Many of Europe’s heritage buildings are falling victim to graffiti and dirt. New tests on different anti-graffiti and anti-dirt coatings provide valuable scientific insight into improving protective and preventive products and techniques.
Europe has impressive architectural heritage to show off. Sometimes these buildings are the target of vandals who deface facades with graffiti, while other times they fall victim to dirt and pollution. The EU-funded CLEANING HERITAGE (Real long-term working conditions of anti-graffiti and self-cleaning coatings for their implementation in the protection of the European cultural heritage) project conducted studies to determine the effectiveness of protective and/or preventive coatings on heritage buildings.
Further details: Science weighs in on combating graffiti