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You guessed it my smallest child has applied her chewing gum the my LCD screen.

Can it be removed safely and how? (or do I just tan her hide) and buy a new one

Best bet is to try putting the unit in the refridgerator (or even freezer would be better) for a couple of hours, wait till the chewing gum is nice and hard and try GENTLY pulling it off. Watch because the plastic will be brittle at lower temps too though, but the gum won't be all stretcy and sticky at that point and should come off in one "lump". Just make sure you let screen sit at room temp for at least a couple of hours prior to powering it back up, as coming from fridge to mean temp is liable to let it condensate and that wouldn't be good on the electrical half of it.

That is what I was afraid of.

Oh and its not in a lump it's smeared

Thanks Herk

Keep them coming

Cooler temperatures will help keep it in one piece, just keep working on it. A plastic scraper will help, just don't press too hard.

There's several products made for removing sticky residue, try "Goo-Gone" and "Oops", they both work pretty good.

Since it's probably already ruined I would take a dab of Hershey's chocolate syrup on a soft cloth and gently dab it on the gum spot. Should'nt hurt the screen but it's what I've always used to clean up gum. :shrug:

how about a freeze spray?

Yep, I would use freeze it spray (technician's trouble shooting coolant).

You can also hold canned air (air duster) upside down and it will work like freeze spray.

If no chocolate try some peanut butter. Smooth of course!

Peanut butter is the ticket. I use it to get gum out of my daughter's hair whenever she blows a bubble bigger than her head. Just work it into the butter.

wrichey, get some 'goo gone' from walgreens or whereever, rub on gently with a soft cloth, keep rubbing, then when the gum is off, gently clean the screen with a dab of windex and a dry soft cloth.