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daddydanny · 06-24-2007, 03:32 PM

i live in souther california i was wondering what to charge for graffiti removal service.
i wll be removing graffiti from:
bobtails
disels-trailors
walls
houses fences

mdshunk · 06-24-2007, 03:46 PM

5 bucks ought to cover it.

It's just water. How much can that be?

ron schenker · 06-24-2007, 03:58 PM

I prefer to charge by the word... $7 for big words, 3.75 for small words

PressurePros · 06-24-2007, 05:58 PM

$2 s/f for small jobs. http://www.tagawayproducts.com/
Best removers I have ever used. Every type of surface requires a different cleaner. Do not try to use just water.. you'll be wasting your time unless the tagging was done an hour before.

Jesse Kirchhoff · 06-24-2007, 09:56 PM

I will try tag away soon because of your recommendations Ken.

The little punks around here are tagging everything in town and I hear they are posting their work on the internet. The internet address is actually a part of the graffiti in some places

PressurePros · 06-25-2007, 05:42 AM

Guerilla marketing at its finest.

It's good stuff, Jesse. I think material cost is about $.25 per s/f so its a little expensive.

tom connelly · 01-17-2008, 05:11 PM

tagaway products work great

eaco chem also makes some really good products for tag removal as well. instrip is there new multi-layered paint stripper. its ph is neutral, its very safe and it works great.

prosoco makes some good products too. they also have sacricial coatings.

water doesn't work

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Hickory NC

Barry M · 01-22-2008, 06:11 PM

I've used some of the echochem cleaners before, they are good products

Roof Cleaning · 01-08-2009, 12:59 PM

Thank GOD they are not tagging roofs.
WE would have a hard time cleaning roofs in tampa with paint on them

It is not easy to safely get paint off a shingle roof.

CO2Solutions · 01-10-2009, 06:48 PM

I know this is an old post but I'll answer the guys question as to what I charge...very close to Ken at PressurePro's.
$1.80/ square foot plus a $150 'call out' fee. The 'call out' fee covers fuel for the drive to site and pressure washer AND there are many, many small graffiti jobs out there - therefore its tough to make any money at only a square foot charge - I find most 'tags' are under 25 square feet, so at around $2/square foot you can't make any money. If I get out to site and the 'tag' is under 30 square feet I only charge my call out fee of $150. Seems to be working out for me so far.

ERAD_DIB · 03-13-2009, 01:05 PM

Since CO2Solutions brought this 2007 thread into 2009, I thought I'd help keep it alive.

Re the comment about the little monsters "tagging" everything, it's a world-wide problem. The places that are dealing with it effectively have found that if the mess gets removed as soon as it's discovered, a lot of the attraction goes out of it for the vandals. (And "the difference between 'art' and vandalism is permission.")

For those looking for more prospects, if city government doesn't offer you work, try a merchants association or anyone else directly affected by it. The big thing for taggers is to "get up" in as many places as possible, so there might be a whole row of stores or other locations tagged in one night. In something like a strip mall, maybe the building owner would hire you if the individual occupants didn't.

Talk to potential customers and local government officials about the "broken windows theory."

Quote:

The results, just now circulating in law enforcement circles, are striking: A 20 percent plunge in calls to police from the parts of town that received extra attention. It is seen as strong scientific evidence that the long-debated "broken windows" theory really works—that disorderly conditions breed bad behavior, and that fixing them can help prevent crime.

I can't post the link for that yet (too noo), but it's from Boston.Com, a Boston Globe article about an experiment in Lowell, MA. Graffiti removal is only a part of that, but it's an effective and relatively easy start.

Good luck.

ERAD_DIB · 03-15-2009, 03:05 PM

Thanks to Ken, Tom, and Barry for the tips on Tagaway and EaCo Chem. If either or both of them have something that will get paint off safety glazing (polycarbonate railroad car windows) without clouding it, that'll be a big plus.

I think I'm going to start out with one of the Value Deals from ETS, probably the #3, just to be able to go out and do some before-and-after pictures in a few choice spots. That oughta help me get a foot in the door.
The railroad I work for will be running excursion trains in a few months, and I don't think the passengers should have to look at a bunch of obscenities, etc., under the bridges.

CO2Solutions · 03-15-2009, 05:31 PM

Try http://www.graffitisolutionscanada.com/index.htm - the owner has extensive knowledge of graffiti removal products, he's a great resource...just let him know Mike from 'Peterborough' sent you. I've used a few of his products and they work well! I actually have to order some more from him this week...but for straight up graffiti removal from brick/stone etc. Taginator is the best I've used.

ccpc · 03-15-2009, 07:27 PM

We don't do much graffiti removal.

ERAD_DIB · 03-15-2009, 08:10 PM

I've read good things about both Graffiti Solutions' and ETS' products lately. I think I'm going to try a sample kit from each company, and see what works best for what situations.

This afternoon, I was eyeballing a heated pressure washer on ETS' site. Just the thing for blasting off the last shadow of some stubborn tag. Pretty handy for dealing with anyone who wants to complain because I removed their "masterpiece," too.

Giftcard · 03-17-2009, 09:05 AM

I just used some tagaway to remove spray paint off my truck. Great Stuff.

tom connelly · 04-22-2009, 12:43 AM

wow! this thread has been around a while hasn't it?

tom connelly · 04-22-2009, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ERAD_DIB

Thanks to Ken, Tom, and Barry for the tips on Tagaway and EaCo Chem. If either or both of them have something that will get paint off safety glazing (polycarbonate railroad car windows) without clouding it, that'll be a big plus.

You're welcome.

EaCo Chem has a product called Plexiclean, it can remove graffiti from plexiglass without smoking or hazing the substrate. It works great... I've tried it.

ERAD_DIB · 04-22-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tom connelly

wow! this thread has been around a while hasn't it?

Yeah, CO2Solutions must have given it a squirt of dry ice and revived it. That stuff is an "attention-gettah."

I got a gallon of Graf-Ex from EaCo Chem, and I'm still planning to try some stuff from ETS (Taginator/Tagaway) and Professional's Choice (Graffiti Solutions). It should be interesting to see what works best under different conditions.
After that, I guess it's mostly high pressure and hot water.

tom connelly · 05-20-2009, 01:43 AM

okay, make sure ya post the results. and make sure you try the plexiclean from EaCo Chem for cleaning the plexiglass. It can remove graffiti. However, it isnt as easy as tagaway or graff-ex, but it wont hurt the plexiglass like they do.
Hope it works well.

This is an interesting post.