Acid Etched Graffiti Removal LondonRestored Same Day. No New Glass.
We remove acid etch graffiti from shopfront glass, windows and doors across London, on site in under 3 hours. Why waste £1,000s replacing vandalised glass windows? We restore the existing pane to a clear, flawless finish for a fraction of the replacement cost, with no boarding up, no glazier and no disruption to trading.
We provide acid etched graffiti removal for shopfronts, offices and public buildings across London, restoring the glass you already have instead of replacing it. Our technicians polish the etch out of the pane on site, usually while you keep trading, with no boarding, no glazier and no lead time. A crew can be with you within three hours of your go-ahead, seven days a week, and you get one written price before any work starts.
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Acid Etched Graffiti Removal Without Replacing The Glass
A glazier can only offer you a new pane. We offer you the old one, restored. For a large commercial frontage, replacement means a survey, a bespoke unit made to size, access equipment, a crew to remove and refit, and days or weeks behind boarding that tells the street you are closed. We work on the glass where it sits and in most cases we are finished the same day.
| Replacing the glass | Restoring the glass with DUA | |
|---|---|---|
| Lead time | Days to weeks for a bespoke pane | Same day in most cases |
| Boarding up | Required while you wait | Never required |
| Trading | Closed or obscured frontage | Usually open throughout |
| Access equipment | Lift or crew to remove and refit | Worked in situ |
| Pavement licence | Often required | Rarely required |
| Waste | Old unit disposed of | None |
| Best suited to | Blown seals, cracked or structurally damaged units | Surface and medium-depth etching and scratching |
There is a limit, and we tell you where it is at assessment rather than after you have paid. Etching that has gone deep enough to compromise the pane, or a unit with a failed seal, is sometimes a replacement job. If restoration is not the right answer for your glass, we say so and you are free to take that to a glazier.
Glass We Restore
Acid etching is a glass problem most of the time, but the same corrosive pastes mark anything with a polished face. We restore all of these, and if a tagger has worked along a whole frontage we deal with every surface in one visit:
- Laminated storefront glazing, including large-format bespoke panes.
- Float glass and standard windows.
- Toughened glass on bus shelters, station glazing and platform screens.
- Double glazed and sealed units, treated on the outer face without disturbing the seal.
- Office atria, curtain walling, internal partitions and meeting room glazing.
- Mirrors and mirrored panels.
- Frosted and textured decorative glass, where we match the original finish rather than polish it away.
- Glass block.
- Polished stone surrounds and cladding, through our granite graffiti removal and marble graffiti removal crews.
- Stainless steel shopfronts, lift doors and balustrades.
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How We Restore Etched Glass
We do not run one method on every pane. Glass type and etch depth decide the approach, and the wrong approach leaves a distortion that is worse than the tag. Here is what happens on site:
- We identify the glass, whether float, toughened, laminated, coated or double glazed, and read how deep the etch has gone.
- We work a small test area first on anything unusual, so you see the result before we commit to the full pane.
- We mask frames, gaskets, signage, film and manifestation, and we contain the slurry rather than let it run down your frontage.
- We remove a controlled, microscopically thin layer of glass across a feathered area, so there is no dished patch and no visible edge.
- We polish the pane back to optical clarity and check it from inside and outside, in daylight and at an angle, before we call it finished.
Most single-pane jobs are finished in under three hours. Larger frontages and multi-pane damage are quoted on site. If you want the technical detail behind each stage, our acid etched graffiti removal methods guide covers it.
Acid Etched Graffiti Removal Before & After Photos
Scratched Glass Handled In The Same Visit
Etching and scratching usually arrive together, because the same person often uses a blade and a paste on the same pane. We assess both on arrival and treat both with the same staged abrasion and polishing process, so you are not paying for two contractors or two visits. Depth decides what is possible, and we tell you at assessment if a gouge is beyond polishing.
Recent Acid Etched Glass Restorations Across London
These are real jobs on real frontages, each with before and after images from site. If you want to see the finished standard before you book, start here:
- Acid etched graffiti removal from glass in Shoreditch
- Acid etched glass graffiti removal in Victoria
- Acid etched graffiti removal on Bond Street
- Acid etched graffiti removal in Waterloo
- Acid etched graffiti removal in Farringdon
- Emergency acid etched graffiti removal in Dalston
- Graffiti and acid etched graffiti removal in Soho
- Acid etched graffiti removal in Hackney
- Acid etched graffiti removal in Richmond
- Acid etched graffiti removal in Mortlake
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Who We Work For
Retail And Hospitality
Your frontage is your first impression, and etched glass tells every passer-by that nobody is paying attention. We work around trading hours and restore without boarding, so the window is back to clear before most of your customers notice it was ever marked.
Property And Facilities Managers
We handle multi-site portfolios and reactive tickets, with one point of contact and one invoice. Every job comes with dated before and after images and a written description of works, ready for insurers, landlords and service charge records.
Offices And Corporate Premises
Reception glazing, atria and internal partitions are restored out of hours, so staff and visitors arrive to finished glass rather than a work site.
Transport And Public Realm
We restore shelters, station glazing and interchange panels, where etched glass is both a presentation problem and a repeat target, and we work to the access and safety requirements of each site.
Managing Agents And Landlords
Rapid restoration protects the value and letting appeal of the asset. Our paperwork is written so you can pass it to a tenant, an insurer or a service charge auditor without having to chase us for it.
Same Day Response Across London
We remove graffiti all day, every day, and we can attend within three hours of your go-ahead anywhere in London. With acid etching, speed pays. Paste that has not been fully rinsed carries on working, and a tag that has weathered through a winter of rain and grit takes longer to bring back than one we reach the morning it appeared. If it has been there two years we can still almost always restore it. It just takes longer, and we quote for that.
If the etched pane is one problem among several on the building, our same day graffiti removal crews clear paint, marker and stickers from the rest of the frontage on the same visit.
Evidence For Your Insurer Or Landlord
On a commercial property the person who finds the damage is rarely the person who pays for it. Whoever that turns out to be, they will want proof. We quote in writing before we start, so you have a firm restoration figure to set against your excess. We record the pane before and after, from both sides, with dated images. And we send a written description of works that an insurer, a landlord or a managing agent can file without coming back to you with questions.
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Protecting The Glass Afterwards
Restoration puts your glass back. It does not stop the next person, and a frontage that has been hit once is likely to be hit again. We fit optically clear sacrificial film to the outer face of the glass, so the next attack damages the film instead of the pane and we peel and replace it in minutes. We can restore and protect in the same visit. Our anti-acid etched graffiti protection service covers the film, the fitting and the upkeep.
Why London Businesses Choose DUA
We are trusted by Pret, Chestertons, Iceland, Coca-Cola, StayCity, Ibis, McDonald's, Kwik Fit and WeWork Waterloo, along with independent retailers and managing agents across the capital. DUA has earned 5.0 from 42 Google reviews and holds £10m public liability cover on every job. For painted and sprayed glass our graffiti removal from glass team handles it, our stone graffiti removal crews cover the masonry either side of the window, and our professional graffiti removal service takes care of everything else on the building.
Popular Areas We Cover
We cover the whole of London. These are the areas where we are called out for acid etched glass most often, and each has its own page:
- Shoreditch
- Brick Lane
- Camden Town
- Soho
- Brixton
- Hackney Wick
- Peckham
- Whitechapel
- Upper Street (Islington)
- Bethnal Green
- Dalston
- Marylebone High Street
- Bond Street
- Conduit Street
- Sloane Street
- Brompton Road
- Elephant & Castle
- Tottenham
- Lewisham
- Stratford
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Acid Etched Graffiti Removal: Frequently Asked Questions
How Much Does Acid Etched Graffiti Removal Cost?
It depends on the size of the etched area, how deep it has gone, the glass type and access. We give you one written price before we start, and quoting is free.
How Quickly Can You Be Here?
A crew can attend within three hours of your go-ahead, seven days a week, anywhere in London.
Do You Need To Remove The Glass Or Board Up My Shop?
No. All work is carried out in situ, on the glass where it sits. There is no boarding and in most cases no need to close.
Will The Repaired Area Look Different From The Rest Of The Pane?
Not when it is done properly. We feather the removal across an area much wider than the tag, so there is no edge or lens, and we check the finish from both sides before we leave.
Can You Treat Toughened, Laminated And Double Glazed Units?
Yes. All three are routine on commercial frontages. We work the outer face of a sealed unit without disturbing the cavity.
Can You Fix Scratched Glass At The Same Time?
Yes. Scratches and etching are treated in the same visit with the same process. Deep gouges are occasionally beyond restoration, and we tell you that at assessment.
What Paperwork Do I Get For My Insurer?
A written quote before we start, dated before and after images from both sides, and a written description of works you can attach to a claim or a service charge file.
Will It Just Happen Again?
It can, because taggers return to places that worked. We fit clear sacrificial film on the same visit so the next attack damages the film, not your glass.
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