Two teenage graffiti vandals tagged the Milford High School, not far from Boston, in Milford Massachusetts with red and black spray paint.  The spray paint graffiti appeared on the school's front doors and on a variety of wood and painted structures on the athletic fields.  

The best graffiti remover for metal and glass doors is Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover for painted surfaces. Clean City Pro green Label Graffiti Remover is a fast, effective and safe medium duty graffiti remover for removing Spray Paint, Permanent Marker, adhesive and stickers from a Wide Range of smooth Surfaces including Painted Metal, Plastics, trains, buses, vehicles, panel trucks, bumpers, playgrounds, bathroom partitions, mail boxes, benches, and much more.

Step-by-step instructions for removing Graffiti from Smooth Surfaces such as a painted metal and glass front door.

APPLICATION BEST PRACTICES FOR REMOVING GRAFFITI FROM SMOOTH SURFACES using Clean City Pro Medium Duty Green Label Graffiti Remover.
1.  Always test in inconspicuous area before use.
2.  Use chemical resistant gloves and ventless goggles.
3.  Spray Clean City Pro graffiti remover onto affected area.  (Ready-to-use. No dilution necessary)
4.  Prevent drips using non-scratch scouring pad, microfiber, cotton rag or soft paper towel. 
5.  Allow dwell time (from 30 seconds to 3 min).  Note warmer ambient temperature and scrubbing increase speed of graffiti removal.
6.  As soon as graffiti tag bond with substrate "breaks", lightly loosen paint with non-scratch scouring pad, microfiber, cotton rag or soft paper towel.  The quicker the process, the less likely there will be any paint loss from substrate.
7.  Wipe clean with dry rag or towel.
8.  Rinse with water or wipe with wet rag to remove any remaining graffiti residue. 

The best graffiti remover for painted wood and metal bleachers is Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover for painted surfaces. Clean City Pro Red Label Graffiti Remover is a fast, effective and safe heavy duty graffiti remover for removing Spray Paint and Permanent Marker from a Wide Range of Surfaces including Painted Metal, Plastics, Concrete, Brick and More  

Step-by-step instructions for removing Graffiti from Smooth Surfaces
APPLICATION BEST PRACTICES FOR REMOVING GRAFFITI FROM SMOOTH SURFACES using Clean City Pro Heavy Duty Red Label Graffiti Remover.

1.  Always test in inconspicuous area before use.
2.  Use chemical resistant gloves and ventless goggles.
3.  Spray Clean City Pro graffiti remover onto affected area.  (Ready-to-use. No dilution necessary)
4.  Prevent drips using non-scratch scouring pad, microfiber, cotton rag or soft paper towel. 
5.  Allow dwell time (from 10 seconds to 3 min).  Note warmer ambient temperature and scrubbing increase speed of graffiti removal.
6.  As soon as graffiti tag bond with substrate "breaks", lightly loosen paint with non-scratch scouring pad, microfiber, cotton rag or soft paper towel.  The quicker the process, the less likely there will be any paint loss from substrate.
7.  Wipe clean with dry rag or towel.
8.  Rinse with water or wipe with wet rag to remove any remaining graffiti residue. 

Zion National Park is one of Utah’s most-visited national parks.  It is magnificent in its natural beauty and is a source of pride for all Americans.

Despite this, a graffiti tagger has defaced a rock face with spray paint.  This has resulted in outrage and disgust.

National Park officials have had to remind visitors to this US National Park that graffiti tags (in this case a pair of triangles) is NOT art.  It is NOT artistic expression.  It is ONLY vandalism.

"As important as artistic expression is, we do not want to deface the natural resources of our beautiful public lands,” the post reads on the Zion National Park Website. “No matter how small or superficially drawn, graffiti in the park is vandalism. Humans have been leaving their marks on rock walls for thousands of years in this region. But these days, writing on the walls isn’t necessary, and in a national park, it’s illegal.”

The punishment for vandalism includes possible jail time and potentially thousands of dollars in fines.

What is the difference between street art and graffiti tagging?  Everything.  

How to Remove Graffiti Spray Paint from Stone, Limestone, Rock, and Boulders.​

3 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Stone, Limestone, Rock and Boulders.
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Step 1: Brush Clean City Pro GREEN Label Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag.  In closed and sensitive environments such as Ape Cave, the best practice to to "paint" the graffiti remover onto the graffiti remover using a thick deck brush.  This focuses the graffiti remover precisely onto the graffiti tag and avoids spraying product which will result in small airborne droplets of graffiti remover solvent.

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 

Graffiti is a problem wherever it appears, but it is particularly offensive and infuriating when graffiti taggers vandalize National Parks, National Forests, and National Monuments, and other important protected locations.  Graffiti has emerged as a significant challenge and growing problem at Ape Cave at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.  Ape Cave is the third third-longest lava tube in North America and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Washington State. 

​Yet, the U.S. Forest Service officials have not been able to remove graffiti tagging, in some cases for over two years, due to the nasty chemicals found in most graffiti removers and their reluctance to introduce these chemicals into Ape Cave's sensitive micro-environment.  Additionally, a super low VOC product, Clean City Pro evaporates very slowly allowing the product to be removed from the cave with minimal impact on the micro-environment.

For sensitive environments found in National Parks, National Forests, and National Monuments, the best graffiti remover choice is Clean City Pro Green Label Graffiti Remover.

PRODUCT BENEFITS 

• High-Performance
• Highly-Effective
• Spray and Wipe or Spray and Pressure Wash
• Safe for User 
• Safe for Pets
• Safe for Environment
• ​Scientifically-Formulated 
• Non-Hazardous Shipping 

​ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

• "Green" Graffiti Remover
• Super Low VOC
• Low Odor
• Non-Toxic
• Non-Hazardous Shipping
• Soy/Bio-Based
• No Prop 65 Chemicals
• Readily Biodegradable
• Non-Corrosive
  
• Non-Flammable
• Non-Aerosol

How to Remove Graffiti Spray Paint from Stone, Limestone, Rock, and Boulders.​

3 Simple Steps to Remove Graffiti from Stone, Limestone, Rock and Boulders.
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Step 1: Brush Clean City Pro GREEN Label Graffiti Remover onto graffiti tag.  In closed and sensitive environments such as Ape Cave, the best practice to to "paint" the graffiti remover onto the graffiti remover using a thick deck brush.  This focuses the graffiti remover precisely onto the graffiti tag and avoids spraying product which will result in small airborne droplets of graffiti remover solvent.

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

APPLICATION BEST PRACTICES FOR REMOVING GRAFFITI using Clean City Pro Medium Duty Green Label Graffiti Remover.
1.  Always test in inconspicuous area before use.
2.  Use chemical resistant gloves and ventless goggles.
3.  Brush Clean City Pro Green Label graffiti remover onto affected area.  (Ready-to-use. No dilution necessary)
4.  Prevent drips using non-scratch scouring pad, microfiber, cotton rag or soft paper towel. 
5.  Allow moderate dwell time (from 15 to 3o min).  Note warmer ambient temperature and scrubbing increase speed of graffiti removal.
6.  As soon as graffiti tag bond with substrate "breaks", lightly loosen paint with non-scratch scouring pad, microfiber, cotton rag or soft paper towel.  The quicker the process, the less likely there will be any paint loss from substrate.
7.  Wipe clean with dry rag or towel.
8.  Rinse with water or wipe with wet rag to remove any remaining graffiti residue. 

After a rise in graffiti tagging and the blight associates with graffiti in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Downtown Development Authority and the Cheyenne Police Department are partnering with a pressure washing company to remove graffiti throughout the city at no cost for residents and businesses.  There is a from that property owners can fill out to request the graffiti removal services.

"It is vandalism on the building and we are trying to beautify downtown and and make downtown better and a more friendly place, and stuff like this doesn't help the cause" says Cameron Karajanis General Manager of Provisions Wine & Spirits.

Special Projects Manager Esther Gonzales says "We have tourist, visitors, workers, and residents, that drive by here everyday, and the impression that we get is its not a very favorable neighborhood and that's what we are trying to defeat."

Graffiti taggers caught will be fined or face jail time for their misdemeanor or felony crimes.

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. 

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.

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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:

• Gel Formulation is designed to cling to vertical surfaces and provide maximum dwell time
• High-Performance
• Highly-Effective
• Spray and Pressure Wash
• Safe  for User
• Safe for Pets
• Safe for Environment
• ​Scientifically-Formulated
• Non-Hazardous Shipping

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

• "Green" Graffiti Remover
• Super Low VOC
• Low Odor
• Non-Toxic
• Non-Hazardous Shipping
• Soy-Powered
• Bio-Based
• Readily Biodegradable
• Non-Corrosive
• Non-Flammable
• Non-Aerosol

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.
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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.