Martin's Painting & Decorating, Inc.

Fortunately for us in the Bloomington / Normal area, we don’t get a lot of graffiti problems. But when it pops up, it’s very important to get rid of it immediately. The quick removal of graffiti is one of the reasons Mayor Giuliani was able to lower the crime rate in NYC. Did you know that?

Graffiti and vandalism encourage more of the same. If you see an abandoned building with a window broken out, the desire in other kids to see if they can break a window too, you’ll see, is hard for them to control. Drawing on a bathroom wall has some just wanting to comment, jibe or poke fun right back. The problem breeds itself.

To get rid of graffiti, we typically approach it one of two ways. We either paint over it and the wall it is on, or we use a media blaster (a sand blaster for instance). Paint seems to get the job done quicker and less messy.

If you’ve got vandals in the area, stopping them takes swift action over a short period of time. Often times a vandal comes back right after the first repaint to “mark their territory”. But a new coat after that and perhaps 1 time after that solves the problem, permanently, 90% of the time.

If you’ve got graffiti in the greater Bloomington / Normal area – call us! 309-661-9300

Since 1974, Martin’s Painting has been the premiere Bloomington Painting Company in Central Illinois. A family owned and operated business, father and son, both active Bloomington painters, have painted everything from the trim in local hotels and the walls at the Workout Company to small driveway sealing jobs in Peoria and the exteriors of homes and sheds here in Bloomington/Normal.

We specialize in the following:

Paint and Products we apply

• For residential and commercial painting we are a full-service Bloomington Painting Contractor
• We do faux painting effects like “crackle” finish



• Fun paints like “chalkboard” or “glow-in-the-dark” paint
• Staining and/or sealing decks, fences and wood shakes
• Drywall and plaster repair
• Concrete waterproofing
• We also work regularly with mural painters, should you so desire a wall mural

. . . and that’s really not everything. If it can be sprayed, brushed, blown (like basement waterproofing) or painted – we do it.

Most people think painters apply new stuff, but we do a lot of removal as well.

Things we remove

• Graffiti Removal
• Wallpaper removal
• The stripping of peeling and chipped paint
• Bad drywall
• and we powerwash houses to remove mold, mildew, dirt and grime as well as sandblast areas if needed.

So it’s not all about putting new coats on. In fact, a new coat over something bad doesn’t really get you anywhere.