Cities looking to beautify their neighborhoods through cleanup and restoration efforts can quickly and easily reduce unsightly graffiti with Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Anti-Graffiti Coating. The coating prevents graffiti from adhering to underlying surfaces and allows unwelcome artwork to be easily washed away. It can help cities remove – and prevent – graffiti to preserve and enhance neighborhood aesthetics, foster pride in communities, and promote healthy and safe environments for residents and businesses.
According to Keep America Beautiful (KAB), municipalities with graffiti problems can experience decreased feelings of safety among citizens and visitors, lower retail sales, reduced ridership on transit systems, and lower property values. Therefore, cities spend millions of dollars annually on graffiti cleanup to enhance the beauty and general welfare of their communities. These efforts can especially pay off when graffiti removal can be done quickly and efficiently, as KAB reports that repeat defacing is reduced – almost to the point of complete elimination – when graffiti is removed from a municipal surface within the first 48 hours.