1st Flatiron soloist (you MSL) - Fess up and stop!
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NWNINJA wrote: I'm going to run up it after work and try to expunge this turd's ego from the top, I'll take a pic and post before/after on here when I'm done. Let's keep an eye out for this fool and firmly correct him along with any other dbag that defiles this sacred place.NWNINJA! How'd the scrubbin' mission go? |
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Someone beat me to it... |
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NWNINJA wrote:Someone beat me to it... This is how it looked by the time I got up to it around 7 last night. I scrubbed it more but it definitely needs a good wire brush scrubbing before it is completely gone. I wanted to take another pic before I left but it was too dark.Awesome...now if someone could just do the same to "BOULER COLADO" |
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powhound84 wrote: No, personal perception of righteousness defines an individuals line of acceptable behavior for themselves and others. I don't plan on fighting anyone over graffiti. I'm certainly not going to fight anyone on behalf of climbers. My point is simply that we are living in a very antisocial and cowardly society when everyone's first response to conflict is "call the authorities."No actual conflict has happened yet so "calling the authorities before it potentially does", seems to me like a good course of action. Given your point that each individual has their own perception of righteousness, there could be multiple possible scenarios/outcomes at confronting this guy, civilized and non-civilized ones. Do you really want to gamble? It's a lot better if authorities attempt to maintain order (it's what they're being paid for anyway), than any of us getting personally involved in some unnecessary situation. And yes, society is screwed up in many ways, and MSL is one good example of that. |
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There are a lot of solutions to this. I'm just saying that confrontation on the side of the mountain is probably a bad idea... |
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Jon W wrote:Methanol or ethanol will remove sharpie ink completely. Turn the guy in to boulder open space (plenty of rangers around). There's my post for the year....This is good to know! If anyone else goes up there with the intent on removing this, use a solvent + NYLON brush. A wire brush will get rid of the graffiti, but will also leave a big ol' spot of fresh rock there too. |
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Mathias wrote:taginatorThat stuff is amazing... And as someone who's done a little bit of research on cleaning this crap at crags I would very much advise AGAINST using the wire brushes, esp if its a popular area. Instead get yourself some graffiti remover... Taginator is what we found worked best at our crags. No need for a preasure sprayer, just a few gallons of water and some stiff bristled real brushes (i think nylon ones melt). . . http://taginator.com/wordpress/products/taginator-graffiti-remover-removes-graffiti-from-masonry/ Seriously... use this stuff! And if the boulder open space people don't have it or use it or something like it, I would HIGHLY reccommend someone speak to them about getting a spray bottle or two and a few gallons to keep around for future use. Melt that garbage right off the rocks and wash it away. And no I don't work for them, have just had amazing results using this product. |
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I couldn't get my hands on taginator so took up rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush this afternoon. Somebody had already done most of the work but I went over it again. Still is a nasty spot, but at least not as obvious. |
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^^^ Bravo, sir. |
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FWIW White gas will take off Sharpie marking. Also Elephant Snot works quite well on most paints. |
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Nice effort at least! |
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I can bring the rest of my bottle of Taginator down to someone this weekend. It's not cheap and the shipping is near as much as the bottle, as I remember. It'll get rid of that dark spot. Seriously, I'll bring it down and put it in your hands if you want to use it for this purpose. |
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Nice work. |
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sounds like we should all be climbing with a little spray bottle of taginator |
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Gno Verucchi wrote:Looks like Dirty Mike and the boys are at it againThey were in there doing something called a 'soup kitchen.' Its nasty stuff. |
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Never underestimate the predictability of ignorance. |
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and never ignore the predictability of underestimating |