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Cemetery Monuments - Designed to Fail
It is common practice in the modern monument industry to use spray paint to make lettering and designs show up on granite that has little or no natural contrast. Typically, the lettering or carving is spray painted black, and the background is spray painted white. This makes a vivid contrast and the stone is easily read or seen. A major problem arises, however, as time passes. The spray paint ALWAYS comes off, and the stone becomes unreadable in comparison to it's original state. It may take 10 years, or it may take only 3, but the result is consistent. The paint comes off. Residue from the paint begins to run down the face of the stone when it rains, leaving black ugly streaks from the lowest parts of the carving. This makes the stone look dirty. If you complain to the company that manufactured the stone, they may offer to re-paint the lettering, but there is usually an additional charge to do so. Once a person becomes aware of this technique, it is easy to spot. Usually this method is used on gray stones. Look for lettering that is black. Keep looking around and you will see stones with the paint coming off. It is easiest to see stones that are spray painted if you go to the cemetery when it is raining. A naturally carved stone, with no paint, using the proper techniques, is difficult to read when wet. Water, however will bead up on the spray painted areas of a stone, and it will be very easy to read when wet. A monument is supposed to last. People are usually not told about this paint, so in 5 or 10 years, the customer does not have what they paid for. All monument companies do not use this technique, but most do. If you are looking to by a monument for the cemetery, be aware of this and insist that no spray paint be used on your memorial stone. In the end, The People will decide the standard of quality for any given product. Let's try to raise the bar.
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Contributor's Note
For more information on this subject and other subjects relating to monuments and memorial stones, visit my website at: http://www.themonumentartist.com
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This photo was taken 7 years after the stone was placed
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Good Article - I guess it brings light to things a lot of people wouldn't think about.
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Thanks. If people knew this stuff, maybe we could stop it.
I would never have known this. It's too bad not everyone takes more pride in their work and "customer satisfaction".
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This intel was contributed by Roy Dixon
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