Howdy fellow Ags. So, I just got a text at work from my wife that says, "You may need to research how to clean crayon off t.v.". We have a 2.5 yr old boy who just discovered crayons will write on things, and it sounds like the decided to color the plasma tv. My wife just sent a text pic, and it is worse than I thought. Holy jeez! So, what can I use to get crayon off the plasma screen? Any suggestions? I have some screen cleaner at home, and some microfiber rags, but I don't know if that will work or not. Any suggestions? Anyone else have this issue and figured out how to clean their TV? Thanks.

pics or it didn't happen

I'm not sure how to load the pics from the text message. I will get some when I get home tonight. It looks like he went all bat sheet crazy on the bottom right quadrant of the tv with a red crayon. Wow. Kids got some talent. So, anyone have any suggestions on how to clean this? Thanks.

baby wipes my good man.

Alcohol wipes?

just do Picture in picture and put the LHN down in the bottom right.

I use iKlear and it works wonders... https://www.klearscreen.com/iklear.aspx

mr clean magic eraser thing?

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magic eraser would most likely scratch..

Open front door.

Let child walk out.


Exit back door to nearest best buy.

Buy new plasma, post "slightly used tv" on cl.

You're welcome.


Ok ok, just get junior some washable crayons next time, k?

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I will post some before and after pics later tonight. I stopped by the local Fry's here in Las Colinas at lunch and asked one of the 20 year old kids about my situation. He laughed, and then said,"I have no idea how to clean that." Thanks, genius. Anyway, I am going to give a microfiber cloth with some mild detergent and distilled water a shot first. I'll keep the board posted. Thanks.

"Be sure to test in inconspicuous corner first"

watchlisted

favorite thread in a while.

sorry for your loss.

Turn the TV on for a while and let the screen warm up the crayon. Should clean off easier that way.

I'm disappointed in this board.*

Baby wipes.

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*with c-jags being the exception.

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Alright, here we go:

Picture #1: Red Crayon on left corner of plasma screen:

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Picture #2: Red Crayon on right corner of plasma screen:

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Picture #3: Full shot of tv with crayon:

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The after picture:

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So, I ended up using a combination of a couple of different remedies, all found on the internet. Well, let me back up.

I gave Panasonic's support number a call, and after navigating to the sales department (those automated, robo-answering call routers that ask you to say a number for your issue don't have "If you need help because your toddler went all Jackson Pollock on your tv, press 8" so I just pressed numbers until someone answered) I finally got a guy on the line that seemed like he could help. After putting me on hold a couple of times, he came back and said, "Please consult your owner's manual for directions on cleaning your Panasonic tv." I think my response was, "Thanks, I would have never thought of that...good day to you, sir". Idiot.

So I googled it. It turns out that a lot of parents have dealt with this, and it could be a lot worse. At least it wasn't a Sharpie, or a fountain pen (people still use those?). Anyway, I decided to try a method that seemed like it would work. You take a microfiber cloth and place it between two damp paper towels on a microwave safe plate. You nuke everything for about 50 seconds. The paper towels steam the microfiber cloth, but they don't saturate it. Take use the MF cloth to take of the majority of the Crayon from the screen using North and South, and East to West motions. After the larger chunks of Crayon came off, I then used some Monster (I know, I know....Monster Cables are overpriced, but this wasn't) Screen Cleaner and another MF cloth. I started with the bottom of the screen, but it looked pretty good so I went ahead and did all of it. Anyway, I can't see any of the Crayon marks on the screen, and I am happy with the results.

I had a long talk with my son about using Crayons, and touching the tv. I'm afraid that it was the first of many talks that I will have to have with him about doing some stupid sheet. Kid takes after me. Now I know how my Dad felt.



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You had a long talk with him? I'm sure he'll remember to not do that again.

Did the long talk follow a good beating? Can't imagine any kid at 2.5 who writes in tvs having the attention span for conversations.

Glad it came off!

Long talk(crayons on the tv) > THE talk (sex)

I don't see art as being big in his future...

this is why I haven't taken the protective plastic off my screens. It's already saved me once.

Whip his ass and point to the tv!

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Whip his ass while rubbing his nose against the tv!

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FIFY

Thanks for the unsolicited parenting advice, I will take it into consideration. Without going into details, I'm confident that my son won't touch the TV again. Also, who ever recommended the iKlear stuff was right on. I bought the iKlear screen microfiber chamois, and it works really well. It seems like a higher quality microfiber cloth than some of the others. Anyway, thanks for the info Nerdery, I appreciate it.

It's obvious you need the parenting advice, nerd.

Awesome on getting it fixed

Glad to hear it came off - this is why our tv is in a cabinet with doors (and above their reach). They have colored our coffee table pretty thoroughly but it's unfinished pine so I plan to just sand it down in a year or so.

Impressive results