[pa mom]

Did you try more silly putty? I think the stuff sticks to itself.

We have some in the carpet that's been there 10 years!

[HairOfTheDog]

Trip to town for a new universal remote.... and get it programmed quick ;~D

[b4its2late]

Put it in the freezer and then pick it off. Works with gum and it might work with this. If it doesn't, let it thaw and go to plan B..... Which is buy your husband a 64 inch plasma TV and it'll come with a new remote.... LOL.

[knak]

Can you freeze it a little while, then it may crack and break?

[al baby]

Does it look this bad

[bert]

I hate to sound negative, but I doubt real silly putty will stick to a remote. Silly putty is a release agent and in my experience lacks adhesive properties.

Are you sure it's not Play Dough?

[A knight without armor]

Fly out the door and go get a universal remote and program it. Then when Desi comes home and asks, "What's with this?", pretend you don't speak English. Be cooking meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

[usmcobra]

WD-40 won't harm the remote any more then the oils in your fingers tips will.

However if you use it, spray it onto a paper towel instead of directly on to the remote.

[pcottraux]

"My ever inquisitive 5 year old put silly putty on the TV remote and it won't come off!!"

HA HA HA HA HAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! That's funny!

[Redcloak]

"Looks like we're gonna have to blast, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk."

[ShadowDancer]

I had a child who drank perfume. This is small scale.

Take out the batteries and put it in the freezer and the Silly Putty should crack right off when it's frozen.

[najida]

Sorry this happened to you,
but it's made for a fun thread!

How's the freezer thing working?

[teenyelliott]

Why are you so afraid of your husband coming home and seeing the problem?

I mean, who really cares if the kid put silly putty on the remote? It will still work.

Is he gonna freak out and beat you up or something?

[Marine_Uncle]

Why don't you try placing the unit on a blacksmith's anvil, then after raising a very large heavy ball pin hammer bring it down with all you got onto the unit. That surely will dislodge the silly putty from the keys.

[Americanwolfsbrother]

The WD-40 will work, the worst it would do is remove the silk screened lettering on the remote (and I guarantee your husband won't notice that).AWB

[Brainhose]

I suggest taking an old DeLorean, convert into a time machine and then go back to the time before your kid put the ersatz silly putty on the remote and prevent him from doing it. Problem solved.
Seriously though kids do stuff like this all the time, I hope hubby doesn't get mad.

[Nita Nupress]

I don't know if this will help, but if anyone ever drops their TV remote into their foot sauna, put it in the oven at 150 degrees for about 15 minutes or so. It worked for me.

Good luck. Don't you just love little boys? When mine was 6 yrs. old and discovered how to operate a Phillips screwdriver, nothing was safe. Toys, TV remotes, and calculators were his favorites. ;-)

[1rudeboy]

Never mind the bollocks about neutrons. Just take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Silly]

Soak the remote in motor oil for 30 minutes, then microwave for 2 minutes on high. Repeat until your husband spanks you. After this he will not be interested in television.

Silly

[Momoftwo23]

Try taking tha battries out the put it in the freezier until its hard then u should be able to get it off the remote