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Gracomagazine 07 SEMESTRIAL PUBLICATION for the PROFESSIONAL PAINTER and PLASTERER December 2013 Gracomagazine 07 SEMESTRIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PAINTER AND PLASTERER Graffiti file Artists and cleaning teams count on Graco Sport field marking Testing the new FieldLazer™ S90 for you and by you Download the Graco App CONTENT Graco offers graffiti artists 04 a clean slate Graco is a world leader in systems and components for fluid handling. Since 1926 we offer products that move, measure, control, dispense and apply a wide range of fluids and viscous materials. Graco owes Spanish its success to its unwavering commitment to technical excellence, the high quality of municipality its manufacturing and its customer service. The company works exclusively with quali- tackles fied distributors to provide equipment for unpopular tags spray finishing, protective coating, paint circulation, lubrication, and dispensing 06 sealants and adhesives, along with power application equipment. Graco scores Tell us your success story with the TM Register for 08 FieldLazer S90 our magazine and newsletter Watch our professional videos Largest www.contractorclub.eu Dutch work of art painted in one day 12 COLOPHON Editing: Goedele Verlinden Design & editing: Cypres - www.cypres.com Communication Manager: Helen Hoskin Responsible publisher: Graco BVBA Contact: www.graco.com With Graco to [email protected] Graco BVBA, Slakweidestraat 31, unprecedented B-3630 Maasmechelen Tel: +32 89 770 700 heights Fax: +32 89 770 804 14 GRACO APP NEW: All Graco products in a single app Always up-to-date Fast and simple The advantages: Looking for a speci c device? Are You do a quick search according to the ■ Easy to use you interested to know which acces- name of the device, accessory or applica- ■ Always up-to-date sories come with a particular device? tion: that makes the Graco App easy to ■ All Graco products are included Do you need the technical speci ca- use and saves enormous time. 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Graco Magazine 07 | 3 GRACO_Magazine7_UK_v05.indd 3 19/11/13 10:17 GRAFFITI FILE Graco offers graffiti artists a clean slate Hasselts graffiti festival deploys the compact EasyMaxTM WP II A celebration for those artists that prefer a spray can to a pencil; primer on the walls,” he adds. that’s the Street Art Festival that takes place in Hasselt each year. “By providing the walls with a smooth foundation, the artists For an entire weekend, organiser Kurt Bosmans lets artists from all over have the best possible conditions the world take an artistic control of the city centre. To make full use of for their work. Although, some- times the primer must be applied their talents, Kurt has found the perfect partner: Graco. at top speed …” osmans: “Around three neighbourhood and gives it colour. Painting against time years ago, I started the This makes residents happier.” Why does this have to be done so Street Art Festival with quickly? “To work legally, we have B two friends. Together we Crucial foundation to get a permit from the Hasselt want to promote graffiti and street Bosmans’ primary task in the fes- municipality. However, we often art, because successful works tival is on the administrative side. get these permits close to the of art have a positive effect on a He organises the permits, books start of the festival.” This means neighbourhood. Residents tell us the artists and orders materials. that in order to apply the founda- that nice graffiti brightens up their “I also help with applying the tion, Kurt Bosmans and his team The walls that we prepare for the artists are often very uneven. With the EasyMax WP II this makes no difference. KURT BOSMANS, ORGANISER OF THE STREET ART FESTIVAL 4 | Graco Magazine 07 Graco offers graffiti artists a clean slate Hasselts graffiti festival deploys the compact EasyMaxTM WP II have to forsake the traditional method of a bucket of paint and roller. Bosmans: “Instead of this, we use Graco spraying machines and that goes much faster!” The Street Art Festival Fan of EasyMax n Who? Founded by Kurt Bosmans and two friends Bosmans is especially a big fan n Where? Takes place every year in and around Hasselt TM of the EasyMax WP II, which he n What? International street art artists can create their works of art has been using for the past year. on the various outer walls, with the permission of the city The Hasselt festival organiser www.streetartfestival.be says: “The walls that we prepare for the artists are often very un- even. With the EasyMax WP II this makes no difference. The founda- tion is applied quickly and meticu- lously. In addition, the device is EasyMax WP II easy to use and its compact size The ultimate time gain for makes it easy to carry around.” the Street Art Festival Artists are also charmed n A professional device During the last festival, the artists that fits in your palm themselves had shown interest in n Ready within several seconds the product. “Indeed,” Bosmans to spray water-based paint tells us, “They noticed how fast n Perfect finish quality without diluting the paint and handily we worked with the EasyMax WP II. Some of them www.easymax.eu asked where they can buy such a machine. Even more so: some Dutch artists wanted to purchase Now also in the Graco App! a number of machines right away! That certainly points to success.” n Graco Magazine 07 | 5 DOSSIERGRAFFITI GRAFFITIFILE Spanish municipality tackles unpopular tags Graffiti is painted over at super-fast speed with a unique, converted van Regretfully, not all graffiti is as nice as the ones in the Street Art inspired LYMA to build a special Festival. Most people do not really appreciate an uncalled for tag on mobile unit… their wall or garage door. To remove these unflattering signatures Getafe featuring Graco quickly, the Spanish municipality of Getafe cleverly equipped Cesar Rico, Product Manager of a van with Graco equipment. LYMA, tells us: “We explained our idea for a van with built-in airless devices to the Graco distributor, n Getafe, south of Madrid, the They have the task of painting J. Pereira S.L. He dived enthusiasti- LYMA maintenance company over illegal paintings to thereby dis- cally into the idea and designed a has the daily task of sweeping courage other graffiti perpetrators. bespoke system with nine ST Max the streets, collecting rubbish For this purpose, the unit has an 395 units built into a van. Fernando I TM TM and cleaning buildings. LYMA has EasyMax WP, an ST Max 395 Sáez, District Manager at Graco, 586 employees of which 32 are em- and DutyMaxTM EH200. The prin- also assisted in working out the ployed in a special anti-graffiti unit. ciple of ‘the faster, the better’ idea.” We can handle about 30 jobs per day; that is twice as much as before. CESAR RICO, PRODUCT MANAGER OF LYMA LYMA Who? La Empresa Municipal de Limpieza y Medio Ambiente Where? In Getafe, a municipality south of Madrid (Spain) What? This municipal maintenance company sweeps the streets daily, takes care of rubbish collection, cleans buildings and removes graffiti The anti-graffiti division received a call-up about undesired tags 1 on a wall. More information about LYMA on www.lymagetafe.net 6 | Graco Magazine 07 Spanish municipality tackles unpopular tags Graffiti is painted over at super-fast speed with a unique, converted van Select a colour purchase. Cesar Rico makes the “Due to the nine airless machines, comparison: “Previously we had to the maintenance crew can change tackle the graffiti inefficiently with colours in no time,” illustrates a roller and brush. Now, paint- Fernando Sáez. “They just need to ing over the graffiti occurs quickly select the right pump and get close and easily. We can handle about to the drawing with the 15-metre 30 jobs per day; that is twice as long hose. Subsequently, the tags much as before.” After some hesi- disappear like snow in summer tation, he has to admit: “OK, OK. using a few spray manoeuvres as We love our new van.” LYMA is ST MAX 395 if they never existed…” not the only one that’s in love; J. Combatting undesired graffiti Pereira S.L. is also full of praise. Doubled the productivity The distributor definitely plans to n Without a doubt, the best price/quality ratio It comes as no surprise that LYMA promote the successful mobile unit in its weight class is very enthusiastic about its new in other regions. n n Great Graco technology in mini-format n Ideal for lacquers, acrylic paint, primer, gloss paint, varnish and emulsions We can handle about 30 jobs per day; View Getafe’s anti-graffiti team in action Now also available that is twice as much as before. on www.contractorclub.be. in the Graco App! The converted van has nine Within a few minutes, all graffiti pumps with paint in the typical has disappeared. Assignment 2 colours of Getafe. 4 succeeded! Thanks to the 15-metre long hose, the pumps can remain 3 on the van. Graco Magazine 07 | 7 SPORT FIELD MARKING Graco scores with the FieldLazerTM S90 Sport field expert David Saltman shares his experience Do you sometimes watch sport matches? Then you probably keep an eye feet on the ground; literally, since primarily on the performance of the players.
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