Watch This Guy Power Wash Graffiti Off Of Nature
- Thomas Nelson
- December 15, 2020
- Nature
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Spend a little time in nature and it won’t take long before you see mankind’s mark in the form of litter, tree carvings, or spray paint graffiti. It’s pretty easy to pick up some litter, but getting rid of spray paint is a little bit harder.
Stephen Singer and Matt Montgomery, two avid outdoorsmen from Colorado, like most of us were frustrated to see graffiti spray painted all over nature. It didn’t take long before that frustration compelled them to action. Singer took it upon himself to learn how to remove graffiti in a sustainable way that wouldn’t harm the environment.
After many tests, they perfected the art of removing graffiti with a power washer. They formed a Facebook group and eventually a nonprofit called Keeping Colorado Beautiful to fund their activities.
The group has recently taken to Reddit to share some videos of their graffiti removal. Some Redditors have concerns about the environmental safety of their power washing solutions and whether or not they may be doing harm to lichens and other creatures that live on the rocks.
“We do our best to avoid lichen removal,” u/KCBshirtlessRestorer wrote in response to a question on Reddit. “And it grows back when we do have to remove some.
He adds: “If we don’t remove it, local governments will paint with brown over it all which permanently destroys lichen population”
The group is dedicated to using environmentally friendly power washing solutions.
“The solvent that we use is Graffiti Remover by Sunnyside Corporation,” u/KeepCOBeautiful writes on Reddit. “Its environmentally friendly and does not damage the rocks underneath.”
The user KeepCOBeautiful on Reddit is the top moderator on the official subreddit for the organization, r/KeepingCOBeautiful.
Watch as ugly graffiti is quickly removed
I don’t know about you, but I could watch power washing videos all day. To see it being used to re-beautify the natural environment is just amazing.
Keeping Colorado Beautiful does rely on contributions from the public in order to keep up their work. If you live in Colorado and would like to help, you can sign up to volunteer on their website.
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