Even the
highest PSI pressure washer won’t
clean a dirty car, so it’s certainly
not going to remove graffiti which has
impregnated a porous surface. Don’t
ever think that it will remove
graffiti by close blasting. One can
easily cause damage to walls by
blasting too close or using the wrong
types of tips because the graffiti
removers have either not been left on
long enough, have dried out too soon,
or have not been flood coated
adequately on porous brick and masonry
surfaces.
Always remember that the pressure washer is the last thing started. In graffiti removal, the pressure washer is only being used as a quick release rinse of already dissolved or softened graffiti. It is the graffiti removal products which should be doing most, if not all of the work.
Use a 15° (yellow) fan tip for graffiti removal and keep your gun strokes even and gentle, watching carefully not to come in too close to the surface. If you need to come in closer, be sure to keep the gun moving on the surface to avoid knocking out old mortar joints on brick or removing cement stucco from the surface.
1) Typical
graffiti can be removed easily
with a small cold water
machine such as our EcoBlaster.
However, for the commercial
contractor we always recommend
moving up to a hot water
unit.
2)
In graffiti removal, the
pressure washer is only being
used as a quick release rinse
of already dissolved or
softened graffiti. It is the
graffiti removal products
which should be doing most, if
not all of the
work.