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   James Silverton to richard   
   Re: License plate spray   
   19 Jul 13 12:12:35   
   
   From: not.jim.silverton@verizon.net   
      
   On 7/18/2013 10:14 PM, richard wrote:   
   > On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:10:24 -0700 (PDT), necromancer wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:33:15 AM UTC-4, James Silverton wrote:   
   >>> Has anyone experience of using those expensive cans of spray-on paint to   
   >>>   
   >>> foil roadside cameras?   
   >>   
   >> IIRC, Mythbusters debunked this one...   
   >   
   > they did. I saw the show a few times and if anything, the stuff actually   
   > made the plates show up better.   
   > the best way to hide the plates is to have a flip plate.   
   > anytime you go through a TLC intersection, flip a swith and the plate   
   > changes to a temporary tag or one of those specialty gag plates.   
   > a minute later it flips back.   
   >   
   I guess I'll have keep on making careful note of where the speed cameras   
   are. They move the damn things around unfortunately.   
      
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