How to Make Your Own Graffiti Remover

Remove graffiti without harmful chemicals.

Approximately $133,367 dollars were spent cleaning up graffiti in the state of Washington during 2007, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. If you are a store or homeowner that has had your personal property defaced by graffiti you know that it is a potentially costly and time-consuming endeavor to remove the paint. There is a homemade graffiti remover that will safely get rid of the unwanted graffiti from your store front or home siding.

Things You'll Need

• Glass bowl
• Rubber gloves
• Paintbrush
• Hard scrub brush
• Garden hose
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 pound washing soda
• 1/2 pound all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Boil 2 cups of water on the stove over high heat. Remove the water from the stove once it reaches a hard boil.

2. Pour the water into a glass bowl and add 1/2 pound of washing soda.

3. Add 1/2 pound of all-purpose flour to the bowl. Stir the ingredients slowly and continue to add flour until the mixture forms a paste.

4. Allow the mixture to cool and, while wearing rubber gloves, apply the homemade cleaner over the graffiti with a paintbrush.

5. Allow the mixture to sit for 30 to 45 minutes. After the time has expired, work the mixture into the graffiti with a hard plastic scrub brush.

6. Rinse off the mixture with a garden hose. If needed, apply the past again until graffiti is gone.

Tips & Warnings

• Paint over stubborn graffiti that you cannot remove.

References

• Esprit Cabane: Environmentally Friendly Wood Stripping
• Gomestic: Household Repair Recipes; Maggie Barry; December 2008
• Washington State Department of Transportation: Graffiti Patrol