Grafffiti on wood fence

[HotShot]

Hey guys and gals....I just noticed this on the way to my house this evening. It's a couple houses down from me. Little punks, I'd love to catch them...

Anyways, I'm no where near being a wood guy, but I was wondering if it's possible to take this off without destroying the fence. The fence is pretty oxidized and could stand to have something to make it look nice. What are your guys' suggestions? I'd love to be able to approach the owner and say, hey I can make that look new again if you like. Or at least be able to say...hey, I can get that crap off of your fence if you like.

Any thoughts?

[seymore]

HMmm i've never tried to remove graffiti but sodium hydroxide stripper can remove some paints.Now since the fence is cedar it's pretty soft p/washing the top layer off could remove the paint.

I would strip it then if you still see a shadow left of the paint then light bleach then rinse real well.Brighten with oxalic and none of this works replace the pickets.

looks like he needs gutter work too is that what see hanging off the roof?

[HotShot]

yeah, the old owners rented it out to some "no so credible" people and they did a number on their beautiful house. The owners are back now and I see work going on all the time there.

Thanks Shane for the advice.....

[seymore]

Originally Posted by HotShot

Thanks Shane for the advice.....

No Problemo Anthony

[HotShot]

I was just re-reading your post Shane and I realized that you said..."since it's cedar"....that's amazing to me. I guess I need a good lesson in wood. I wouldn't know if it's pine, cedar, oak....let's see what else is there? Anyways, that's pretty cool that you can recognize different types of wood like that.

[Beth n Rod]

I agree, a sodium hydroxide based stripper should work, wash, neutralize it with oxalic afterwards, then rinse.

Beth

[HotShot]

thanks Beth....that must be the ticket. Would straight Sodium Hydroxide work? I use it to clean hoods, so I have it on hand....

[seymore]

Originally Posted by HotShot

Would staight Sodium Hydroxide work? I use it to clean hoods, so I have it on hand....

Straight S/H.liquid soap mixture would work cause that's what i use on wood.Don's forget to use some oxalic to brighten after stripping it.

[HotShot]

alright....thanks Shane. I'm going to approach them and see if I can't do it. I appreciate the help you guys. If they let me do it, I'll post some pics of how it turned out.

Oh yeah, I use 6 oz. Sodium Hydroxide and and about 2 oz. of Dawn per 1 gallon for hoods, does that sound about right for wood as well?

[seymore]

I wouldn't go that strong i usually mix 16.oz S/H per 5 gal water.

You could make a mix and use a spray bottle to test the painted spots.

Now you won't have to strip the whole fence but you could bleach the rest of the fence to even out the look.It would help if they would want to seal the fence to keep the water marks from coming back!

[HotShot]

that's true, I'm usually taking grease off. I think that I'll suggest that section of fence.

[PressurePros]

Don't be too surprised if it the SH doesn't work all that well, Anthony. Spray paint is wicked stuff. The drying agents and composition of the paint itself make certain types impossible to remove from wood. Good luck with it, let us know how you make out.

[seymore]

Originally Posted by PressurePros

Don't be too surprised if it the SH doesn't work all that well, Anthony. Spray paint is wicked stuff. The drying agents and composition of the paint itself make certain types impossible to remove from wood. Good luck with it, let us know how you make out.

Ken what was that chem you use on graffiti for concrete?

Would that work on wood?

I would think once you take a layer of wood off than there would no more paint but i've never tried to remove it.

[HotShot]

thanks Ken...If they let me do it, I'll take pics...good or bad.

[PressurePros]

Shane

www.taginator.com

It's made locally. That actually used to have a picture of one of my early graffitti cleanups on that site, not sure if it still there though.