Common Errors to avoid when removing Graffiti yourself!
| Sand Blasting | |
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Shown here is an actual photo of what can happen when soft brick is sandblasted by an amateur. The sand can actually gouge chunks out of the brick itself, not only doing significant cosmetic damage, but weakening the structural integrity, damaging the morter and allowing moisture and insects access to your property as well. |
| Hot/Cold Water/Soda Blasting | |
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One of the new products available to battle graffiti is the Baking Soda Water Blaster. The hot water and baking soda combination is very effective in removing certain types of graffiti. Along with its power, this technology brings a hidden trap for the amateur graffiti remover. Although most people consider baking soda to be a harmless substance, a baking soda / water runoff destroys the pH balance in the surrounding soil and can destroy landscaping sometimes requiring the soil be replaced! It might be hard to explain to the boss how you saved money by renting this new technology when thousands of dollars of custom landscaping is dead. Also, like any other form of water washing equipment, the law requires retaining pools so the materials washed from the surface (like lead-based paint) are not swept into storm drains or allowed to filter into the ground water. |
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When spray paint is applied to wood, it appears to be on the surface. If a belt sander is employed in removing paint from fence pickets, you will find the paint left in the grain of the wood. This leaves a ghost image on the wood and also removes much more fence than paint! One very quick way to provide a better appearence is to remove the pickets and reverse them. Although it only works once, this allows you to remove the eyesore immediately and remove the graffiti later. |
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