[timbo22]

Hi all,
Just bought a Bazooks chewing gum remover, havent used it yet but was reading another thread in which a member said they weren't a lot of good. Is that right?  Paid a lot of dosh for the thing, could anyone tell me the problems before I use it?
I bought it mail order, and I admit it wasn't what I thought,  just a long drill with a brush. Looks a bit crude,  but I was hoping it would do a good job.
Many thanks,
Tim.

[Len Gribble]

Some may say the bee’s knees but a mate got one and used it on one of my contracts lucky for him customer had a few spare tiles, I prefer knife/wire brush, but dose look impressive and more pro to what I use. Hopefully you will put it to good use

How long have you been going? Paul moss and Dave L are doing a hand on

Len

[carlton care]

Hands on what ?  The mind boggles.

robert m

[timbo22]

Some may say the bee’s knees but a mate got one and used it on one of my contracts lucky for him customer had a few spare tiles, I prefer knife/wire brush, but dose look impressive and more pro to what I use. Hopefully you will put it to good use

How long have you been going? Paul moss and Dave L are doing a hand on

Len

Hi Len,
What happened to the carpet tiles? The thing looks like a brute, the wire brush just spins around, it really looks like it could do some damage. But like I say I haven't used it yet.
Been going 35 years. Property management.  Can be anything, cleaning, gardening. repairs that doasn't require a specialist. If its too tricky customers get a plumber, sparks etc.
My family are all in the building game. Government restrictions are strangling the trades (subies), while the contractors make a mint.
What happened to the tiles?
Cheers mate,
Tim.

[des]

Tim i had a  demo of one a few years ago in a night club where i did 150 ish bits of gum before i cleaned the carpets .The man from prochem turned up and i said off you go then pick any one you like .He sprayed the gum with a gel and allowed a few mins to let it work .By this time i had removed ten bits of gum with my steam machine .He then placed the gun over the bit of gum and pressed the trigger .when he had finished the gum was still there .he told me it must be an old bit of gum .So i said we can only do the young one,s then He said Ill get my coat .To remove gum use steam and a wire brush and a splash of solvent /white spirit Des

[Len Gribble]

Robert

Hand on course (tricks of the trade I believe)

Tim

My plonker of a mate a new toy, he burnt them (don’t remember brush being wire) works like a pogo stick, Des he forgot to press down.

Len

[carlton care]

Len

Oh, right, that hands on, as in practical demonstration. Yep, the best way to learn, or improve practical skills, is to observe, try it, then practice, practice , practice. The last bit is not too popular with many nowadays. A lot of people want to cut out the practice.

robert m

[The Great One]

Hi

Sorry to add to any negative comments but I saw a travel agents after a CC had been in with a Bazooka, looked like a water mark minefield!

Everywhere there was gum was a saucer size stain of outward moving watermarks.

I use a solvent gum remover and a scraper + cloth, even gets out old gum, did a pub last year with over 200 gum pieces, used about a litre of product.

Regards

Martin

[carlton care]

It's strange really, so many will accept a method of doing something whether it gets decent results, or not and kid themselves, that their chosen method, or product, is the only way.

Twenty years ago, gum was sprayed with an aerosol product which made it hard and brittle, but it pulled out a lot of fibre when scraped. Never worked then, doesn't work now.

More recently loads of solvents came on the market, some better than others and used with caution, they worked / work very well.

In the past decade, or so, steam has been available from h/w/e machines, including some portables and made removal of gum easier and quicker, just requiring a wipe with solvent soaked cloth to remove residuals.

As with any form of cleaning / repairing / maintaining, it's down to the operator. How good they are at using available products, how fussy they are about achieving a high standard, how honest they are about their level of skill.

robert m

[Jim_77]

Well said that man