Graffiti Removal

Project-specific graffiti removal for difficult-to-access public assets.

Drone-supported access may be appropriate for a bridge, overpass, wall, or upper facade when the asset owner approves the plan and the flight, crew, hose, spray, traffic, pedestrian, surface, and environmental controls fit the site.

Lucid Bots Sherpa cleaning drone operating beside graffiti on a concrete overpass at night
Sherpa cleaning drone supporting graffiti-removal work on a concrete overpass at night

Built for

  • Highway bridges and overpasses
  • Retaining walls and sound barriers
  • Upper building facades
  • Water towers and utility structures

Surfaces we clean

  • Concrete
  • Steel and painted steel
  • Masonry
  • Sound walls
  • Signage structures

Method Review

What the project must resolve

Traffic and site controls are explicit

The controlling authority decides whether the flight, crew, hose, spray, and recovery envelope requires lane, shoulder, sidewalk, trail, parking, or work-zone controls.

Response goals are measurable

A program can record report, authorization, arrival, and completion times, then test whether its staffed response target changes visibility, backlog, cost, damage, or repeat locations.

Surface-appropriate chemistry

The marking material and substrate are identified, a discreet test area establishes product compatibility, and the approved plan addresses neutralization, rinse, finish, and wash water.

Lucid Bots Sherpa cleaning drone and spray head positioned beside graffiti on a concrete overpass
Close view of a Sherpa cleaning drone working along a graffiti-marked concrete surface

Common Questions

Straight answers

Can you remove graffiti without leaving a "shadow"?

No contractor should guarantee that without testing. Porous material, faded coatings, marking chemistry, and prior treatments can retain a shadow or be damaged by removal products. Establish the acceptable result in a discreet test area.

Do you work with DOTs and municipalities?

Submit the agency, asset, procurement path, required credentials, insurance, safety, traffic, environmental, and documentation requirements so current eligibility and project fit can be confirmed.

How fast can you mobilize?

Timing depends on authorization, location, urgency, crew and equipment availability, airspace, weather, traffic and site controls, product selection, water handling, and surface testing. State the required response target in the request.

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Pricing, Honestly

What drives the price of graffiti removal

  • Structure type and substrate: concrete, painted steel, and masonry take different removers
  • Required traffic, pedestrian, site, aviation, hose, and work-zone controls
  • Authorization and response target for a single removal or an approved program
  • Test-area findings, acceptable residual shadow, and any full-panel treatment
  • Wash-water, documentation, finish, restoration, and closeout requirements

Deep dive: The graffiti removal playbook for DOTs and municipalities

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