RUST-OLEUM REFLECTIVE PLATE PAINT FAILS AS IR INVISIBILITY FOR ABOUT $56
DIY privacy sold as a reflective finish. Infrared cameras kept reading. The paperwork stayed on the map. The aesthetic of privacy did not.
A popular tip circulated that Rust-Oleum reflective plate paint could cloak license plates from infrared enforcement cameras—an off-the-shelf Cloak of Oleum for about fifty-six dollars. Tests and enforcement follow-ups said otherwise: plates remained readable, tickets remained possible, and the coat of paint remained mostly decorative. Privacy, in this case, had a finish and a receipt.
TrustUs.News reviewed the product claims and the counter-demos. Coming up on Evening Fabrication: why reflective sheen is not a legal strategy, and how the aesthetic of privacy still leaves you fully plotted on the map.
“CloakOfOleum™ Reflective Plate Finish — aesthetic of privacy, paperwork of still being on the map.”
