"VEIL stealth paint transforms your
radar detector
from a ticket notifier into a ticket preventer"
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Veil anti-laser Stealth Paint
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You probably didn't know your radar detector offers little to no advanced warning against
a police laser gun.
Veil actually gives you some warning against a laser speed gun
by reducing the range at which the laser can acquire your
vehicle's speed. Veil cannot be 'detected' like most radar detectors can.
Works on any make or model vehicle including motorbikes.
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Even though a radar detector has the ability to detect
laser guns on some occasions, by the time you detect the laser gun, it's
already too late - the gun has your speed. And that's assuming your
detector does actually pick it up in the first place.
You see unlike a speed radar "beam", a speed laser "beam" is
much more tightly focused, with very little of the "laser pulses" going past
the car that is actually being targeted.
At 100m from the car, the diameter of the laser beam is only
30cm in diameter!!
At 300m from the car, the diameter is a mere 90cm
So if the laser is aimed at the centre front of your car,
there is actually little chance of the beam spilling over your bonnet and
hitting your radar detector mounted on the windscreen.
Here's a view from the front at the diameter of the laser
beam at 100m, 200, and 300m
100m
200m
300m
You can see from this illustration, that at close ranges, the
beam may not even strike your radar/laser detector when mounted on your
windscreen, thereby failing to alert you when you car is targeted.
Here is a picture viewed from the scope of a LTI Ultralyte laser gun at
100m, 200m and 300m:
Note: the latter pictures above are blury because we've
zoomed in on the photos to show you proportionally the same size car each
time.
Again, you can see there is no dispute, the target area is smaller than the
actual size of the car! This is why you are not guaranteed to get an
alert from your radar detector when your car is targeted at close range.
So the first problem with detecting laser is that your
radar/laser detector may not even go off. The second problem is that
even if your detector does go off, the laser gun usually has your speed in
less than 1 second!
Watch the video below, and see how fast the laser gun gets a
speed reading:
Notice when the fifth car is targeted, it doesn't give a
reading immediately because the laser is aimed at the windscreen (not
a good reflective surface to bounce a laser signal back), but once the laser
is shifted down towards the front of the vehicle, a reading is obtained.
In the above video a laser detected would have alerted
(since the laser gun was swept across the windscreen) but since a speed
reading was still obtained so quickly you still wouldn't have had time to brake.
What Veil does, is give you that time. So
instead of getting a reading straight away, the laser gun takes a few
seconds to get a reading, meanwhile your radar detector
is going nuts! thereby turning your radar detector from a
"ticket notifier" into a "ticket preventer".
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This video, is a summary of the one underneath. It
demonstrates what your car looks like to a police speed laser gun both with
and without Veil.
In the first scene there is no Veil on the car. If this
was you, even with a radar detector, the laser gun would have had your speed
in under a second.
In the second scene, a radar detector in this car WOULD have
saved you from a ticket since the Veil paint made it harder to get a speed
reading.
This video, filmed
in January 2008, shows the before and after results of using Veil with a
radar detector. Without Veil the car could be targeted at around 570m
away. With Veil applied to the headlights and number plate, this
distance was cut down to around 250m.
For 2005, Motor Trend magazine has teamed up
with SML to compare and report the performance of the latest radar/laser
detectors and countermeasures available. VEIL was
one of the laser countermeasure solutions featured:
"...In tests this year, Laser Veil was found to reduce the effective
capture range by up to 77 percent."
Their tests concluded that the when one
combines a reasonably priced radar detector with Laser
Veil, you will:
"significantly reduce the ability of
properly deployed police laser to target your vehicle, to a distance well
within your visual identification of the threat...
...Without question this is the best bang for the buck solution."
Rich Truesdell, Motor Trend, August 2005
Since the late eighties, RadarTest.com has been a
premier source for factual, objective information about automotive topics.
Their staff has conducted more comparison tests and written more radar
detector comparison test stories than everyone else in the world combined.
Their stories have appeared in dozens of magazines in the US, UK, Germany,
Israel, South Africa and elsewhere. Their staff members are driving
enthusiasts, racers, and veterans of the famed Cannonball Runs.
Their tests concluded:
"...after 120-plus
man-hours of testing it on a variety of vehicles, we can confirm that Laser
Veil indeed cuts laser target-acquisition range, sometimes dramatically
so...Laser Veil in most cases will buy you valuable extra time to react to a
laser ambush."
Craig Peterson, July 2005
VEIL has been field-tested multiple
times and has been certified to perform by one of the leading authorities in
the field. The president of SML, Carl Fors, is regarded as expert in law
enforcement / traffic control by radar & police laser gun manufacturers;
radar detector manufacturers, laser jammer manufacturers, and most
importantly police departments throughout the world.
SML concluded:
"...On average Laser Veil reduced the targeting distance of the Buick by
65% to 577 feet, It reduced the targeting distance of the Dodge by 64% to
456 feet and it reduced the Harley's targeting distance by 49% to 812 feet.
Based on the replicated testing procedures, Laser Veil performs as
advertised and is awarded SML Performance Certification seal."
Carl Fors,
Speed Measurement Labs, June 2004
Veil attended SML's test conducted June 2006 and was applied to two test
vehicles - a white Chrysler Sebring and a teal Pontiac G6 against the two
most popular police laser guns in the US. SML concluded:
"Laser Veil performed as advertised substantially reducing laser capture
ranges by up to 61% when applied."
VEIL PRODUCT TESTING
- by Delonix Radar January 2008
We road-testing Veil
by first driving the target vehicle towards the laser gun from 1000m with
the laser gun continuously trying to get a speed reading. Without any
laser defences the LTI Ultralyte 100LR speed laser gun was able to get a
speed reading at a distance of around 570m.
We then applied Veil
to the vehicle, and repeated the test. To our astonishment, we
couldn't get a reading AT ALL on the first run. On the second
and third runs we were able to get a reading at around 250m
This test showed that
we had reduced the range at which the laser gun could acquire a speed from
570m to 250m - a reduction of 55%
Without Veil
With Veil
1st
Run:
569m
No
reading
2nd
Run:
567m
250m
3rd
Run:
-
255m
Average:
568m
252m
Reduction in
maximum targeting range: 55%
Veil also improves your laser jammer's performance by
reducing the reflectivity of your car.
M25 laser jammer without Veil
M25 laser jammer with
Veil
Our second test with Veil was with a Blinder M25 laser jammer. We tested the
Blinder M25 with 2 runs targeting from 500m, 2 runs targeting from 300m and
2 runs targeting from 100m distance. We then repeated the test, but
with Veil applied to the headlights and front number plate. The results
showed that Veil improved the performance of the laser jammer quite
dramatically.
Blinder M25
Without Veil
With Veil
1st
Run (from 500m)
No
reading!
133m
2nd
Run (from 500m)
216m
No reading
3rd
Run (from 300m)
233m
165m
4th
Run (from 300m)
271m
101m
5th
Run (from 100m)
97m
70m
6th
Run (from 100m)
106m
No reading
7th
Run (from 100m)
-
No reading
With the exception of the very first run from 500m (without
Veil) each and every time the laser gun was able to get a speed reading
eventually against the Blinder M25. When we added Veil to the test
vehicle, it cut down the distances dramatically and in three cases, we
didn't get a speed reading at all.
To us, this concludes that Veil does indeed perform as
claimed, giving you added protection from laser guns when used along with a
radar detector AND it will improve the performance of your laser jammer -
particularly the lower powered jammers such as the Blinder, Escort, Mimic,
Laser Mask and the GF100.
Veil Product testing by
other companies:
FIELD EVALUATION
REPORT
BY SPEED MEASUREMENT LABORATORIES, INC.
Product:
Veil
Report #:
SML0603-31 - Full-Text
Field Testing Date:
22 June 03
Report Date: 29 June 2003
Product:
Veil is a liquid chemical
compound designed to reduce the targeting range of police laser guns when
applied to target reflective surfaces of vehicles. Police officers are
trained to aim laser guns at license plates or headlights to obtain a speed
reading. Seldom is targeting done past 1,000 feet [in the USA, however,
European and Asian laser use is frequently at 1000-1500 feet, (300-460
meters)] as legal restrictions in the United States have been placed on
targeting ranges of laser guns (see: New Jersey Superior Court ruling 1998,
Judge Reginald Stanton). Veil is manufactured by Veil Corporation, 1000
Germantown Pike, Suite C-2, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462,
Laser
Variables:Police laser guns use a 904 nanometer
wavelength of monochromatic infrared light transmitted at specific pulse
rates. Laser guns compute speed by knowing distance. Distance is known by
the time it takes for one pulse to travel to a specific target and reflect
back to the laser's guns computer. The computer remembers the time each
pulse leaves the gun and is looking f or this specific pulse to return. The
color of a target vehicle is a great determinate in the lasers gun's ability
to target. Black absorbs all colors, while white reflects all colors.
Targeting a white vehicle is very easy for a laser gun even without
headlights or a front license plate. A black vehicle is very difficult to
target as the vehicle's color absorbs a considerable amount of the laser
gun's emissions.
Test Parameters:
As with all field evaluations
conducted by Speed Measurement Laboratories Inc. (SML) of products, laser
guns are only operated by certified police officers. This practice
eliminates any claim of impartiality and insures testing credibility.
Members of the El Paso Police Department and EI Paso ISD Police Department
conducted the test of Veil. The testing was supervised by SML's Dave Adams.
Dave is a E.E. wit h twenty-five years experience with laser at White Sands
Missile Testing Range. Two different colored vehicles were used, i.e. a
light grey Mustang and a black Mitsubishi. Both vehicles were similar in
size and shape and the distance of the headlights from the front license
plate was the same for both vehicles. Officers operated a Kustom Pro III
laser gun from Kustom Signals, Inc. Distance cones were placed at 1/4 mile
and 1000 feet. As a baseline for testing the effectiveness of Veil, both
test vehicles were targeted by the laser gun at both cones. Both test
vehicles had front license plates. A second baseline was established by
removing the front license plates and retargeting with the laser gun. In
both cases the laser gun had no problem in reporting the exact targeting
distance of each vehicle. Veil was then applied to all front reflective
surfaces of both vehicles. When applied to the black test vehicle the Veil
was effective in reducing the targeting range of the laser gun to 731 feet
at the 1/4 mile cone of 1320 feet, almost a 50% reduction in targeting range
when aimed at the treated headlight. Due to the light color of the Mustang,
Veil did not reduce targeting range when the treated headlight was targeted.
A baseline was established on both vehicles removing the front license plate
and targeting the vehicle with a license plate cover attached from both
distance cones. The laser gun had no problem here. However, when Veil was
applied to the license plate cover and no license plate attached, Veil
reduced the laser gun's targeting range from 1320 feet to 725.5 feet on the
black test vehicle, almost a 50% reduction in the laser gun's targeting
ability. Now the license plate was reattached to the front bracket behind
the treated license plate cover. In this instance, Veil reduced the laser
gun's ability to report a distance reading from the untreated 1,000 foot
cone to 767 feet...a targeting reduction of 24% for the black test vehicle.
Veil had no effect in target reduction in the light grey test vehicle.
Conclusions:Veil should be used in conjunction with good
radar / laser
detectors. Field studies consistently
report radar detectors will report a laser targeting easily at 1,000 feet.
However, when the radar detector notifies the driver of a laser beam
presence, it is already too late, even at 1000 feet. This notification means
the driver just received a ticket, unless they were using Veil Laser
Coatings. As the results show, Veil was effective in reducing a laser gun's
ability to target the dark colored vehicle up to 50% in the case of aiming
at the treated headlight. This reduction in laser targeting range
acquisition afforded by Veil would give a driver with a quality radar/laser
detector time to adjust speed until the vehicle came into the effective
range of the laser gun. Veil works best on darker vehicles due to the
coloration's ability to absorb infrared laser emissions. Even active laser
jammers have difficulty in cloaking a white vehicle from laser guns. Light
colored vehicles, due to their high reflectivity, are easy prey for laser
guns.
All testing parameters were
conducted in conjunction with accepted police training and field application
practices of using laser guns for speed enforcement.
Results Attested To:
Carl Fors,
B.S., M.S. President
Speed Measurement Laboratories, Inc.
Fort Worth, Texas.
Federal Communications
Commission Licensee
RS Radiolocation KNNN392,
IE Business WPJQ839 Certified Radar/Laser Instructor-LES
The
chemical
compound of Veil is such that masks any
reflection of light centred around 904nm - the frequency of all police
laser guns. It doesn't matter what make or model of laser gun, any
surface that is coated with veil will reduce the laser gun's range
dramatically thereby giving your radar detector a fighting chance to warn
you in time.
"How can Veil stealth coating help
protect against laser?"
Did
you know that it takes approximately half a second for a police laser gun to
acquire your speed? Sure, most radar detectors on the market have laser
detection included as standard, but consider this:
First you have to acknowledge a laser alert on your radar detector. Then
you have to take your foot off the accelerator and apply the brake. Can you
do this in less than half a second every time? It’s highly doubtful. Did
the guys down at the car electronics shop that sold you your
“top-of-the-range” radar detector mention this? A laser detector is
usually, at best, a “speeding ticket notifier”. Watch the
video to the left that shows how fast a vehicle's speed is obtained with a
laser gun.
Now meet
Veil.
Veil
is an invisible protective coating that is applied to the reflective areas
of your car; such as the head lights, driving lights, number plate and any
chrome on the front bumper. The chemical composition of Veil is made such that it eliminates a reflection of a certain wavelength of
light…namely 904nm.
904nm is the wavelength that police laser guns use (an invisible laser beam
- which if you’re wondering, is different to that of those red laser pens
you see).
Now that
you have masked the IR signature of your car, the laser speed gun has a much
more difficult time in ‘locking on’ and acquiring your speed.
Meanwhile the laser detection circuitry of your radar detector is going
nuts, giving you a better chance of slowing down in time.
What is LIDAR and how does it acquire my speed?
LIDAR is an acronym for LIght Detection And Ranging. A police laser (LIDAR) gun
emits a highly focused beam of invisible light, in the near infrared region
of light, at 904nm of wavelength, with the beam being around 50cm in
diameter at a distance of 300m from the laser gun. Unlike RADAR which
determines a vehicle's speed by measuring its doppler shift, police
laser (lidar) calculates speed by observing the changing amount of
time is takes to "see" reflected pulses of light over a discreet amount of
time.
After
many hours of testing this product with different cars and different
police laser guns, the manufacturers determined five primary
contributors to police laser's effectiveness. They are (ranked from most
important to least important):
1) Whether a number plate is mounted on the front of a vehicle (mandatory in
Australia)
2) The
surface-area of headlights, fog lights, and park lights that are positioned
on the front of the vehicle.
3) The amount of large sections of
chrome that are perpendicular to the road facing the front.
4) The shape of the vehicle -
specifically how much of the vehicle is vertical or perpendicular to the
road.
5) Finally the colour of the vehicle
(white being the easiest to detect) and type of automotive paint (metallic
being the easiest to detect.)
Let's
examine each one of these factors which contribute to a vehicle's
"visibility" to police laser / lidar.
First
All states
in Australia require the use of a front & rear number plates.These plates are usually made of retro-reflective material, and are mounted perpendicular to the road surface, thereby
acting as a strong reflector of light energy. The retro-reflective material, which
most plates are made from, magnifies
or intensifies the amount of reflected light. We have found that even on
black cars that have hidden head lights, (such as Porsches) when they have a
front-mounted license plate, effective laser targeting range increases as
much as four times!.
Second
Head/fog
lights and park lights are also strong reflectors however they are typically
spaced farther apart and since the LIDAR beam only strikes a portion of them
at any one time, they are the secondary contributing factor.
Third
Vehicles
that have large sections of chrome are easier to target than do vehicles
that do not or have complex thin chrome grills with a lot of space in
between them.
Fourth
The
frontal shape of a vehicle plays a large role in effecting the targeting
range of the laser gun. Porsche’s, RX7’s and many sports cars have steeply
raked front-ends that have fewer surfaces that are perpendicular to the
road. Therefore, cars which are more aerodynamic looking, are likely to be
harder to target with laser as these kinds of vehicles reflect laser light
away from the gun source. These types of vehicles stand to benefit the most
when ‘VEILed’.
Fifth
The colour
and type of paint contributes to a vehicle's stealth nature. Metallic and/or
light cars are easier to target at longer range than darker, non-metallic
cars. You may be surprised to see that colour is not higher on the list of
importance, however, we have found that all laser guns have improved, since
their debut, to the point that the other factors play a more important role
in contributing to the overall visual signature to laser. However, darker
vehicles will tend to benefit the most when treated with Veil because once
the reflected portions are obscured with VEIL, the car's colour will be the
only source of any remaining reflectivity.
How can I
avoid a Laser speeding ticket?
Drive a darker car!
Seriously, if you happen to own a
light-coloured car or 4WD, consider putting a protective bra on the front.
These bras are generally black and will reduce the effective targeting range
and maximize you chances to avoid laser speeding tickets.
Buy some
clear licence plate covers and coat both sides with veil prior to installing
over your number plates.If these type of clear plates
are prohibited in your state, then simply paint two coats directly over your
number plate. Paint all reflective objects (head/fog lights, chrome, park
lights).
Your car
as seen by the Police laser gun (the red indicates the laser beam)
Untreated Treated with Veil
Another essential device to use is a goodradar detectorin combination with Veil. But
for
the ultimate protection against police laser, consider using VEIL in
conjunction with a reliable and proven laser jammer. These two products used together will
transform your car into a F117 Stealth vehicle!
Veil is applied to the reflective surfaces of your car, such as the number
plate and headlights with the paintbrush and / or sponge brush included in
the kit.
Click to watch
a
video
of how Veil is applied
to your vehicle.
Veil
LIDAR
