Car wax that reduces police radar detection

[Avatant47]

Speaking of radar detection, what should I look for in a good radar detector? They ARE legal in California, right?

 

[THEJUICE]

That must be the wax they use on dem stealth fighter planes...

 

[artemis67]

whoa does this stuff make your car completely invisible!!?!? i want some then i can drive around as fast as I want and nobody will see me at all.

No, for that you need a jar of vanishing creme...that's what Bugs Bunny uses...

 

[thinksnow]

Radar detectors, if I am not mistaken, are legal in almost any state aside from VA (my state, of course) and DC. If you want a detector, remember that you will not be completely invincible from tickets b/c police use "instant on" now that basically sends your detector into July 4th mode at the exact moment that you have been clocked. If you are willing to spend the money, Valentine One is the Amstel of RD's. I have a Bel and it gives me false readings ALL THE TIME. The Escort Passport 7500 has the best combo of value and performance. (FYI: V1--$400 and EP--$230)

 

[Fiddy]

Just get yourself a fishfinder and mount the transducer in your grill. That will jam any radar.

 

[koan]

When waxing my car with this, I got some on my pants. The cops arrested me for indecent exposure. After I was released, I couldn't find my car.

 

[KillaBee]

I think the FCC is after me. My homemade radar jammer usually disrupts all radio signals within a 1/4 mile radius.

I usually drive by hospitals for the fun of it

 

[iamgenious]

http://www.valentineone.com

voila

 

[bluebuddha]

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/b2/index.html

... president of the company being slammed here. It was brought to my attention because over 1,000 hits to our site originated here yesterday. I liked this comment the best:

"When waxing my car with this, I got some on my pants. The cops arrested me for indecent exposure. After I was released, I couldn't find my car. "

We actually make a variety of products, most of which are MIL & FAA approved and one which is currently the only ice-preventative for aircraft being tested by NASA. We also make the Type I & Type IV de-icing fluids that save your life each time you fly in bad weather by keeping the ice off your aircraft's wings.

Cheers &amp; keep the skepticism going! Trust no-one (especially the guy that claimed the fish-finder on the dash would help... I saw a knuckle-head <maybe the same one> in Canada actually try that amidst the benchmark testing of serious products in Canada earlier this year : )

 

[TXHokie]

hmmm...so if i grease this stuff on me and go rob a bank, would i be able to avoid capture?

 

[Jzero]

If it is pretty clear-cut that you're speeding, speedo inaccuracy is definitely not going to help you much. I have heard, though, that when it's a close call (just a few MPH) you are automatically given the benefit of the doubt--it is scientifically provable that you can only read an analog speedometer to a limited degree of accuracy. The needle and the line that marks 65MPH in my car is wide enough to easily encompass 68 MPH yet still be touching the 65 line...I don't think a cop would get away with this.

Now if I was going 83 with the needle touching the 80 line, I don't think that would be a very useful defense

 

[Leo]

Have the people that argue one should protest speeding tickets in court based on: &quot;My speedometer is inaccurate&quot; and the cosine angle factor, actually been to court and won? My experience in traffic court has been sobering to say the least... Most judges I've encountered had zero patience for people charged with an offense when an officer is there to testify under oath that you broke the law. I'd rather have my kneecaps broke than to try to whip out any of the above mentioned defenses... Maybe it's just living in DC, where they have to do 20 cases an hour or they get behind... Didn't seem too different in Kansas though.

bluebuddha: Thanks for offering input into this thread. I wouldn't take the negative comments too personally. It's hard to please around here, unless it's free and with a rebate.

Seems like the company is being pretty straightforward on what they offer. Wicked quote from a new york times article linked on their site...:



<< Skepticism is inevitable. &quot;You have to ask yourself, 'How does a stealth airplane work?' &quot; said David A. Buchholz, chairman of the physics department at Northwestern University. &quot;I don't think you paint a plane to make it invisible.&quot; A thin coat of wax cannot stop radar waves from bouncing off a car's highly reflective metal surfaces, Dr. Buchholz said.

Claims for the wax are actually fairly modest -- that it shortens the range at which typical police radar (but not laser speed devices) can pick up the car by about 13 percent. &quot;It will give people who are 10 to 15 m.p.h. over the limit a chance to brake to legal speeds,&quot; Mr. Sparks said.

Dr. Buchholz countered: &quot;Isn't that exactly what a radar detector is supposed to do for you? And you're still violating the law.&quot;
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[Rileyjag]

Rahvin, you are correct about getting an error reading with a greater angle of deflection. I believe this was called the cosine effect. I wouldn't recommend arguing with the officer if you think he had a large angle of deflection. You see, the greater the angle, the lower the speed reading will be. This will give the advantage to the driver. Speed is detected as the object is moving toward or away from the gun. You probably won't see the officer shooting you from a 90 degree angle, they may never get a reading above 10mph. Good luck arguing in court folks.