Photo Blocker Spray

by PhantomPlate Inc.

Product Features

• REFLECTS traffic camera flash, helping to prevent a costly ticket!
• FAST spray-on formula, ONE TIME application!
• INVISIBLE to the naked eye!, WILL NEVER WASH OFF!
• EXCLUSIVE formula!, One can covers 4 license plates: that's $7.50 per license plate for a lifetime of protection!
• BEST alternative for when you can't use an anti-camera license plate cover!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000EQUFHS
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,757 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #26 in Automotive > Interior Accessories > Safety

Product Description

How does PhotoBlocker Spray work? A majority of red light & speed cameras utilize a strong flash to photograph the license plate on your car. Once sprayed on your license plate, PhotoBlocker's special formula produces a high-powered gloss that reflects the flash back towards the camera. This overexposes the image of your license plate, rendering the picture unreadable. With PhotoBlocker, your license plate is invisible to traffic cameras yet completely legible to the naked eye.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all photo equipment, spray paint, and plates are the same... might work in Denver, January 1, 2008

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Shadowtrax (Colorado) - See all my reviews

Folks, please, please, please, PLEASE be aware that there are several types of these 'photo paints' on the market - some DO NOT work, others have proven effective under CERTAIN conditions and in only a few markets. Hence, this is why some folks say it works like magic, while others say it's a bunch of crap - I'm sure both are correct given their specific circumstances and product used. I live in Denver, and I've been caught by the photo radar van several times on the way to work (they're only allowed to photo inside the Denver city proper limits, not the suburbs by the way. I've also seen the Fox 31 Tom Martino report (since I live in Denver) - you can also watch it on YouTube if you so desire. You can also watch three other videos from different states (Oregon, New York, and another) that test the product and say it doesn't work. So what does this all mean. Probably that the type of camera equipment that the Denver Police department uses, and HOW they use it, and the type of photo paint you use may keep you from getting a ticket... in Denver. The vans in Denver take a bright flash both day and night and the flash is mounted on the side of the van about half way up - the flash goes off just before your car's front end reaches the back of the van, which by the way the van is parked directly on the side of the road about 3-4 feet from your passing car. I believe this type of scenario leads to the chance that you're plate may not be viewed properly in many circumstances when the spray is used and the flash goes off - just as the Denver Police tested and discovered. Now, as far as the traffic light cameras, I don't know if this would be effective - I wouldn't rely on it. I do know that I got "flashed" by a photo van a few months ago and did NOT get a ticket in the mail like I normally have before, so I assume it worked... who knows.

Also, as a few others have mentioned in their reviews, please keep in mind: I was at a start-up neighborhood Watch meeting where the district policeman comes and talks to the group for 1 hour and provides the Neighborhood Watch goodies, etc. After the meeting I asked him about the paint/license covers and their experience (he seemed pretty laid back and a good fellow...). He said that in fact they tested both out using their radar vans - and that most all city police departments that rely on photo radar test these items for both effectiveness and also what to look for - it's normal procedure. He said that the paint did in fact work under certain circumstances - not 100%, but it did sometimes work (he wouldn't elaborate on what circumstances it did work), and that the department has actually tested out different mounting angles of their flash devices and distance/picture times - I don't know what the results were as again he didn't elaborate - but that tells me that if these actions were fully effective he would have commented that these products do not work, etc. and save my money. He also mentioned that they can usually tell if someone has glopped on the photo spray over their plates - it's not illegal here, but it won't help your case if you're pulled over - it might be the difference between getting off on a warning and getting a ticket. Again, I would just say that if you live and drive in Denver, then you might be saved a few times from the nasty photo van, if you live elsewhere with different flash/camera equipment and different plates and camera angles, or for traffic light photo radar, then it might not be worth the investment/time. There are too many variables from the type of paint used, the background color of the plates/numbers, to the type of photo equipment and distances used - a wonder drug for some, a pure waste of money for others...

YouTube Denver Fox 31 Report: [...]

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Snake oil, December 1, 2007

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hyytekk - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

I generously sprayed this on my plate AND have a distorting cover over the plate. No, not to break any laws. But it is extremely annoying to receive those letters every time my Sunpass toll transponder is not detected even though it is in place and fully funded. Lo-and-behold I received a photo citation letter today saying I did not pay the toll. It will be retracted once I respond to them, but what an annoyance. The point, though, is that neither product worked. My plate was clearly displayed in the photo. Save your money. All this spray is is varnish to make the plate shinier. If you insist on trying this defense, save yourself some money and buy some spray varnish at Home Depot for a fraction of the price.

47 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars [...], June 21, 2005

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Jake "Jake" (tampa,FL) - See all my reviews

i bought the spray and it turned my plates yellow after a few weeks and i've received two photo tickets so far. I contacted the sellers and got no response. I did a little searching on the net and have found that the same thing has happened to dozens of people accross the country. Also, I went into my local paint shop and found out that the spray is just some type of acrylic spray paint.