PhotoBlocker Spray

image The makers of PhotoBlocker spray claim that their product will make your license plate invisible to photo radar, red light cameras, and infrared and laster cameras. Special crystals in the spray will reflect back the flash (or light source) used by these cameras, making your license look like a bright blur. Would this actually work? Would it be legal if it did? They say that the spray is invisible to the naked eye, which means that it won't be of much use if a cop pulls you over. Personally, I've always thought someone should make a stealth car, made out of the same material as the stealth airplanes. That would be cool. (via Red Ferret)

Law/Police/Crime Technology

Posted on Tue Dec 07, 2004



Comments

I have a $40 ticket that says this scam does NOT work. DO NOT BUY this junk!!!!!!!!!1
Posted by william nelson  on  Thu Aug 13, 2009  at  07:43 AM
Did you guys ever think that the reason FOX news and all those other news stations are lying to you about the photoblocker not working? That is what the news is for, they lie to you, why, becasue they are getting paid to put stuff on the air. I work for the a local government and I found out that our casino pays the news and the local newspaper not to report the local violence in my town so that more people will come to the casino and not be afraid of being shot at. And another thing, of course the police are going to say it doesn't work, they are getting paid by a department that benefits from it. They are told what to say, by getting a paycheck every 2 weeks.
So the best thing to do would be to see if it works for yourself and stop believing the bullshit on the news. I am turning off my TV for good as the bullshit is at an alltime high. WHY DO YOU THINK OBAMA HAS ALL THIS REPORTING ON HEALTH CARE, IT IS SUPPOSE TAKE OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM WHAT HE IS DOING OVER IN AFGANISTAN!!!!!
Posted by Paul  on  Thu Oct 29, 2009  at  06:43 AM
That's right, Paul. It's all a HUGE conspiracy to convince people that Photoblocker doesn't work.

"WHY DO YOU THINK OBAMA HAS ALL THIS REPORTING ON HEALTH CARE, IT IS SUPPOSE TAKE OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM WHAT HE IS DOING OVER IN AFGANISTAN!!!!!"

Actually, it's even more insidious than that. If you look closely at the anchors on CNN, you'll see that they're actually all Obama wearing different masks. Yes, "President" Obama is the person READING THE NEWS. That way he can insure that the "news" is exactly what he wants it to be.

I don't know all the details of this vast conspiracy concerning health care and Photoblocker, but I'm sure it involves the pyramid with the eye on the back of the dollar bill in some way.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy  on  Thu Oct 29, 2009  at  01:52 PM
hi all,
i was very interested in this topic that i read the whole 5 yrz thread.

regarding the spray thingy, from a photographer view and the radar cameras in our cameras, that think cannot work at all, let's go technical ..

in our country there r both digital and films speed cameras, both with flash built in which fires all the time no matter what is the time of the day.

as a photographer i would rather say that the flash is too strong that it wont affect the picture weather its in the daylight or in the night. cuz once u have a strong flash and there's sumthing reflective in the other side, everything surrounding becomes black .. it totally black out.

and yes we have a glowing plate numbers. to get a right picture, the aperture would be really small. the speeding cameras are so advanced in technology that it's being bought in $10,000(s) bills, its able to focus, fire a flash and process a picture in less than a second.

for those who claim it works .. i would rather say u jst got lucky with it, like what happened with me once, i was driving like 180+ one day and i got flashed, i went mad so i sped up more to reach 200+ sumthing, and guess what, i got flashed again, till this moment no speeding tickets (or got jailed).

yet u cnt depend on luck every time, u cnt live forever, cuz i got flashed once at 237 and i got ticketed, since it was my first "mad" thing i jst paid the ticket without getting jailed .. xD

since that day i never got a speeding ticket again, i drive up to the speeding limits (that's why cruse control was made for), i reach my destinations at the same time, and i can assure im gna come back in one piece.
Posted by Hazza (dnt evn try to pronounce it)  on  Tue Nov 17, 2009  at  04:41 PM
i tried rubbing a chicken on my plate and it didnt work? now i used 1 can and gave the plate plenty of spray no tickets
Posted by shawn  on  Sat Mar 20, 2010  at  02:33 AM
there is a gadjet allready in every automobile that works 100% of the time. (with honest cops}. it is usually called a brake pedal. but again i say with honest cops. the number of dishonest cops is growing by leaps and bounds. perjury is becoming their way of life. where they used to be neatly dressed they now wear hippy cloths and talk trashy and vulgar. not the guys i used to respect. they have great pr but i have yet to see them in the top ten dangerous job lists. DON't run red lights. you may kill your own kid.
Posted by s.c.bushnell  on  Wed Jun 09, 2010  at  04:29 AM
I applied Photoblocker according to instructions and yet i get a speeding ticket in the mail. Cinditions were a little rain, overcast, and there was flash when the picture was taken. They told me to fax the ticket and they would investigate and get back to me in a few days. I've never heard back from them and now I can't can't even reach an operator anymore. Sounds like another fly-by-night scam.
Posted by RENE  on  Fri Jul 02, 2010  at  04:30 PM
💋 I am here to tell you this stuff DOES NOT WORK I got my proof in the mail today, 50.00 ticket...believe what you want, don't care,
Posted by Betty  on  Mon Aug 09, 2010  at  01:43 PM
Phantom plate is a complete scam! It does not work. Take it m me, I was a long time affiliate of theirs, promoting their product on my site. It made good money, at least on paper. But this company did not ever pay me my commission. And I am not the only one. This just goes to show how big a scam this is - the product does not work AND they do not pay their affiliates. Stay away from this sham of a company.
Posted by Alex  on  Fri Aug 20, 2010  at  09:49 PM
I put the photo blocker spray on my plate, let it dry, then re applied..3 times.

When I took a picture to test it, they were all blurred beyong recognition.

Works well with my camera.
Posted by tom  on  Mon Oct 11, 2010  at  05:45 AM
Photoblocker isn't designed to blur the characters; all it is meant to do is overexpose the image. Either someone doesn't know how to use a camera, or they are telling porkies!
Posted by Steve (smeggy)  on  Mon Oct 11, 2010  at  05:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqMjDyHbhXk
Posted by dont buy it  on  Mon Nov 01, 2010  at  07:43 AM
why are you all still driving everywhere? just get scotty to beam you up. Problem solved.
Posted by Steve  on  Tue Nov 16, 2010  at  05:50 AM
I, myself bought a can of clear spray paint for less than 2$ from Wal*Mart and sprayed it on my plate. When I take a photo of my plate using a digital camera + flash, I get an overexposed image. I haven't gotten a red light ticket yet, but I don't think that's proof of anything. I am not considering buying photoblocker but if you are, try calling their customer service department and trying to ask for a refund BEFORE YOU BUY SOME. My guess is that nobody will answer you or you'll be put on hold forever.. then you'll have your answer.
Posted by Chazzer  on  Sun Nov 28, 2010  at  03:50 PM
Here's an idea, 100% guaranteed to prevent tickets. Don't run the red light. Too simple? Probably, but works every time it's tried.
Posted by Lawman  on  Wed Dec 08, 2010  at  06:42 PM
Alex you sound like a homo faggot. Fuck you you fucking queer. really i HATE you. dont go making important sounding quotes youre a nobody. FUCK YOU
Posted by Mark  on  Mon Dec 27, 2010  at  04:26 PM
Mark in Kts said:

"Alex you sound like a homo faggot. Fuck you you fucking queer. really i HATE you. dont go making important sounding quotes youre a nobody. FUCK YOU"

Boy, you just can't argue with logic like that.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy  on  Mon Dec 27, 2010  at  05:39 PM
I've taken the leap.

I've just received a can of Photoblocker spray, with the intention of doing objective, controlled, fully technically legitimate, irrefutable testing.

The spray was purchased directly from an official website, so there's minimal chance of it being a poor quality, cheap counterfeit.

I should say: there is no way I can prove if it absolutely works, but I can prove it if does absolutely nothing at all.
Posted by Steve (smeggy)  on  Fri Jan 07, 2011  at  11:40 AM
My controlled, half-plate testing shows the spray does not work.

It does not increase the reflectivity of a UK legal retro-reflective registration plate (this being highly reflective anyway); in fact the spray slightly reduced the reflectivity. All it does is create a slightly rough, glossy surface. So much for "over-exposing"!

I cannot show the raw results as I used my own registration plate for the examination.

If I do get results that I can show, I will probably place them on the Safe Speed website.
Posted by Steve (smeggy)  on  Sat Jan 08, 2011  at  05:34 PM
The trick here people is not to spray the whole plate. Cover the whole plate with FROG tape then carefully cut out the letters and numbers on your plate with a razor. Change the numbers using the razor to make a different number like 3=8, B=8, L=E, F=E do it for each number and letter. Then spray the plate with a vertical angle one coat 90 degrees right next coat 90 degrees left. Let dry and remove the rest of the tape. Now take a picture from any angle WOW what number is it a 3 or an 8 or was it an E,J or U could it be a 0-O-U-J-L-E-F I can't tell but photo cams cant. THIS does not work for radar There's another trick for that but it takes too long to explain. Have fun and stay safe.
Posted by Jerry  on  Sat Jan 29, 2011  at  01:05 PM
@Jerry,
I think you need to read the post prior to yours.

The spray does NOTHING; my half-plate testing proves this. Half of the plate was sprayed, the other half covered; this enabled a direct side-by-side comparison.

- It does not affect the retro-reflectivity of the characters
- It does not affect the retro-reflectivity of the background

Given these results, it is obvious that your idea cannot work.
Posted by Steve (smeggy)  on  Sun Jan 30, 2011  at  09:38 AM
Consider this...

Have any of you taken a photo of your car's license plate when the light conditions are such that the flash goes off... Go and have a look at your photos where there is a car in the background, or go and take a photo and have a look at it... Now-when you take ordinary photos of an ordinary (non-photblocked) car where the flash was triggered, you will notice that WITHOUT photoblocker, the naturally reflective surface of the plate is such that all you get is an overexposed licence plate - a white glare so bright that you can’t read the plate...

Now, consider this - if a NORMAL camera, taking a photo of a NORMAL plate, is enough to make the plate unreadable, it stands to reason that the authorities have long ago developed a camera/flash that does NOT glare like a normal camera would, in order for them to recognise your licence plate... and if they have done this FROM THE ONSET, what makes you think that you can outsmart their camera's by spraying a glossy/reflective finish over an already reflective surface, a catachrestic of a NORMAL, NON-PHOTOBLOCKED licence plate that was overcome years ago....????

I’m Sorry, but until their websites can explain SCIENTIFFICALLY how their product "reacts differently" to a flash, I will not buy it. Merely showing me a before and after photo of an effect my normal camera en licence plate does ANYWAY, is not going to convince me..
Posted by Xeffer  on  Thu May 23, 2013  at  04:35 AM
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