posted by netbros at 5:20 PM on April 29, 2008

I've dissolved old gum with a bit of petrol on cotton wool. Advantage: effective. Disadvantage: smelly.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 5:22 PM on April 29, 2008

Goo gone.

Thanks to my friend for doing her 7th grade science fair project on this very topic.
posted by crinklebat at 7:47 PM on April 29, 2008

Seconding goo gone.
posted by desuetude at 8:34 PM on April 29, 2008