Tom Wilson was amazed to see the vibrance back in the “Cow-munity” dairy mural.
All it took was scrubbing along with a mild carwash detergent and use of a water hose for him and fellow members of the Manteca Mural Society to get the job done Thursday.
The 96- by 12- foot salute to the Manteca’s dairy industry is located in the 200 block of West Yosemite Avenue.
“What a difference (on the colors) of the dairy cows,” Wilson said.
The mural clean-up crew also included Terri Johnson, Gayl Wilson and Cynthia Wyatt.
On this day, they also took care of the other downtown murals such as the “Free For All” and “Pitching Pumpkins.”
Each clean-up job took about 45 minutes. Mother Nature cooperated, providing clear and warm conditions.
Tom Wilson is again hoping for clear skies and temperatures hovering above 50 degrees for later next week. That’s when the Dave Gordon-trained group is scheduled to apply the protective coating on each of the freshly scrubbed murals.
Gordon is the renowned master artist from Sebastopol who designed many of the murals. He’s on tap to do two major projects in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, according to Tom Wilson.
The four-step process takes about three days and includes the application of UV and anti-graffiti clear layers to each of the murals.
Wilson recalled last December when several murals were marred and tagged.
“It cost several thousand dollars to clean and restore (the murals),” he said.
The protective coating would enable the mural society to “clean off any vandalism and keep the mural intact,” added Wilson.
All it took was scrubbing along with a mild carwash detergent and use of a water hose for him and fellow members of the Manteca Mural Society to get the job done Thursday.
The 96- by 12- foot salute to the Manteca’s dairy industry is located in the 200 block of West Yosemite Avenue.
“What a difference (on the colors) of the dairy cows,” Wilson said.
The mural clean-up crew also included Terri Johnson, Gayl Wilson and Cynthia Wyatt.
On this day, they also took care of the other downtown murals such as the “Free For All” and “Pitching Pumpkins.”
Each clean-up job took about 45 minutes. Mother Nature cooperated, providing clear and warm conditions.
Tom Wilson is again hoping for clear skies and temperatures hovering above 50 degrees for later next week. That’s when the Dave Gordon-trained group is scheduled to apply the protective coating on each of the freshly scrubbed murals.
Gordon is the renowned master artist from Sebastopol who designed many of the murals. He’s on tap to do two major projects in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, according to Tom Wilson.
The four-step process takes about three days and includes the application of UV and anti-graffiti clear layers to each of the murals.
Wilson recalled last December when several murals were marred and tagged.
“It cost several thousand dollars to clean and restore (the murals),” he said.
The protective coating would enable the mural society to “clean off any vandalism and keep the mural intact,” added Wilson.
