Bubble Gum Chemicals

[Christopher]

Hello Everyone, I was told that there are some chemicals that help break the bond that gum has with concrete and allows the gum to be removed faster. I thought that would be good for those times when there seems to be a ton of gum when doing flatwork. I have been searching but cannot find anything. I usually use hot water and remove the gum no problem but was wondering if there was some chemical that would help remove it faster that would be great. Has anyone used anything that worked or heard of anything?

 

[Russ Spence]

i always use hot water as well ,you can use oxallic acid to help with the gum shadows but not the gum

 

[Russ Spence]

i got up about 4000 pieces ata a hospital last night .... hot water ,came right up

 

[mattia]

Chris there is no chem that going to get up or break down the gum, But what you can try is get a 5 or 10 degree tip and blast at an angle...
Hope this Helps...

Matt

 

[Russ Spence]

i may be wrong but i use a turbo nozzle with the hot h2o

 

[mattia]

Russ, Alot of people do, But I am scared to go this route, cause of damage to concrete... Try the 5, you may like it, and less of a headache for price and clogs...

Matt

 

[Russ Spence]

ok matt ,sounds like a plan i will let you know what i think