January 8th, 2009 by jacobg

Any business owner knows that graffiti can be unappealing to customers, but did you know it has other sociological side effects? Recent field experiments have shown that people in an alley with graffiti are 33% more likely to litter than people in a graffiti-free alley. These studies have also shown a 12% increase in theft.

In the mid 1990’s New York started a program that would clean up graffiti, litter, and signs of vandalism. After the streets were well maintained, petty crime rates dropped. Programs like this have caught on in other major cities, Chicago for example has a city crew who removes graffiti using a truck-mounted soda blaster.

The SodaBlaster can remove graffiti in a fraction of the time required by other methods and is environmentally friendly. Soda blasting has a huge advantage over sand blasting because it is safe for almost any surface, whereas sand is harsh and can destroy many materials.

SodaBlast Systems manufactures their blasters in the USA, all of their products have a lifetime warranty, and use patented technology that insures uninturrupted blasting. They have a new website devoted to Graffiti clean-up. Check it out at BestGraffitiRemoval.com.