Graffiti has been with us for thousands of years. From the early charcoal drawings on cave walls to post war Chad cartoons and ‘Kilroy was ere’ slogans ( often found in the most unlikely places!)

In some instances, the graffiti is tolerated and sometimes even enjoyed. Some of the works of modern day graffiti artist Banksy, for example, have protection orders placed on them. Other graffiti ‘ art’ quite simply,  has to be removed.

With Soda Blasting,  graffiti  (using paints, felt tip pens etc ) can be successfully removed from most surfaces without damage to the substrate or the environment.

Other forms of removal, mechanical scrubbing and / or chemical treatment, often leave an unsightly scar as a result of the attempted removal, which, in many cases, isn’t entirely successful. More aggressive methods, such as high pressure water,  glass bead or sand blasting often damage the substrate and, in the latter two cases, there is a high volume of non-degradable  residue created  during the process which necessitates a lengthy clean –up.

The Soda Blasting process uses compressed air at low pressure to propel the media ( Sodium Bicarbonate ) against the surface to be cleaned. When the media comes in contact with the contaminant on the substrate, the Sodium Bicarbonate particles explode. The resulting release of energy disrupts the contaminant on the surface leaving the substrate completely unaffected. The volume of media used during Soda Blasting can be a tenth of that used in bead or sand blasting. Most importantly, Sodium Bicarbonate is environmentally friendly, non-hazardous and water soluble.