Forever and Ever?
We have a solution for unwanted graffiti and illegal stickers and posters! Our specially developed silicone coating makes walls easy to clean with just water – the coating also acts as a protective film for art that is intended stay where it is, like the graffiti on the Berlin Wall or the paint job in a recently remodeled pedestrian underpass in Munich.
Unwanted graffiti is a never-ending problem all over the world, affecting buildings, trains, railway stations and underpasses in particular. Once a wall or train has been defaced, it is often up to the local authorities, public services or even the railroad operators to repair the damage – at an approximate cost of more than 500 million euros a year in Germany alone. In the United States, the Department of Justice puts the annual cost at some twelve billion dollars.
We have the solution: SILRES® BS 710 opens the door to permanent, vapor-permeable anti-graffiti coatings that make graffiti and posters easy to remove with water. The coating can be transparent or pigmented.
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Contact UsPermanent Anti-Graffiti Coatings
In addition to protecting surfaces, permanent anti-graffiti coatings also make paint and adhesives easier to remove. The source of these properties is SILRES® BS 710, a liquid, one-component, room-temperature-curing silicone rubber that can be brushed or sprayed onto surfaces at temperatures ranging from 5 to 30 °C to create a transparent or pigmented coating. On contact with atmospheric moisture, the silicone rubber crosslinks from the outside in, forming a strong, permanently adhesive silicone film after about 4 hours.
Learn more about the chemistry behind it!Protecting what needs to be protected
Facades are not the only surface you may want to protect from unwanted street art. Sometimes you want to protect the street art itself. Take for example a pedestrian and cyclist underpass at Munich’s Ostbahnhof station, which is located quite close to our new headquarters: initiated by an interdisciplinary collective known as “Die Städtischen,” this dreary, 160 meter tube was transformed in 2023 into a public space for art – and into a safe, pleasant passageway. In addition to a wealth of creative talent, the METAMORPHOSIS project also succeeded thanks to SILRES® BS 710: applied as a final coating over the colorful paint, the product will protect the cheerfully decorated underpass from graffiti and from unwanted posters and stickers.
Strong through Silicones
SILRES® BS 710 combines two outstanding graffiti-protection properties. First, the silicone rubber adheres extremely well to various mineral substrates, but especially to concrete, brick, plaster, sandstone, lime sandstone and natural stone. It also forms a strongly anti-adhesive film with very little affinity for spray paints or poster adhesives, as the surface tension of the latter is much higher than that of silicones. If pretreated with a suitable primer, even non-mineral surfaces, such as plastics, glass or metal (with or without coating), can be protected.
Other properties typical of silicones pay off as well:
- Water-vapor permeability: the crosslinked silicone film is breathable, enabling an exchange of moisture within the facade.
- Temperature resistance: SILRES® BS 710 coatings withstand heat and freezing temperatures.
- UV and weathering resistance: protection is likewise unaffected by direct sunlight or heavy rain.
Easy to Apply, Effective Protection
The images in this photo gallery show how easy and effective it is to use SILRES® BS 710.
Cleaning the Surface
First remove old graffiti, dirt and stickers with a pressure washer and cold water. Then allow the surface to dry.
Applying SILRES® BS 710
SILRES® BS 710 can be applied with a brush, roller or spray gun. Once the surface is no longer sticky, it is completely protected. This takes roughly 4 hours, depending on the climate.
Spraying on Graffiti
Spray graffiti onto a prepared wall. Markers can be used too.
Removing Graffiti
Because they do not adhere well to surfaces treated with SILRES® BS 710, graffiti paints are easy to remove with a damp cloth or sponge.
Large-Scale Graffiti
Large-scale graffiti is most easily removed with a pressure washer.
Posters and Stickers
Posters and stickers can be easily peeled off. Protection is permanent and does not need to be repeated after each cleaning.
Further Information
See our product portal the full technical details on SILRES® BS 710.
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