It is really quite easy to remove gum from the carpet, even if it is old and dried up. You don’t have to cut it off or bring it to a professional carpet cleaner. This is a task that you can tackle by yourself. The first thing to do after spotting the piece of gum stuck to your carpeting is to treat it by soaking it. When it is soaked, the adhesive quality of the gum will break down and you will be able to take it off with a little effort. The products that you can use to treat the gum are hot vinegar, cooking oil, WD-40, petroleum, gasoline, lighter fluid, or even a muscle rub containing methly salicylate like Ben-Gay.