In this acid graffiti Blog we have a commercial building window that has had an acid graffiti “tag” etched into its glass
As paint is far too easy to clean off of glass todays graffiti “artists” (?!?) now use a hydrofluoric acid solution to simply “draw” onto the glass
The acid graffiti burns into the surface of the glass making it impossible to wipe off but fortunately for us not impossible to remove
Acid Graffiti Blog
Stage 1. Remove acid graffiti “tag” from glass
*Although this may be “acid etched” graffiti rather than the more traditional “glass scratch” graffiti to us they are no different and the glass polishing process is the same
Starting with our 2nd roughest grit cutting disc we begin to remove the glass on the acid graffiti “tag”
We cut the glass growing the area evenly so as not to distort the glass during the glass polishing process until all visible traces of the acid etched graffiti “tag” are removed
The main focus of this stage is keeping the glass flat whilst removing the acid-etched graffiti “tag”
Once we are happy with our area we move on the the next stage
Stage 2. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We now cut the glass again but this time with a finer grit cutting disc
By now the acid etched graffiti “tag” should be gone from the glass so the main focus of this stage is working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat so as not to distort it during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all of the acid etched graffiti “tag” is removed from the glass
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the next stage
Stage 3. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We once again cut the glass but this time with an even finer grit cutting disc
As with the previous glass polishing stage the acid etched graffiti “tag” should be gone from the glass so the main focus of this stage is working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat so as not to distort it during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all of the acid etched graffiti “tag” is removed from the glass
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the next stage
Stage 4. Remove all traces of previous glass polishing process
We now cut the glass for the final time, once again with an even finer grit cutting disc
The main focus of this glass polishing stage is again working the area evenly as one to guarantee the full removal of the previous stage whilst still keeping the glass flat during the glass polishing process
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times, not forgetting to slightly increase its size, we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all of the acid etched graffiti “tag” is removed from the glass
Once we are happy with our area we move on to the final stage, polishing
Stage 5. Polish the glass to restore its clarity
We have now cut the glass to a point where the cut is fine enough to be polished out
We now use a polishing pad and polish to remove the previous glass polishing stage and to bring the glass back to its original clarity
When we have gone over our area 2-3 times we check that all traces of the previous glass polishing stage and all of the acid etched graffiti “tag” is gone
The job has now been completed
We have now come to the end of our Acid Graffiti Blog
All of the acid graffiti “tag” has been fully removed from the glass and all traces of the glass polishing process are gone
The glass is once again back to its original acid graffiti free condition and clarity, all in a matter of hours and at a fraction of the cost of replacement
