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Graffiti expression Vs Criminal activity

Most graffitists perform poorly in school. Being bored, socially excluded, family and community crises, lack of opportunity to have a good free time, youth unemployment. All these are causes for graffiti and other vandalism. In view of the police, those involved in graffiti do it for fame, recognition and identification. For at least 20 years, […]

by Yair Frid , August 2, 2013

Cool street art

The vast majority of graffiti we remove in Melbourne is quick and ugly tags. Properly graffiti removal without damaging the surface is what we do best. However, under very specific circumstances, it is advisable to leave it as is. Especially if it is a Banksy. A mural painted by graffiti artist Banksy in a gas […]

by Yair Frid , August 2, 2013

Graffiti removal: Solutions to Opportunistic Damage

Graffiti removal: Solutions to Opportunistic Damage One solution to reduce opportunistic damage is to reduce opportunities for graffitists and vandals to attack. This is accomplished with a situational method, which means changing the environment in which criminals operate, instead of trying to change the character or motivation of the offender. The situational method to control […]

by Yair Frid , August 2, 2013

Understanding graffiti.

Not all graffiti is done by teenage misfits and not all vandalism is intended to harm others. Graffiti and vandalism are complex and multifaceted problems that require a variety of responses to solve it. Removing graffiti like we do is part of the solution, especially if we don’t want it to re-appear. However, to completely […]

by Yair Frid , August 2, 2013

6 things you must know before removing graffiti

by Yair Frid , July 6, 2013

Graffiti removal from trucks

Graffiti removal from trucks One of our specialised services is to remove graffiti from trucks in Melbourne. Removing graffiti from trucks or any other vehicle is meticulous work since it is very important to avoid damaging the surface, especially if it is vinyl. There are many benefits when removing graffiti from your truck and the […]

by Yair Frid , July 6, 2013

How graffiti starts?

The importance of removing graffiti quickly and the connection with the Broken Window Theory.James Q. Wilson proposed the broken windows theory in 1982. He tried to explain the urban disorder effect, vandalism, crime and antisocial behaviour. So, how graffiti starts? This theory suggests that when a large city is maintained and kept to a high […]

by Yair Frid , July 6, 2013

Exotic graffiti

Most of the graffiti attacks in Melbourne, are carried out near train stations, thats the reason most of our graffiti removal jobs are done near transport hubs.  The train is a kind of transportation allowing graffiti vandals to move fast and almost anonymously after midnight. Having said that, we have removed graffiti within distant parts […]

by Yair Frid , July 6, 2013

How to avoid graffiti.

After finishing our graffiti removal  job tin Melbourne, many of our customers have asked us what to do in order to avoid this happening again. We are able to use a few different strategies so you do not become another victim of graffiti vandalism. Security cameras. – A property protected by security cameras is less […]

by Yair Frid , July 6, 2013

Comprehension of graffiti and its reasons.

It is important to understand why certain individuals feel attracted to graffiti in Melbourne in order to perform prevention effective strategies. We have to recognise that people involved or part of graffiti creation do not belong to a homogeneous group, and likewise graffiti has not an equal category as well as reasons to make it. […]

by Yair Frid , June 28, 2013