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#25 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 21, 2017, 03:09:30 pm
What do people reckon about the resultant 'clean' rock after pressure washing.

It does take a long long time for it to 'weather' back into looking natural, I think the frogatt stuff has only just about faded in the last few years.

Of course it has to be better than the white paint, but still sticks out like a sore thumb.

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#26 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 21, 2017, 07:38:37 pm
Local builders use cow muck to blend new stone in on extensions around the valley (this is not a wind up)..........

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#27 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 21, 2017, 09:23:26 pm
Local builders use cow muck to blend new stone in on extensions around the valley (this is not a wind up)..........
I've heard of natural yogurt being recommended to encourage lichen growth on new walls. 

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#28 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 22, 2017, 02:39:34 pm
I've heard of natural yogurt being recommended to encourage lichen growth on new walls.

Mmm, Danone if that would work...

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#29 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 27, 2017, 01:16:12 pm
Thinking this weather will be helping loosen things, anyone free in the near future for a bash? Guess a lamp session is an option?

Jim, any idea if your washer needs mains water pressure? Any escape from baking/tiling duties on the horizon?

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#30 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 27, 2017, 01:37:48 pm
the PW does have a pump that can suck water out of a stream but need to buy all the attachments for that

How much are we talking??

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#31 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 27, 2017, 01:40:34 pm
Is it this one..

https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-petrol-pressure-washer/p/077436150399400

A portable Petrol Pressure Washer with 6m high pressure hose and adjustable nozzles. Removes embedded dirt and grime, flaking paint, loose dirt and mud. Suitable for use on cars, concrete, paths, driveways, outdoor furniture, garden furniture and more.

Accessories Included
5 Nozzles, 600ml Oil, Spanner, Screwdriver, Hex key
Features
Strong, painted metal frame with wheels
Portable
Removes embedded dirt & grime, flaking paint, loose dirt & mud
Suction feature for using with static water (such as watter butts)
Heavy duty spray gun
Rated pressure: 180bar
Max. pressure: 250bar
Flow rate: 8,3 l/min
Max. flow rate: 9,3 l/min
Max. water flow rate: 558 l/h
Max. water temperature: 50°C
Max. suction height: 1m
Powerful 7 HP 4-Stroke-Motor
Engine size: 212cc
Power consumption: 5.100W
Pump-head made from copper
3.25L fuel tank
0.6l oil tank
3.95L detergent tank
Soft-grip handle
6m high pressure hose
30 cm plastic wheels
2 Rubber-Bumper for safe stand
Sound Pressure Level: ca. 107,8 db
5 changeable Nozzles: 0°/15°/25°/40°/Detergent Spread Nozzle
Accessories included

With a flow rate of ~9l/min, you could easily run it from a large trug, that you could top up with buckets filled from the stream.

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#32 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 27, 2017, 01:42:44 pm

I'd be up for helping btw.

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#33 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 27, 2017, 02:21:55 pm
Thinking this weather will be helping loosen things, anyone free in the near future for a bash?

I'm off work on Wednesday.

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#34 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 27, 2017, 05:39:10 pm
Worst donkey marks ever. Good job getting stuck in guys.

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#35 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 28, 2017, 09:03:04 pm
I'm free on Saturday. Anyone is planning on heading up to have a go at it?

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#36 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 28, 2017, 09:29:34 pm
Jim's jetwasher isn't going to be available for a while so feel free to have a crack in the meantime. It has been suggested that it might be white line paint so a blowtorch might be worth a go. Go gentle obvs.

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#37 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 29, 2017, 08:22:46 pm
I'm free on Saturday. Anyone is planning on heading up to have a go at it?
Saturday afternoon might work.

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#38 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 29, 2017, 09:17:11 pm
I'm free on Saturday. Anyone is planning on heading up to have a go at it?
Saturday afternoon might work.

Nice one. My mate Adam is keen as well. What I lack in experience I hope to make up for with enthusiasm. What equipment shall I bring, bearing in mind I own neither a blowtorch nor anything more powerful.

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#39 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
November 30, 2017, 09:17:05 am
Stiff brush and a bucket should do it.

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#40 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 03, 2017, 06:20:56 pm
Further progress this weekend. Reeve and his mate Adam headed up yesterday and made some good progress (cheers fellas, good work!). I couldn't make it yesterday but I headed up this afternoon and did a bit more. There isn't actually much paint left now, probably less than 5% of what was there originally. It still looks a bit of a state, the last bit is pretty ingrained and tough to get out. I took a wire brush attachment for a cordless drill, and whilst effective on the paint it started to take off some grit in places so needs to be used carefully. I took a blow torch to test but it did nothing other than scorch the rock . A bit more wire brushing would be useful in places if anyone's passing and has some spare time. It would be good to get pretty much all the paint off so the now clean rock has a chance to blend back in with some lichen growth.

After Reeves efforts...

After my efforts...




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#41 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 04, 2017, 12:36:56 pm
Fantastic effort, thanks guys!

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#42 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 04, 2017, 09:42:01 pm
Nice one Obi-wan... you must have put in some serious effort! Adam and I tried searching instagram etc wondering if it was someone's tag - but no luck. I can't fathom what the perpetrators were thinking.

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#43 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 05, 2017, 08:02:29 am
Obi-wan - wadded

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#44 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 05, 2017, 12:46:54 pm
Nice one Obi-wan... you must have put in some serious effort! Adam and I tried searching instagram etc wondering if it was someone's tag - but no luck. I can't fathom what the perpetrators were thinking.
Cheers fellas, good team effort. Yeah I was wondering the same, really strange place to go to the effort, as it's not easily seen from the ground, I wondered if it was done to film from a drone or something. The more I look at it the more I think it's a stylised way of writing 'cnut'. That's certainly the name I'd give to the miscreants.

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#45 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 06, 2017, 11:05:07 am
Update and thanks from Tom, the Peak Park Ranger.

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Please could you pass on my huge gratitude to those folk that took their own time to remove the graffiti on Cowper Stone.
I can’t say how grateful I am for all the effort that was put in.
 
I went up yesterday afternoon and put on another layer of the ‘remover’ which should work in, and then the up-coming weather will do the rest.
 
Once again, thanks for the continued care and commitment to Stanage.
 
Kind regards,
 
Tom Lewis

Nice one guys   :great:

If it's piss-rapt with snowmelt over the weekend I might have another bash at the remainder.

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#46 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
December 06, 2017, 03:55:39 pm
I reckon it'd be worth rubbing some sheep poo into rock after cleaning, to promote re-greening.

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#47 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
May 19, 2018, 10:54:50 am
Sad news is that there is fresh grafitti on top of the Cowper. Seems to be same folk as before - similar symmetrical pattern and paint. Think it must have been done over bank hol weekend, there were still wet dollops a few days after that weekend.

Good news is that the previous stuff had really faded after the wirebrushing and scrubbing efforts, such that it’s basically invisible from any kind of distance. Other good news is that this fresh batch isn’t laid on quite as thickly and isn’t quite as big a design.

It just seems to be white gloss if that helps with ideas for getting rid. Last time a load of water, wire brushes and (delicate) scraping did most of the tricks I think. Possibly best to wait for a wet spell and head out in the rain for anyone tempted to give it a go...

Would be great (if unlikely) to catch the idiots doing this - worth keeping an eye out if you’re climbing, running or whatever in the area.

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#48 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
May 19, 2018, 11:36:00 am
This picture (if it works) shows the new stuff, and you can also make out the old (cleaned) stuff just above...

http://imgur.com/a/sUYglgH



edit: meh, failed to embed picture but hopefully the link works...

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#49 Re: Cowperstone graffiti
May 19, 2018, 11:54:05 am
Link works fine.

Idiots... looks like they’ve used a roller...

 

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