It’s hard to accuse vandals of thoughtfulness. Sure, graffiti on the ol’ back wall is a mild industrial hiccup. But the street sign tag is not just an eye-sore, it’s a hassle. For all those awkward surfaces, signs, mailboxes, billboards, advertisements, bus-stop seats, windows, buses, trucks, etc., the solution is not as easy as finding the right paint. Paint-overs on surfaces other than walls trade graffiti for another blotch. If only there were some sort of wipe!

Graffiti Safewipes, manufactured by Urban Restoration Group, are just that: Wipes. They come in box sets, are cheap, and with a whisk of the hand, make graffiti urban history. You might even think the vandals used washable markers! Perhaps they did, or perhaps the Graffiti removal system in Graffiti safewipes is on to something.

The safewipes are moist towelettes, enriched with a natural solution that helps it remove all sorts of graffiti without the aid of human exertion. You can leave the sponge at home, because safewipes require no extra solutions or contraptions. Just put on the provided gloves, take safewipe of the box, and wipe in a circular motion on the trouble spot. T-minus a few seconds and the job’s done. Unlike possible imitators, the safewipes will not damage the surface underneath the graffiti, hence the “safe” in safewipes. The “World’s Best Graffiti Removal System” guarantees satisfaction, and yea safe signs, or your money back. But their not worried about profit margins and you won’t be worried about vandal advances.

If left unconvinced, the graffiti safewipes are feverishly demonstrated on the company’s website. But who can blame them of being excited about a revolutionary product? Testimonials abound and the flavor of the site as is that the tables have turned in the war against graffiti. Or as they put, “It’s game over for graffiti.”

As the safewipe convert might imagine, the safewipes have garnered considerable attention in cities across the country and around the world. Governments, citizens, and volunteers are taking hold of the future of graffiti removal.

If I were asked to come up with the best possible graffiti removal system I would probably err on the side of simplicity. Turns out, “The World’s Best Graffiti Removal System” has accomplished something to that effect, minus the error. Like the name suggests, their token “Graffiti Safewipes” have combined ultimate effectiveness with unrivaled ease. The feat is performed effortlessly: the safewipes are moist, chemically-enhanced towelettes that function similar to babywipes or paper towels. To operate: take towelette, wipe surface, and rest. The process is easy enough that a small child can do it.

For paint-over conformists, the graffiti safewipe system might be met with some skepticism. But what the safewipes lack in complexity, they make up tenfold in effectiveness and liability-protection. The safewipe is not the time-tested wet-cloth approach. The failures of the paper towel model have long been published, even languished. The graffiti safewipes secret follows a simple formula: material-removing chemicals plus towelette makes for a wiper’s dream. Chemicals do the dirty work—no more extra towels for your sweat.

For those paint conservatives who feel that paint-overs can do the trick just fine, the safewipes have all the perks of safe restoration while having none of the regrets of a botched paint job. Give a man a paintbrush and he’ll cover your graffiti, plus everything underneath or to the side. Staying inside the lines is hard for toddlers and grown-ups alike. The graffiti safewipes, on the other hand, have none of the paint-over disaster stories. There is no mess, no screw-ups, and no-liability when you’re merely wiping away the graffiti underneath. The hardware store paint guy cannot ruin your wall with the wrong paint when you’re using graffiti safewipes.

To all the skeptics, Safewipes provide a revolutionary system for removing graffiti by making the most effective system into the simplest one. The hardest part is putting on the gloves that come in the box.