Dozens of volunteers spent their Memorial Day weekend honoring fallen service members by removing graffiti from approximately 200 headstones in the Sunset Hill Memorial Estates Cemetery in Glen Carbon Illinois near St. Louis. More than 1,400 graves of United States Veterans are located at the cemetery and an annual flag-raising ceremony is held every year to honor their service and their memories. The graffiti attack included swastikas painted with black spray paint onto the stone headstones, mausoleum, and statues. The removal was a true community effort with dozens of volunteers and local restaurants donating food and drink to support the community graffiti removal action.
The graffiti vandal was identified and arrested based on surveillance camera footage which showed the vandal walking through the cemetery the night of the graffiti attack. This is another example where security cameras help to deter graffiti attacks and security camera footage leads to the arrest of the graffiti vandal. In addition to crimes related to vandalism, the swastikas spray painted onto U.S. service members headstones on Memorial Day Weekend will likely be charged as a hate crime. According to Glen Carbon Police Lt. Wayne White, “The fact that he did this on Memorial Day weekend is inexcusable and disgusting behavior that we’re not going to tolerate.” How to Remove Graffiti Spray Paint from Stone, Limestone, Rock, and Boulders. 3 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Stone, Limestone, Rock and Boulders. 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 3 to 20 minutes Note: A longer or shorter dwell time is possible depending on conditions. If spray paint is highly saturated, the limestone 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. Note: If water source is not available for pressure washer and rinsing, such as cleaning graffiti from National Park, Municipal Park or Forest Preserve, following dwell time, scrub using stiff nylon or brass brush taking care not to scratch surface. Remove as much product and paint pigment using dry absorbent rags or towels. Spray with water from hand held trigger sprayer and dry using dry absorbent rags or towels. Additionally, if no pressure washer is available, a pressurized 1-gallon pump sprayer (insecticide style sprayer) can be used to generate some limited pressure and rinsing action on the stone surface. 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 Product Benefits:
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Step-By-Step Instructions for Removing Graffiti from Rough Surfaces Like Headstones STEP-BY-STEP APPLICATION BEST PRACTICES for Removing Graffiti from Concrete, Brick or Stone 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 and 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 5 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.
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New Trier High School, located in Chicago's suburbs, was hit with three instances of racist graffiti. The racist graffiti appeared in the bathrooms in two different school buildings. The graffiti tagger in one building was identified. The graffiti tagger in the second building is being sought. Consequences for graffiti or harassment include detention or an all-day detention.
Graffiti in school bathrooms is common as the privacy allows for graffiti taggers to use permanent sharpie markers to graffiti tag bathroom partitions. Additionally, identifying the tagger can be a challenge as cameras are not permitted in bathrooms. It is essential that graffiti tagging be removed as quickly as possible to discourage copy-cat graffiti and to discourage the graffiti tagger from additional graffiti tags. A safe, effective, no-odor graffiti remover that is safe to use on plastic and metal should be readily available. How to remove Graffiti from School Bathroom Partitions, School Bathroom Doors and School Bathroom Toilet Paper Dispensers. Five Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from School Bathroom Partitions, School Bathroom Doors, and School Bathroom Toilet Paper Dispensers. 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 plastic substrate, always test first in an inconspicuous location. Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover and Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover have been tested against many types of plastic Bathroom Partitions, Bathroom Doors, and Bathroom Toilet Paper Dispensers. No fogging or etching damage has been documented, but due to the hundreds of different types of plastics used, testing is essential. 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. What's the difference between Graffiti Tagging and Street Art?
Good Street Art is great, good Graffiti Tagging is gone! Wild Flowers are not weeds: Protect Street Art "Street Art are urban wildflowers. In a formal Rose Garden, wildflowers are weeds just like the buckthorn, crabgrass, and dandelions. But in a vibrant, dynamic native garden, wildflowers are different. They bloom in colorful bursts, attract bees and butterflies. They require no watering and they don't choke out other native plants. But the weeds that grow around the wildflowers need to be cleared so that the wildflowers can prosper." Do your part to allow Street Art to Thrive Do your part to keep the streets clean of graffiti tagging so that Street Art can thrive! The only way to change the perception that all graffiti is bad, is to raise the bar and eliminate the bad graffiti and graffiti tagging. A single Street Art sticker on the back of a sign can make a strong visual statement. Graffiti stickers covering a sign drown out Street Art and turns the sign to blight. 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. |
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