How do I safely separate outer glass of the LCD screen?

@bbbuick most commonly you would heat the screen surface with a air gun or other appropriate machine, the slide some cutting wire between the LCD and the glass/touch screen to separate them as the glue was hopefully softened by the heat. Safely only if you have done it a few times sine there are some errors possible. Most common mistake is not enough heat and it'll break or to hot and it will destroy the LCD. The great answer by Josh White on here SOLVED: How to separate the digitizer from the glass and LCD? - iPhone 5 - iFixit should help. Different device same idea.