Waxing Your Car inproves a laser guns performance?

[JTW]

New laser diffusion car wax!



Never get another laser ticket!

[Iknox]

HAHA got to save that pic lol

[Blown Z]

On the other hand, would a car that's in flat black primer do better in decreasing the range and effectiveness of laser?

[compu44]

On the other hand, would a car that's in flat black primer do better in decreasing the range and effectiveness of laser?

Wow, with that quote, I could tell you were from Illinois.

[SmaartAasSaabr]

I say flat black all the time///

[compu44]

I say flat black all the time///

Not that, just the idea of driving a black primer'ed car to reduce laser range.

[Blown Z]

Yup, that's how we do it in these here parts Where in IL are you from?

[(in)Sanity]

From what I understand the color purple actually reflects back the least amount of light and is hardest to see in the dark.

Ok, so let's look at the wax idea.

If you stand over the hood of your freshly waxed car can you see yourself in it? If the answer is yes then we have to conclude light is being reflected back directly from the source. The source of course being light that hit your face bounced off your face and hit the hood. So if you look at the front or back of the car and can also see yourself then once again light if being reflected directly back.

Now if you take some 100 grit sand paper to that hood can you still see yourself? If you answered yes then your a smart person as I didn't ask could you see yourself in the hood.

The bottom line, if it's shinny it's reflective. Without reflection the laser guns don't work. The same is true for radar. The main difference radar can reflect off stuff you can't see.

In theory if you could get paint that was comprised of harmonics of the color of the laser light then you would in effect allow some of the light to be absorbed.

So yes, certain colors of cars would in fact differ on how they reacted to laser light. Then again if they target your headlights or plates it really doesn't matter does it.

[JTW]

From what I understand the color purple actually reflects back the least amount of light and is hardest to see in the dark.

Ok, so let's look at the wax idea.

If you stand over the hood of your freshly waxed car can you see yourself in it? If the answer is yes then we have to conclude light is being reflected back directly from the source. The source of course being light that hit your face bounced off your face and hit the hood. So if you look at the front or back of the car and can also see yourself then once again light if being reflected directly back.

Now if you take some 100 grit sand paper to that hood can you still see yourself? If you answered yes then your a smart person as I didn't ask could you see yourself in the hood.

The bottom line, if it's shinny it's reflective. Without reflection the laser guns don't work. The same is true for radar. The main difference radar can reflect off stuff you can't see.

In theory if you could get paint that was comprised of harmonics of the color of the laser light then you would in effect allow some of the light to be absorbed.

So yes, certain colors of cars would in fact differ on how they reacted to laser light. Then again if they target your headlights or plates it really doesn't matter does it.

Insanity, can you explain to me how purple reflects less light than black. I don't see how this is logically possible.

[(in)Sanity]

Insanity, can you explain to me how purple reflects less light than black. I don't see how this is logically possible.

They actually wanted to paint the stealth fighters purple (or more of a grape). The exact details of why may have something to do with the colors that are present at nighttime. I would have to research more in to why they wanted to use it for the stealths. In the end they didn't, as no respectable pilot would fly a grape colored plane Again it has to have something to do more with nighttime camouflage then true reflectivity. Would be interesting to test.