After Community Graffiti REmoval Action Clean-Up, Dayton Graffiti Taggers Go On Tagging SPREE6/8/2018 After months of complaints about the blight from graffiti tags, in Dayton, Ohio, community residents in partnership with the Dayton Police Department organized a community Graffiti Removal Clean Up Action Day to remove graffiti blight from commercial corridors. Volunteers armed with graffiti remover and pressure washers were able to clean dozens of graffiti tags including large spray paint graffiti tags from brick. The $600 and six hours were spent removing graffiti.
Then, a couple of weeks later, the graffiti taggers returned and retagged many of the places where the graffiti had been recently removed. "It's very irritating. With the amount of time that we spent, and the fact that we came in on our own time to clean it up, it's huge. it's not something that we take lightly." Dayton Police Office Christine Hamilton said. The Dayton Police Department is conducting an investigation to identify the graffiti tagger and bring him to justice. Aggressive community policing and security cameras do help deter graffiti vandalism. Additionally, when graffiti vandals are caught, significant fines and jail time help to deter other graffiti vandals in the community. Graffiti removal is not a one-time project. Graffiti removal from a community is a long-term campaign. Graffiti taggers must be deterred. Fast and effective removal of graffiti discourages graffiti taggers. The sooner the graffiti is removed, the less likely they are to graffiti tag that location. Graffiti is a battle of attrition to see who has greater stamina, the community or the graffiti tagger. In locations where graffiti is common and long periods of time pass before tags are removed, additional effort needs to be spent to change expectations around the graffiti. The fact is that if graffiti is not removed frequently or quickly, the graffiti taggers are winning. After a single graffiti action clean up, they will expect that this was an isolated event and return to re-tag the recently cleaned surfaces. If however, this is expected and the graffiti clean up is actually a campaign, then the new graffiti can be removed and the cycle will continue. Eventually, the community will win. The graffiti tagger takes a risk everytime he goes out tagging that he will be caught, so he will look for spots where his tags will stay up longer. If the city reclaims an area as graffiti-free with aggressive and rapid graffiti removal, the tagger will move on to less actively maintained locations. Often these secondary locations are behind buildings and much less visible from the street. While the vigilance against graffiti tagging must remain, pushing the tagging from view from the main commercial streets into alleys and behind buildings does make an important positive impact on the amount of graffiti blight experienced by the community. Graffiti Action Days are innovative volunteer graffiti removal events that empower the community to reclaim their neighborhood from the visual blight of graffiti. They can make a significant and tangible impact on the appearance of a targeted commercial corridor, park or neighborhood plagued by graffiti. Graffiti Action Days are typically spearheaded by Municipalities, Neighborhood Organizations, Schools, Aldermanic Offices, Chambers of Commerce, or Block Clubs. Volunteers can quickly and safely remove hundreds of graffiti tags armed with the highly-innovative, highly-effective, highly-green Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover. During the two-hour events, volunteers report personally cleaning an estimated 30 to 50 tags. Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover is highly environmentally-friendly and therefore very safe to work with. It is fast acting and can completely remove most tags within a couple minutes without impacting the underlying surface. Because Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover is safe enough to be used by non-professionals, a group of volunteers armed with spray bottles, sponges and buckets of water can effectively remove the majority of the graffiti in a commercial corridor on non-porous surfaces including signs, mailboxes, newspaper boxes, meter boxes and lamp posts. Large graffiti tags on brick, concrete or other porous surfaces require removal with a pressure washer and heavy duty Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover. Alternatively, painting over large graffiti tags is an option for this type of graffiti. Often graffiti action volunteers will encounter street art while removing graffiti. It is not necessary to remove street art. Street art has been demonstrated to improve the urban environment, unlike graffiti tags which blight it. So what is the difference between Street Art and Graffiti Tagging? 1. Street Art is constructive, Graffiti Tagging is destructive. 2. Street Art adorns the urban landscape, Graffiti Tagging scars it and accelerates urban decay. 3. Street Art is about the audience, Graffiti Tagging is about the tagger. Fast and Easy Step-by-step guide for how to Remove Graffiti from Painted Metal Newspaper Box using Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover. Step 1: Spray Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag Step 2: Allow short dwell time of 20 to 100 seconds. Sharpie or permanent marker will break within 15 seconds. Paint marker will break within 30 to 60 seconds. Grease pen will break within 2 minutes and agitation will assist the removal as the grease chunks break free. Spray paint will break within 60 seconds to two minutes. Step 3: Scrub lightly with scouring pad Step 4: Rinse clean with water or wet rag.
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Louisville Kentucky Police arrested a suspected graffiti tagger after he posted images a graffiti on highway grade signs and highway billboards on his Instagram account. After the arrest, the suspect admitted to graffiti tagging the a State Highway Sign and is suspected of graffiti tagging of a highway billboard along I-65 north.
Graffiti is not a victimless crime. Graffiti damage to the highway signage was estimated to cost $5,000. The graffiti tagger is also suspected in tagging the brick wall of a restaurant with an estimated repair cost of $2,500. Often graffiti taggers share images of their graffiti on social media. Social media can be an effective tool to identify graffiti tagging suspects and also to help confirm responsibility during court proceedings. Because of the tendency of graffiti taggers to share their tags, the quick removal of graffiti is essential to discouraging future graffiti attacks. How to remove Graffiti from traffic signs5 Simple DIY Steps to Remove Graffiti from Traffic Signs. Traffic Signs are very delicate so extra care needs to be taken to remove the graffiti tag without damaging the delicate signage. Anti-Graffiti Films protect signage substrates and allow graffiti to be easily removed. Step 1: Spray Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Yellow Label Graffiti Remover. Step 2: Allow short dwell time of 10 to 30 seconds Step 3: Swirl gently with soft rag or paper towel. Step 4: Wipe surface clean with dry, absorbent rag. Step 5: For the best results, rinse with water or wipe down with wet rag. Repeat as necessary. Note: For traffic signage protected with a anti-graffiti coating such as 3M Anti-Graffiti Film or Avery Dennison Anti-Graffiti Film, Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover can be used without fear of damaging the underlying delicate substrate. 3 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Brick. Step 1: Spray, pour or brush Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag. Step 2: Allow a moderate dwell time of 5 to 15 minutes Note: A longer or shorter dwell time is possible depending on conditions. If spray paint is highly saturated, the brick is highly porous or the temperature is cold, allow for a longer dwell time. Step 3: Pressure wash using a wide, fan tip pressure washing nozzle such as 25 degree green tip. Repeat if necessary. Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover is a fast, effective and safe heavy duty graffiti remover for removing Spray Paint and Permanent Marker from porous surfaces including Concrete, Brick, limestone, stone, Rock and other difficult surfaces. Community volunteers, police officers, firefighters, and park district staff came together in Duluth, MN for a Community Graffiti Action Clean-Up Day to Help eliminate the blight of graffiti and graffiti tagging in the urban center.
Graffiti Action Days are innovative volunteer graffiti removal events that empower the community to reclaim their neighborhood from the visual blight of graffiti. They can make a significant and tangible impact on the appearance of a targeted commercial corridor, park or neighborhood plagued by graffiti. Graffiti Action Days are typically spearheaded by Municipalities, Neighborhood Organizations, Schools, Aldermanic Offices, Chambers of Commerce, or Block Clubs. Volunteers can quickly and safely remove hundreds of graffiti tags armed with the highly-innovative, highly-effective, highly-green Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover. During the two-hour events, volunteers report personally cleaning an estimated 30 to 50 tags. Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover is highly environmentally-friendly and therefore very safe to work with. It is fast acting and can completely remove most tags within a couple minutes without impacting the underlying surface. Because Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover is safe enough to be used by non-professionals, a group of volunteers armed with spray bottles, sponges and buckets of water can effectively remove the majority of the graffiti in a commercial corridor on non-porous surfaces including signs, mailboxes, newspaper boxes, meter boxes and lamp posts. Large graffiti tags on brick, concrete or other porous surfaces require removal with a pressure washer and heavy duty Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover. Alternatively, painting over large graffiti tags is an option for this type of graffiti. Often graffiti action volunteers will encounter street art while removing graffiti. It is not necessary to remove street art. Street art has been demonstrated to improve the urban environment, unlike graffiti tags which blight it. So what is the difference between Street Art and Graffiti Tagging? 1. Street Art is constructive, Graffiti Tagging is destructive. 2. Street Art adorns the urban landscape, Graffiti Tagging scars it and accelerates urban decay. 3. Street Art is about the audience, Graffiti Tagging is about the tagger. Fast and Easy Step-by-step guide for how to Remove Graffiti from Painted Metal Newspaper Box using Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover. Step 1: Spray Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag Step 2: Allow short dwell time of 20 to 100 seconds. Sharpie or permanent marker will break within 15 seconds. Paint marker will break within 30 to 60 seconds. Grease pen will break within 2 minutes and agitation will assist the removal as the grease chunks break free. Spray paint will break within 60 seconds to two minutes. Step 3: Scrub lightly with scouring pad Step 4: Rinse clean with water or wet rag. Ugly racist graffiti was spray painted on the brick wall of a United States Post Office in the Bronx, New York. The racist graffiti outraged the community. The post office is across the street from a neighborhood park and playground. The graffiti tags were spray painted onto a red brick wall and onto a metal painted door. The police are conducting a investigation. There is hope that surveillance cameras will provide the information necessary to identify the graffiti vandal and bring him to justice. Surveillance cameras provide a critical role in identifying graffiti vandals and evidence in criminal hearings.
Rapid graffiti removal is essential to deter future graffiti attacks. Graffiti removal must be complete without leaving a graffiti shadow, or damaging the surface. 3 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Brick. Step 1: Spray, pour or brush Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag. Step 2: Allow a moderate dwell time of 5 to 15 minutes Note: A longer or shorter dwell time is possible depending on conditions. If spray paint is highly saturated, the brick is highly porous or the temperature is cold, allow for a longer dwell time. Step 3: Pressure wash using a wide, fan tip pressure washing nozzle such as 25 degree green tip. Repeat if necessary. Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover is a fast, effective and safe heavy duty graffiti remover for removing Spray Paint and Permanent Marker from porous surfaces including Concrete, Brick, limestone, stone, Rock and other difficult surfaces. 5 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Painted Metal Door. 5 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Painted metal Door. Five Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from a Painted Metal Surfaces such as a metal door. Step 1: Spray Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover. Step 2: Allow short dwell time of 10 to 30 seconds Step 3: Swirl gently with mild scouring pad Step 4: Wipe surface clean with dry, absorbent rag. Step 5: For the best results, rinse with water or wipe down with wet rag. Notes: When removing graffiti from a heavily painted surface, less delicate removal is required, as the substrate is painted with multiple layers of the same color. Additionally, with elements such as the traffic pole below, perfection is less important than speedy and complete graffiti removal. For more information, check out our Best Practices in Graffiti Removal page, our Graffiti Removal Selection page or our Tips and Techniques for Graffiti Removal page. Tools for Graffiti Removal from Brick, Concrete and other Porous Surfaces
For more information, check out our Best Practices in Graffiti Removal page, our Graffiti Removal Selection page or our Tips and Techniques for Graffiti Removal page. A 21 year old University of Delaware student was arrested for 82 charges related to graffiti crimes. The charges include 38 counts of graffiti and 37 counts of graffiti implements. His graffiti tagging spree has lasted approximately 6 months on campus and in Newark. Graffiti tags were spray painted onto brick buildings, plastic garbage dumpsters and plastic porta-potties. The suspect was brought to justice after a police investigation that includes surveillance camera footage, information provided by witnesses, and police vigilance. Active policing and enforcement directly results in decreased instances of graffiti. Also, widespread publicity around the arrest of a well-known and prolific graffiti tagger can have a chilling deterrent effect on other graffiti taggers in the community. The cost of graffiti to communities is significant. The appearance of blight drives down commerce and drives up the cost of graffiti removal. Cities are forced to reallocate dollars for improvements to graffiti abatement. It is an essential graffiti removal best practice that graffiti be removed as quickly as possible after a graffiti attack. Step-by-step instructions for removing Graffiti from Rough Surfaces STEP-BY-STEP APPLICATION BEST PRACTICES for Removing Graffiti from Concrete, Brick using Clean City Pro Heavy Duty Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover. 1. City Pro Heavy Duty Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover is for use on non-sensitive surfaces such as brick concrete, stone and other difficult surfaces. If using on sensitive surfaces, always test in inconspicuous area before use. 2. Use chemical resistant gloves & goggles. 3. Spray or brush graffiti remover onto affected area. (Ready-to-use. No dilution necessary) 4. Control drips using nylon or wire brush 5. Allow dwell time from 10 to 20 minutes (longer in cold temps) 6. Warmer temperatures, hot water, and agitation with wire brush increase effectiveness 7. Rinse with pressure washer using even, slow passes. Use 15° fan tip or wider. 8. Repeat if necessary. Step-by-step instructions for removing Graffiti from Plastic garbage Toters. Five Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Plastic Garbage Toters. Step 1: Spray Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover Step 2: Allow short dwell time of 10 to 30 seconds Step 3: Swirl gently with mild scouring pad Step 4: Wipe surface clean with dry, absorbent rag. Step 5: For the best results, rinse with water or wipe down with wet rag. Step-bystep instructions for how to remove Graffiti from Bathrooms and Portable Toilets. Five Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Bathrooms and Portable Toilets Step 1: Spray Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover Step 2: Allow short dwell time of 10 to 30 seconds Step 3: Swirl gently with mild scouring pad Step 4: Wipe surface clean with dry, absorbent rag. Step 5: For the best results, rinse with water or wipe down with wet rag. For more information, check out our Best Practices in Graffiti Removal page, our Graffiti Removal Selection page or our Tips and Techniques for Graffiti Removal page. After racist graffiti tags were spray painted on a building which sells products made by minority artists, the Boston Herald published an editorial calling for more aggressive defence against graffiti. Included in their recommendations to reduce graffiti were an increase in fines and harsher penalties for graffiti tagging. They recommend security cameras as there are documented cases where graffiti taggers were brought to justice after being filmed by security cameras. According to a 2016 Department of Justice report, “There are huge public costs associated with graffiti: An estimated $12 billion a year is spent cleaning up graffiti in the United States. Graffiti contributes to lost revenue associated with reduced ridership on transit systems, reduced retail sales and declines in property value. In addition, graffiti generates the perception of blight and heightens fear of gang activity.” Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover is a fast, effective and safe heavy duty graffiti remover for removing Spray Paint from Brick. 3 Simple Steps for graffiti removal from Brick. Step 1: Spray, pour or brush Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover or Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag. Step 2: Allow a moderate dwell time of 5 to 30 minutes Note: A longer or shorter dwell time is possible depending on conditions. If spray paint is highly saturated, the brick is highly porous or the temperature is cold, allow for a longer dwell time. Step 3: Pressure wash using a wide, fan tip pressure washing nozzle such as 25 degree green tip. Repeat if necessary. For more information, check out our Best Practices in Graffiti Removal page, our Graffiti Removal Selection page or our Tips and Techniques for Graffiti Removal page. Three graffiti tags were reported in Evanston, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. The graffiti tags were spray painted on a garage door, a brick wall, and plastic garbage dumpster. The graffiti tags included a six-pointed star, a swastika, and pitchforks and is likely gang related graffiti.
To remove graffiti tags from a garage door, Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover is recommended. This medium strength graffiti remover is designed to remove spray paint but is more gentle on painted substrates. A nylon brush is also recommended to remove paint pigment from the fake grain. Take care not to scrub garage doors as the factory OEM finish is very thin and can easily be scrubbed through. Please click here for more detailed instructions for how to remove graffiti from a garage door. To remover graffiti from a brick wall, Clean City Pro Blue Label Gel Heavy Duty Graffiti Remover is recommended. Apply graffiti remover to brick surface making sure to cover all parts of the graffiti tag. Allow for a dwell time of between 5 and 30 minutes depending on saturation of the graffiti spray paint, porousness of the brick, and ambient temperature. Scrub using wire or nylon brush to get paint chunks moving and to allow graffiti remover to come into contact with deep in the pores of the brick and mortar. Pressure wash to remove all graffiti and product. Use fan tip to avoid damaging brick and mortar. Repeat if necessary to remove any residual graffiti shadow. Please click here for more detailed instructions for how to remove graffiti from a brick wall. To remove graffiti from a plastic garbage toter or dumpster, spray Clean City Pro Green label medium duty graffiti remover onto tag. Wait 10 to 30 seconds. Swirl lightly with scouring pad. When all paint is butter and loose, wipe with dry absorbent rag or paper towel. Rinse with water to remove all graffiti paint residue and any remaining product. Please click here for more detailed instructions for how to remove graffiti from a garbage dumpster or toter. |
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