QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern There's quite a diifference in slinging spray paint on something and painting signs. I don't really see where there is any comparison. Such vandals who may have some talent would be better off doing artsy projects on canvas of their own rather than attempting sign art. Bob Boudreau
QUOTE: Originally posted by chewie8han Tracklayer. That's a pretty cool idea. Not likely to happen, but a cool idea. They could even use some of the old cars that are being used and that way the winners could have their cars traveling all over the country. Kevin
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern There's quite a diifference in slinging spray paint on something and painting signs. I don't really see where there is any comparison. Such vandals who may have some talent would be better off doing artsy projects on canvas of their own rather than attempting sign art. Bob Boudreau Please don't ge the wrong idea Bob. I don't support graffiti vandals at all, and like I said, I normally frown on it. But who ever did the work on this old car needs to be doing better things with their talent... I've always felt that if the railroads would hold public contests and allow these people to paint up old cars and give awards of some kind to the best artists, it might help cut down on a lot of it otherwise - not that it would, but it's just a thought. Tracklayer
QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335 QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern There's quite a diifference in slinging spray paint on something and painting signs. I don't really see where there is any comparison. Such vandals who may have some talent would be better off doing artsy projects on canvas of their own rather than attempting sign art. Bob Boudreau Please don't ge the wrong idea Bob. I don't support graffiti vandals at all, and like I said, I normally frown on it. But who ever did the work on this old car needs to be doing better things with their talent... I've always felt that if the railroads would hold public contests and allow these people to paint up old cars and give awards of some kind to the best artists, it might help cut down on a lot of it otherwise - not that it would, but it's just a thought. Tracklayer That is a good idea, but there is a major problem with it. The purpose of most graffitti is to tag or claim something for whoever made the graffitti. If there was a car running around with somebody's tag painted huge on the side, it would very quickly get all covered up with other graffitti.
QUOTE: Originally posted by roadrat This is a little off the topic but this last summer I noticed that New Hampshire had sprayed some kind of anti-graffiti stuff on all of there bridge abutments and it worked too, I did'nt see a singe tag all year. The railroads could probably use this stuff but I've heard that as long as the graffiti does'nt cover up any car info stencils that they concider it (graffiti) a free extra layer of protective paint. bill
QUOTE: Originally posted by loathar Some cities use that paint on their water towers. I heard it only comes in real ugly colors though.
QUOTE: QUOTE: Originally posted by roadrat This is a little off the topic but this last summer I noticed that New Hampshire had sprayed some kind of anti-graffiti stuff on all of there bridge abutments and it worked too, I did'nt see a singe tag all year. The railroads could probably use this stuff but I've heard that as long as the graffiti does'nt cover up any car info stencils that they concider it (graffiti) a free extra layer of protective paint. bill I think the stuff that you're referring to roadrat is a type of teflon paint. It pretty much repells anything including spray paint. Tracklayer