Graffiti Removal Feb 23, 2002
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Graffiti Removal Feb 23, 2002 |
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February 23, 2002 Graffiti Removal By Ray Keeler rkeeler@pcslink.com 623-561-2917 We arrived at 8AM to be greeted by about 25 college age adults who had spent the entire night in the cave partying. 
Twenty five cavers participated in sandblasting and removing graffiti. The
cave is now clear of graffiti from the entrance to the cracks heading
towards the big room. Three teams were able to work simotaneously and with
little overlay in their work areas. The phone line and electrical line were
run from the surface into the cave between the second and third teams and
was very benificial for addressing needs and communication like re-fueling
the compressor and generator. Two of the lights failed, probably due to
fluctuating power level and were replaced. The two Shop-Vacs were helpful
in removing blast media.Additional respirators were purchased bringing the total to 20. These and goggles make the work bearable against the constant dust. We were working a total of 10 hours and headed down to Oracle for a well deserved dinner. Huge thanks to everyone who just kept working at this daunting task. We discovered we are missing two of the project helmets, #16 and #20. I do not remember seeing these numbers in the cave and suspect that they were taken from our staging area by a couple of the 200ish tourists that visited the cave during the day. If anyone happens to know where either of these helmets are, I would appreciate you letting me know. The total Volunteer Value generated came to about $5,046.00 for the effort. Thanks again. Ray |
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We gathered outside the cave to get last minute instructions. We had to run a phone line, extention cord and high pressure air hose into the cave. It took about an hour to get things set up. We were assigned positions then we divided into teams and headed into the cave. |
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1) Sand Blast Nozel Operator 2) Sand Hopper Operator 3) High Pressure Hose Navagator and Media Retreival 4) Media Retreival Engineer 5) Area Light Navagator |
| In the cave we had a phone operator that also watched the 3 way regulator leading to the three sand blasting stations. Outside the cave we had a power generator and an air comperssor in the back of a truck for the sand blasters. Someone had to monitor the main air pressure and fuel. |  |