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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: derek west on March 14, 2010, 08:39:52 pm

Title: graffiti removal
Post by: derek west on March 14, 2010, 08:39:52 pm
might as well offer this as a service seeing as i'm moving into driveways and patio's etc.....

does anyone do this, what are the best chems,, is it pretty simple to do with the right kit etc...

is there anyone out there that does a lot of this work that i can have a chat too?, maybe at carpex thursday if your going.
Title: Re: graffiti removal
Post by: Griffus on March 14, 2010, 09:01:45 pm
The guys that do this on a decent scale tend to use hot water machines and task specific chemicals.

I have successfully carried out a few small jobs, linked in to other work. I use industrial paint stripper and lowish pressure with our cold water machine. You have to be very careful with splashes and run off.

The paint stripper is pretty much the same as Nitromorse (gel texture) and would take a fair bit of time to apply to a full length wall. For this reason and with our set-up we wouldn't be competitive should we quote for larger jobs.
Title: Re: graffiti removal
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on March 15, 2010, 12:38:34 am
Derek i use graffiti hotlines products, they are water based so with most local goverments considerd friendly, easy to apply, cold water on low pressure is fine.
Hot water i have found is only needed when removing graffiti which has been protected by a wax coating which needs heat to remove
Title: Re: graffiti removal
Post by: derek west on March 15, 2010, 09:38:33 am
cheers cleaner exteriors, have you done the one day training course with graffiti hotline? was thinking of doing it but at that price i need to hear good things about it.
Title: Re: graffiti removal
Post by: p1w1 on March 15, 2010, 10:37:21 am
cheers cleaner exteriors, have you done the one day training course with graffiti hotline? was thinking of doing it but at that price i need to hear good things about it.

I am going to do this course myself, i don't really think its that expensive..I was told on another forum that it was a great course and hands on plus they provide good after care if you need it like help with pricing etc..

paul
Title: Re: graffiti removal
Post by: cleaner-exteriors on March 15, 2010, 01:05:35 pm
Yes derek done it last year it was very good with lots of hands on training
Title: Re: graffiti removal
Post by: Rob_Mac on March 22, 2010, 04:55:05 pm
Derek

Have a look at tensid. I do a lot of graffiti removal, there is two in particular we use, Easistrip and Ghost removal. Never let me down. They are about 50 per 5 litre tub but well worth the cost!!!!

Rob ;D