Graffiti/Tagging Removal
Graffiti and tags are not easy to remove effectively without the correct training and equipment.
Using the wrong cleaning products or water pressures on porous surfaces like stone & brickwork can result in surfaces being permanently damaged and a shadow left. Non-porous surfaces can be stained, burnt, or scratched. These kinds of damage are irreversible.
Unless you are simply repainting over a previously painted surface (a service we also provide), removing graffiti and tags is a job best left to DETAG. We have the knowledge and specialist equipment to remove it fully without damaging your surfaces.
We remove the following.
All type of paint-based products as well as chalk & spray chalk
Biro ink, marker pen; waxy products, for example lipstick
Murals, graffiti, tags, throw ups, paint daubed or thrown on surfaces. Fresh and dried in
Old, cured and sun-baked graffiti & tags; shadows and traces of paint that other removal companies leave behind
Higher level graffiti – IPAF and PASMA trained/accredited and fully insured to work at heights with static & mobile towers, vertical scissor booms and MWEPS (cherry pickers, etc)
Graffiti & tagging that is tricky to get to - for example motorway underpasses. Fully Chapter 8 compliant to stop and work at roadsides.
Inaccessible/remote graffiti – we can operate stand-alone and self-sufficient for power and water when required
Often areas targeted by graffiti and tags also attract anti-social behaviour in terms of chewing gum and stickers being placed on walls and surfaces, both indoors and outdoors. DETAG carry all the equipment and biodegradable cleaning agents on board our vehicle to remove all evidence of these unwanted items.
Likewise, places, street furniture, signage, etc. can be blighted by illegal fly posters. We have the means to remove these quickly without leaving a trace.
Surfaces we routinely tackle.
Limestones (including Portland & Bath stone) & Sandstones (including Purbeck)
Granite, Marble, Slate, Concrete, Render, Brickwork, Tiles, Stucco, Bungaroosh, Tarmac
Historic Monuments and Heritage Stone (where we may apply if needed a special heritage stone cleaning pre-treatment before doing a low pressure superheated wash)
Most Plastics & Signage. Acrylic products like Polycarbonate/Perspex/Plexiglass
Glass, Wood, Vinyl and Vinyl wrap
Aluminium, uPVC, Cladding, Powder Coated Metals, Steel and Galvanised Steel
Cars, Vans and Trucks as well as most Plant & Machinery
If a surface isn’t listed above, it may still be possible to remove the graffiti/tags. Best to contact us so we can examine it for you.
DETAG can also help you repaint over pre-existing painted surfaces targeted by graffiti/tags where it is not possible to remove the offending material.
After your surfaces are graffiti & tag free, you should consider protecting them against future attack.
GRAFFITI FACTS
Unwanted graffiti/tags not only look dreadful on surfaces they have been applied to; the spray paint used contains harsh, toxic chemicals which will eventually erode brick, stone and concrete of left there over time.