[MassHistPres] Graffiti help

[Rik Ahlberg]

DO NOT use any kind of pressure washer on the stone, particularly on  
the limestone. It's very easy to damage the stone permanently with a  
hasty attempt to scrub away the paint.

Here's a helpful article, but I'd engage the services of a conservator  
on a building as significant as the one you describe.
http://www.crockerltd.net/adobe_graffiti.htm

Also make sure the tag is documented with photographs so the vandal  
can be identified and held accountable for damaging a historic resource.

Rik

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Rik Ahlberg

Historic Hyde Square
59 Round Hill Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
www.HistoricHydeSquare.org


On Apr 17, 2008, at 8:13 PM, Bufffive at aol.com wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We have a restored 1894 train station built from H.H. Richardson  
> plans in
> Wellesley Farms on the National Register that was just tagged by  
> graffiti
> recently on one exterior wall. The walls are granite and the trim   
> limestone. Does
> anyone have a suggestion on how to remove this while not  impacting  
> the stone
> in a negative manner? Thank you.
>
> Linda D. Buffum
>
> Chairman
> Wellesley Historical  Commission
>
>
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