Anywhere foot traffic runs heavy across Denver, gum ends up on sidewalks, walkways, and entryways, and it doesn’t stay soft for long. The dry air and big temperature swings bake it right onto the concrete until it hardens into black spots that a standard wash rinses straight past.
We clear hardened gum off commercial walkways and high-traffic surfaces using a steam machine paired with fully customizable pressure, so the gum lifts without tearing up the concrete underneath. At Platinum Pressure Washing, that combination is what lets us take on the baked-on spots most crews leave behind.
If your entrances or walkways are dotted with gum, call us at (303) 931-7300 and we’ll get you a quote on clearing them.
We match the method, steam and customizable pressure, to whatever surface the gum is stuck to, so the gum releases cleanly without damaging what’s underneath.
Concrete is where we find gum most often at retail centers and storefront frontages, since it’s the surface most of your customers actually walk on. Steam softens the hardened gum first, then customizable pressure lifts it off the concrete without gouging the surface or leaving a mark behind. Where a residue or shadow stain lingers after the gum is gone, we work in eco-friendly product and make another pass to pull it up, the same care we bring to graffiti removal when a mark has soaked into the concrete.
Pavers and brick get a lower, customizable pressure so the joints and paver faces aren’t damaged or knocked loose from their setting. Here the steam does most of the work of releasing the gum, which means the surface itself never has to take a hard blast to come clean. That’s the difference between a walkway that looks restored and one that’s been chewed up by the wrong pressure.
Entryways, thresholds, and covered walkways are where foot traffic concentrates gum the fastest, and they’re also the first thing a customer sees on the way in. Because these spots take the most steps in a day, they often carry the heaviest buildup, so we give them the closest attention to get the entrance looking clean and cared for. If the facade above the walkway needs the same treatment, our storefront cleaning covers the whole entrance in one visit.
Gum that’s been ground into concrete needs more than a cold-water rinse. Here’s what makes the difference in this kind of job.
Heat is the thing most gum-removal jobs are missing. One of our machines turns water into steam, and that heat breaks the bond a hardened piece of gum has with the concrete. A cold-water pressure washer just skates over it, so the difference on baked-on gum is night and day.
Our pressure is fully customizable and non-destructive to exterior surfaces, low enough that you could hold your hand in front of the wand, so we can rinse surfaces most crews wouldn’t dare pressure wash. That means we lift gum off concrete, pavers, or brick without gouging, etching, or displacing joints. The gum comes up and the surface stays intact.
Cleaning shouldn’t cost you a single customer. We schedule around your operation, including after-hours and overnight, so the gum comes up on your timing instead of ours. That flexibility is what keeps a busy frontage productive on the same day it gets cleaned.
We use eco-friendly products instead of harsh chemicals, so the sidewalks and entryways your customers cross are cleaned without residue or fumes left behind. On a surface the public walks across all day, that matters as much as getting the gum up in the first place.
Reach out and we’ll scope the job with you: the surface we’re clearing, the square footage, how heavy the gum has built up, and your hours of operation. From there we provide a free estimate off our standard scope pricing, adjusted for site factors like water access, after-hours timing, and the size of the area. You’ll know what the job costs before we ever set a date.
We set a time that fits your operation, including after-hours or overnight when the walkway or entrance can’t be closed during the day. During the visit we work in sections, so the area stays usable and your customers keep moving while we clean.
Our steam machine goes on first, heating the gum until it loosens its grip and lifts away from the surface. Softening it this way means the next step does the work instead of us hammering at a piece that won’t budge.
With the gum loosened, customizable pressure lifts it away and the surface underneath stays intact. We work eco-friendly product into any residue or shadow the gum leaves behind, making multiple passes on the stubborn spots until they come up.
We rinse the surface and the surrounding walkway so no debris or loosened residue is left sitting on the path your customers use. For sites where the gum problem extends past the walkway, we can clear the connected lot in the same trip with our parking lot and garage cleaning, so the whole approach gets left cleaner than it was before the gum ever showed up.
We walk the finished area with you, and the job isn’t done until you’ve looked it over and you’re satisfied with how it turned out.
Most gum removal jobs are priced on scope, starting around our standard job rate and scaling to a full-day rate for large-area or multi-site work. Here’s how that breaks down.
For repeat and ongoing commercial accounts, we offer a preferred-customer discount, so ask about it when you get your estimate.
We back the work with real commitments, not fine print.
We stand behind every job with a satisfaction guarantee. If you're not happy, we'll come back as many times as it takes to make it right, because the customer is number one.
We carry insurance and back our work, so your property is protected while we're on the job.
No. The method is built to lift the gum without harming the surface. We soften the gum with steam first, then lift it with customizable pressure set to the surface, so the concrete, paver, or brick isn’t gouged or etched. The pressure is matched to the surface every time, so concrete, pavers, and brick come clean without being gouged, etched, or knocked out of their setting.
Both, because we schedule around your operation. When a walkway or entrance can’t be closed during the day, we work after-hours or overnight so your foot traffic is never interrupted.
Yes. For locations that collect gum constantly, we can set up recurring service on whatever schedule fits the site. It’s arranged on request rather than sold as a fixed package, so you only pay for the visits you actually need, and many managers fold it in alongside recurring building washing to keep the whole property on one rotation.
The estimate is free and there’s no obligation: we scope your walkways and entrances and tell you what clearing the gum will cost. If gum is building up across your high-traffic Denver frontage, call us at (303) 931-7300 to get on the schedule.
