Within any city, or even more rural locations, you will always come across incidents of graffiti which can be an unsightly blemish on any area. Many companies are introducing anti graffiti resolutions that provide long term solutions to the problem of vandalism on buildings, underpasses and pavements, to name but a few places.
But when it comes to graffiti what is the best way of tackling the issues, is prevention better than cure? Here we will examine the advantages and disadvantages, if any, of the numerous solutions on the market. So what do you do when you initially have an incident of graffiti happen on your property or within you local area? Dependent upon the size of the graffiti and the surface upon which it has been sprayed it may be possible to clean it yourself with a little hard work and a tough brush. But for the majority of incidents of graffiti you will require the help of a specialist graffiti cleaning company who will employ the use of specialist equipment and solutions to clean the graffiti
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This can often be time consuming and costly but cleaning the incident of graffiti will leave your area looking clean, warm and welcoming; that is until there is another incident of graffiti. You will often find that the perpetrators will revisit the same sites again and again. So if this is the case, putting preventative measures in place could very well be a worthwhile long term investment to protect your business or local area.
Once the graffiti has been cleaned from a location, or even before any incidents of vandalism occur, you could put in place one of the anti graffiti coatings that are available from specialist graffiti cleaning and removal companies. These coatings come in two varieties, sacrificial and non sacrificial coatings. Sacrificial coatings provide a barrier over the surface that it has been applied to and if the surface is to be vandalised the coating and graffiti along with it can be easily removed with a pressure washer, the coating is then reapplied to provide continued protection. Whereas non sacrificial coatings are not removed when an incident of graffiti is cleaned off, although it is still best to routinely reapply the coating over time to ensure ongoing protection.
The choice of coating will often be dependent upon the location and type of surface that it is being applies to, but a specialist graffiti removal company will be able to advise you on the best method that is applicable to your individual requirements. Investing in graffiti removal and protection can be very worthwhile, not only does it leave business environments clean and respectable, but it leaves local areas looking inviting and unintimidating. And as the UK spend over £1 billion on graffiti removal annually, why not save money by investing in some preventative measure now.
