That is stone wall. You don’t paint those. Its generally unwise to paint brick, stone, or concrete surfaces. Stonework is porous, and paint is not. This makes it retain water, and wear much faster than it should.
Painting over the entire wall to cover the shadowy remnants is not an option.
The Hafenstraße is a quite famous symbol in the German left scene.
It’s a block of houses occupied by far-left autonomous people in Hamburg. Or at least it was in 1994, when this was filmed. They painted a slogan to the wall that is in support of the left Kurdish terror organisation PKK. As the PKK is banned in Germany and advertising for a criminal organisation is a crime in itself, the police tried to remove the slogan.
I don’t know if the police finally succeeded, but there was an ongoing battle between the police and the squatters for over a decade. In 1995 the occupants finally bought the houses from the city which brought some peace to the whole conflict.
That is stone wall. You don’t paint those. Its generally unwise to paint brick, stone, or concrete surfaces. Stonework is porous, and paint is not. This makes it retain water, and wear much faster than it should.
Painting over the entire wall to cover the shadowy remnants is not an option.
They could paint it red
https://imgur.com/red-CnGdhOd
You can paint brick, but you shouldn’t. It will reduce the life significantly.
Well maintained brick lasts generations. Painted brick lasts decades. Its a slow process, but it does destroy the wall.
Reminds me of the German “Soko Wand&Farbe” (Special investigation unit Wall&Paint)
What’s the backstory there?
The Hafenstraße is a quite famous symbol in the German left scene.
It’s a block of houses occupied by far-left autonomous people in Hamburg. Or at least it was in 1994, when this was filmed. They painted a slogan to the wall that is in support of the left Kurdish terror organisation PKK. As the PKK is banned in Germany and advertising for a criminal organisation is a crime in itself, the police tried to remove the slogan.
I don’t know if the police finally succeeded, but there was an ongoing battle between the police and the squatters for over a decade. In 1995 the occupants finally bought the houses from the city which brought some peace to the whole conflict.
Bold of you to assume they care more about structural integrity than public image