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Paint-based removal (covering) – 2012 season closed
November typically signals the end of paint covering season (painting over a graffiti-covered surface). As some of you may already know, lower temperatures prevent exterior paint from properly adhering to most surfaces, which compromises the...
The St. Joseph’s Oratory: cleaning graffiti on heritage and historic buildings
Graffiti-Solutions has been mandated to clean graffiti on several different structures and surfaces around Saint Joseph's Oratory. Because of its multiple access points, the "campus" is often prey to graffiti. This type of...
Lachine City Hall Vandalized – Student Protest Turns to Graffiti
Urgent call this morning, Lachine Town Hall had been vandalized overnight, the entrance covered with red graffiti with messages supporting the student protests of recent weeks. The Solutions Graffiti team was quickly dispatched to respond to this...
The effect of global warming on graffiti in Montreal (26 degrees in March?!?)
Our climate is changing, and it seems to be affecting the world of graffiti removal. In the nearly 10 years since Graffiti-Solutions opened its doors, we have noticed that (almost) every year, the season seems to start earlier and end later than...
What is the Artistic Value of Graffiti?
Consider the graffiti pictured on the right, seen on McGill University campus. Would you say that it is a positive message? A form of social commentary? A small element of positivity among the many cynical or negative influences facing Montrealers...