Graffiti Removal

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Been receiving a lot of graffiti removal calls recently. Below is an example of a job trailer we did last week. The 45' sides have a canvas banner which is screen printed with the GC's information. Local "taggers" did what "taggers do. Not sure how long ago the graffiti was done, but it was a challenge getting the majority of it out. Used Tagaway on the canvas areas and Goof Off on the aluminum and metal areas.

2 days later I drove past the site and the "taggers" have already tagged the trailer again. I am scheduled to redo the trailer once again this week.

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Great pics! Excellent job on removing all of that Grafetee. Looks to me like you may have some job security there for awile.
 
Canvas and painted metal sound like difficult situations. Looks perfect in the pictures, how do you do it? Is goof off your goto product over paint, and how does it affect the paint underneath? On electric boxes or painted walls I always suggest paint over it because it doesn't seem worth it tying to remove it and the paint underneath gets marked anyway.

Is that tagaway a solvent? For brick, cement etc I've always found that the nastiest product works the best which I've found to be jasco paint and epoxy remover in the gold can - dunn edwards.

I tried a sample of a soybean product the other day - It really works! So far it seems like it dissolves paint as good as anything I've seen. It's quite expensive, like 80 bucks a gallon but I think it might be a good deal. It's oily and doesn't evaporate at all and goes a LONG way. I've had about enough of the solvents.
 
Tagaway will remove tags over previously painted surfaces, normally without destroying the painted surface underneath. The exceptions to that last statement is if the original painted surface was not prepped properly before the top coat of paint was applied. Other factors are in the original painted surface is a latex paint, the tag has been on for more than a couple months (especially here in AZ when the tag has been baked by the sun). Most spray paints are enamel, and the enamel bonds very well to latex undercoats.

Taganator works extremely well on bare concrete and masonry walls. Spray, let dwell for 10-15 minutes then wash off. No shadowing and no graffiti.

The cavas surface on the trailer above was one of the most challanging projects I have ever done. Tagaway was the only solution, and have to apply several times, hand scrub and wipe aff. Did a final wash with my fleet wash product, then applied a thick coat of finish spray wax to help prevent further tagging from adhering as well.
Waiting to hear back from the GC. I have offered to install a battery/solar operated motion detection security system on the trailer for him. The system I have installed before will call the Police, the GC and send a text message anytime the motion detector has been activated more than 3 times within 1 minute. The cost of this system is close to what I charged for the initial graffiti removal project.
I don't mind cleaning the graffiti off their trailer once a week, but I have found that GC's appreciate the suggestions of other options to secure their properties. I have an electrician buddy who I sub out the security instals, and we both make $$$ off that service also.

Goof Off is a good product, but will also melt the underlying paint under the graffiti. Goof Off is a petroleum solvent. I prefer to use environmentally friendlier products, like Tagaway or Taginator. They are bio degradable/ environmentally friendly, just make sure you wear gloves, eye protection and try not to inhale the product.
 
Great job!

Tom - have you looked at www.mybke.com ?

Their stuff is great - Roger will be doing a demo at the Georgia RT.

Might have to try this product. How many others have experience with this product? And where is it available and what is the current costs ?

Thanks CarolinaProWash for the info.
 
Great job, looks great.

You might look into sacrificial coatings so when they tag it again, usually hot or warm water with some pressure will remove the wax-like coating.

This way you can upsell the coating and charge less per tag to help them out but re-apply the coating when done cleaning.





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Tagaway will remove tags over previously painted surfaces, normally without destroying the painted surface underneath. The exceptions to that last statement is if the original painted surface was not prepped properly before the top coat of paint was applied. Other factors are in the original painted surface is a latex paint, the tag has been on for more than a couple months (especially here in AZ when the tag has been baked by the sun). Most spray paints are enamel, and the enamel bonds very well to latex undercoats.

Taganator works extremely well on bare concrete and masonry walls. Spray, let dwell for 10-15 minutes then wash off. No shadowing and no graffiti.

The cavas surface on the trailer above was one of the most challanging projects I have ever done. Tagaway was the only solution, and have to apply several times, hand scrub and wipe aff. Did a final wash with my fleet wash product, then applied a thick coat of finish spray wax to help prevent further tagging from adhering as well.
Waiting to hear back from the GC. I have offered to install a battery/solar operated motion detection security system on the trailer for him. The system I have installed before will call the Police, the GC and send a text message anytime the motion detector has been activated more than 3 times within 1 minute. The cost of this system is close to what I charged for the initial graffiti removal project.
I don't mind cleaning the graffiti off their trailer once a week, but I have found that GC's appreciate the suggestions of other options to secure their properties. I have an electrician buddy who I sub out the security instals, and we both make $$$ off that service also.

Goof Off is a good product, but will also melt the underlying paint under the graffiti. Goof Off is a petroleum solvent. I prefer to use environmentally friendlier products, like Tagaway or Taginator. They are bio degradable/ environmentally friendly, just make sure you wear gloves, eye protection and try not to inhale the product.


Looks like a brand new box , how long dis it take you to do the whole trailer?
 
Looks like a brand new box , how long dis it take you to do the whole trailer?

6 man hours to remove the graffiti (lots of hand work), and another hour to wash and spray wax the entire trailer.

As Christopher suggested, I up-sold the wax job to provide easier removal of future graffiti. Good thing I did, the vandals tagged the trailer again over the weekend, just waiting on the GC's approval to remove it again.
 
the vandals tagged the trailer again over the weekend, just waiting on the GC's approval to remove it again.
Your gonna have to get your taggers to take a break for a while mate. LOL customer will be on to you if it happens to regularly. All jokes aside AWESOME JOB MAN!
 
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