Graffiti removal across Wolverhampton and the Black Country
Graffiti tends to appear overnight on shopfronts, shutters, boundary walls and the sides of industrial units, often along busy roads and rail lines where it is seen by everyone passing. The longer it stays, the more it invites more of the same.
Locus Services removes graffiti from commercial and public buildings across Wolverhampton and the rest of the Black Country. We match the method to the surface, so the paint comes off without damaging the brick, stone, render or cladding underneath, and we can work at night or early in the morning before you open.
Graffiti removal: our work
Who is responsible for removing graffiti in Wolverhampton?
On private property, it is usually the owner’s job. City of Wolverhampton Council removes racist or obscene graffiti from private land free of charge when it can be seen by the public, once the owner agrees to a disclaimer. Other graffiti on private buildings is the property owner’s responsibility (City of Wolverhampton Council).
That leaves businesses, landlords, managing agents, schools and housing providers to arrange removal themselves, which is where we come in.
Surfaces we clean graffiti from
Brick and stone
Older brickwork and stone are porous, so paint soaks in and harsh blasting can scar the surface. We use DOFF cleaning, which uses high-temperature, low-pressure steam, or a suitable remover, chosen after a test patch.
Render and painted walls
Render marks easily, so we test a small area first and use a remover suited to the surface.
Metal shutters, doors and cladding
Roller shutters, steel doors and cladding panels on shops and industrial units, cleaned with removers that won’t strip the factory coating.
Glass, signs and street furniture
Shop windows, signs, bins and bollards, cleaned without scratching or clouding the surface.
How a graffiti removal job works
- Photos or a site survey: send us photos and we can often quote straight away. Larger areas get a free site survey.
- Test patch: on larger or delicate jobs we test the method on a small area, so you can see the result before we start.
- Removal: we remove the graffiti with the right product and method for the surface, working at height if needed.
- Before and after photos: every job is photographed before and after, for your records or your insurer.
Repeat graffiti
If the same walls are hit again and again, removing graffiti quickly is the best deterrent. We can set up regular visits for problem sites, as well as one-off cleans. For whole-building cleaning, see facade cleaning and pressure washing.
Accredited and insured
Locus is SafeContractor-accredited, Constructionline Silver and a BICSc corporate member, and our operatives hold IPAF and CSCS cards for work at height. We’re registered with the Environment Agency as a waste carrier (CBDU320327).