With graffiti on murals increasing here in Portland, we are using MuralShield, a products from SPARC on some of the more vulnerable murals (i.e., ground level and on walls previously the territory of taggers). For those murals not protected with the product that get hit with graffiti, there is a product that will mostly remove the tag and keep the painting intact with little compromising – Transgel Graffiti Remover also available from SPARC.

The best prevention is immediate removal of the graffiti. We’ve lost at least one mural to tagging because each effort to begin repairs was hit with more tagging. Much of it stemmed from not liking the mural. It was ultimately replaced with a new mural that hasn’t been touched.

Peggy

Peggy Kendellen

Public Art Manager

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Regional Arts & Culture Council

411 NW Park, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97209

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From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com [mailto:public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Pontious, Susan (ART)
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 9:50 AM
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Subject: RE: Anti-graffiti coatings on painted retaining walls

Dearest HWWODOCPAG,

Oh, venerable one, please don’t tantalize us with your knowledge; what are the techniques you have used to reduce/eliminate graffiti on murals? I agree that coatings are not the necessarily the solution.

Susan Pontious

Program Director

Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program

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From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com [mailto:public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Jon Pounds
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 7:37 AM
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Subject: Re: Anti-graffiti coatings on painted retaining walls

Do the retaining walls have soil/rainwater behind them? Chicago experience is that you want/need a breathable primer in those cases. i.e. gesso breathes much better than polys or epoxies.

There are other techniques (developed over years of conscious attention) that have been very effective in reducing/eliminating graf on murals (at least in Chicago). Many of our murals don't even have coatings on top of the color - the fewer the layers of paint applied, the better the wall will breathe.

Jon Pounds - HWWODOCPAG

He Who Was Once Director Of Chicago Public Art Group

On 1/4/18 7:58 AM, Lange, Christopher wrote:

Hello PAN ListServ,

We are looking for recommendations of anti-graffiti coatings on painted retaining walls that use a two part Sherwin Williams system of Macropoxy 646 (primer) and Acrolon 218 Polyurethane. If any of you have any products you’ve had success with in the past in this type of application that doesn’t affect the finished wall color, please share.

Thank you,

Chris Lange

Art-in-Transit Program Administrator

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

600 East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28202

P. 704-432-2391 / ridetransit.org
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