Hi there. We recently had some tagger spray one of our murals. It was done in Acrylic with no clearcoat. We have tried a graffitti cleaner...it removed the paint. It was painted in 2001 so it had plenty of time to cure. It is over the entire face of the mural, so cleaning is going to be a problem. Anyone know of any secrets to getting this off. I reckon it was some cheap rattle can enamel paint. Worse case is to start over again, but this was a scene from our local native american village in the 1700's. It is a favorite of everyone here, so the town in very concerned. All the people in the mural were local natives from the Clallam tribe. I know it is very hard to come in and try to patch it together.
Any help will be appreciated.
Waiting anxiously for a reply ....
Thanks
Jackson
If you don't mind spending a few dimes, my number is 360-457-3703 or jackson@olypen.com.
Either way.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
Often rattle-can enamels can be really slow to cure properly- I'd try some mineral turpentine, gently, even though it's been a couple of days.
When you say the background is acrylic- I guess you mean waterbased paint, rather than acrylic lacquer or is it acrylic meaning perspex?
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Jackson, try some petroleum jelly(vasoline)along with Bon-Ami...Go Lightly. BTW howd' you folks fair that storm of lsat week? I am down in the Oregon Coast nowand it tore things up pretty good.
Posted by Jackson Smart (Member # 187) on :
Ian: This was a cold damp day....so I am hoping it didn't set to hard. It is acrylic artist colors...I think Nova colors. Exterior waterbased paints. I will try some turpentine and see what that does......I didn't think to try that...thanks
Jack....Vasoline and bon-ami...hahaha It just made me laugh....old memories
I will give that a whirl and see what happens. All good ideas.....anything will help.
We ducked the wind storm where we are. It blasted the coast tho....the whole place got slammed. We are tucked up on the top of the peninsula, sorta out of the way. We got a LOT of rain and some snow....Oh-well, dodged another bullit. I heard it hit hard in Lincoln City. We go there often for pool tournements....I can see why it got hit. The casino sits right on the water. Yeow!! We all live on the edge anymore...eh?
Thanks all for the quick replies. I'll keep you posted.
l8tr
Jackson
Posted by Jackson Smart (Member # 187) on :
Oh yeah.....I forgot one thing Jack. Gray Lucier, another crazy artist from down in Rocklin town say's to yell hi at you if I talk to you again....so hey from Gray. He lives here now. He throws some outrages parties here on the second friday of the month....he lives in a big industrial building down on the waterfront.
Does some great work. Talented dude. Loves it here...of course. Say's to come up and party with us.
l8tr
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Since it's all over the mural, this is probably going to be a do over.
Most aerosol cans I've worked with are fast drying. Once it adheres to the mural, cleaning it off with solvents is going to take everything with it. Trying to buff or lightly sand it off could not only take a lot longer than repainting it, but leave a lot to repaint anyway to get the finish back to match what hasn't been tagged.
Some times you just have to bite the bullet and realize that not everything can be repaired.
If there's a risk this could happen again, a top coat of anti graffiti clear would be a good investment after the cleanup/redo. Rapid
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...if the mural is water based, try lacquer thinner.
Posted by Jackson Smart (Member # 187) on :
Thanks again everyone....
Ray...you're right...it does go the length of the mural . It is looking like it may end up that way. Bummer. The problem is trying to clean something that has been fading for a few years. Trying to patch it after cleaning will be a large undertaking. You will always see the patched area....no matter what you do. Oh-well....we shall keep trying to resolve this issue.
WR....we tried lacquer thinner the first time around....it really attacked the acrylic paint.
The worst part is it was a racial slur....with tourists around town, it is hard to take off the tarps and start to clean. It is right on the city pier in the historic downtown.
I was hoping we were past all that nonsense. Guess not.
Thanks for everyones input.
l8tr
Jackson
Posted by stein Saether (Member # 430) on :
knife scrape??
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jackson Smart: The worst part is it was a racial slur....with tourists around town, it is hard to take off the tarps and start to clean.
when I realize I've written some numbers related to my costs on a workorder that a client might see... I write 1234567 over top of whatever & it quickly becomes illegible. I was thinking if you found a possible solution that just required a little time & elbow grease... you could add some easily cleaned waterbase lines just to remove the shock value for while you worked.
Posted by David C. Petri (Member # 6645) on :
When we did billboards in the old days, we would take a pattern of the intricate stuff,lift off the offensive material with whatever worked and match/repaint those areas with our best mixing efforts by eye and formula. Correcting,enhancing and improving the present situation as we went. Since it was a few years since your mural was painted,a little cleaning & "fresh" paint will do it and the town, some good, and show the perpetrator that he or she didn't win after all.
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I heard it hit hard in Lincoln City. We go there often for pool tournements....I can see why it got hit. The casino sits right on the water. Yeow!! We all live on the edge anymore...eh?