Shutter Wraps, Resprays and Anti-Graffiti Finishes

A full wrap suits photographic artwork, murals and anything that needs to run across the whole frontage. A panel suits a logo, an opening-hours block or a promotion that will change, because it can be lifted and replaced on its own.

Both use the same media and laminate. The difference is coverage and cost — a wrap is priced by the square metre of curtain, so a wide shopfront costs proportionally more.

Where a shutter is flaking, rusty or repeatedly tagged, spraying is often the better answer. The curtain is cleaned back, treated and sprayed in a single colour to a factory-style finish, which also gives a sound surface if graphics go on afterwards.

Resprays are done in situ, out of hours, with the frontage masked and protected.

Wrapped shutters get an anti-graffiti laminate as standard. Sprayed shutters can take a clear anti-graffiti coating applied over the top coat, so tags can be removed with a solvent wipe instead of repainting.

On problem streets this is usually what keeps the cost of a scheme down over the following years.