Veil Stealth Coating Review
“Tested at the Speedlabs 2003, 2004, 2005 Radar Detector Shootout. Veil reduced laser gun sensitivity by 50%” – Radar Roy 2006
Updated October 3, 2010
Paint on protection in a can, a must have product to foil the police laser jammers and legal in all 50 states and Canada!
Top Reasons to Consider the Veil Laser Stealth Coating
- Transforms your radar detector from a ticket notifier to a ticket preventer!
- Veil provides you with more reaction time so you can slow down and avoid tickets.
- Proven to reduce targeting range by as much as 73%
- Pays for itself with your first successful laser encounter
- One 5.5 oz can provides 8 to 10 applications for one or more vehicles
- Includes a 1”, 2” and 3” foam edging brush along with a nylon brush
- Long lasting protection
- Canister has tamper proof seals to guarantee package freshness and quality
- Made in the USA
A radar detector is not enough, become a stealth driver with the Veil anti stealth coating. Veil is the first and only truly effective passive laser counter measure device that reduces the reflectability of license plate, headlamps and other areas of your vehicle. Veil is a laser absorbent film that will reduce your visual signature by reducing near infrared laser light reflections. The treated areas will appear black to the police laser gun.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Veil Stealth Coating
- How easy is it to apply the Veil coating and how long does it last? Very easy to apply and will last for months! Just watch this video to learn more.
- Is it legal to use? Yes, we know of no federal, state or municipal law that will prohibit its use in North America.
- Would I still need a radar detector or laser jammer? Yes, you will definitely need a radar detector that also has a laser detector installed so you can be notified that you’re being shot with laser so you can slow down. I would also recommend considering purchasing a laser jamming system to reduce your odds of getting an expensive speeding ticket.
- Can I apply it to my painted areas? You can but I wouldn’t recommend it. It may damage the finish of your finish and it will look discolored.
- What will my headlights/license plate look like after I apply the finish? Your headlamp and license plate will have a dull bluish color.
Potential Issues with the Veil Stealth Coating
- Use caution when applying Veil as to not spill any on the finish of your car. If any does spill remove while still wet to avoid discoloring of your painted finish.
My Bottom Line Recommendation for the Veil Stealth Coating
Police lidar enforcement is becoming more and more popular each day and I would recommend highly that you add laser protection to your speed counter measurement arsnal to stay ticket free!
The Veil Stealth Coating is an inexpensive alternative to expensive active laser jamming devices and is legal in all of North America.
This Based upon my 20 years in law enforcement as a certified police radar instructor and 15 years being involved in the speed counter measurement industry.
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in South Carolina jammers are illegal so the next best thing i found was veil it is 100% legal
adds much needed reaction time to slow down safely
This stuff does nothing, but at least it’s passive! Don’t waste your money.
“This stuff does nothing, but at least it’s passive! Don’t waste your money.”
Is this your subjective OPINION based or is it based on objective testing of the product?
@Tom, yes I have tested the Veil on my vehicles and the GOL also has tested it. In our reviews it did reduce the punch through
Actaully, admin, my question was posed to “boat” who I quoated as saying “don’t waste your money.” But thank you, anyway.
It works great dude. Are you a motorcycle cop that doesn’t like losing?
I am a satisfied user of this product. I have successfully defeated multiple LIDAR laser encounters by using VEIL stealth paint in combination with my Escort Passport 8500 x50. One time the officer continued to shoot my vehicle (1996 Chevy Lumina)from behind as I passed him, just to get a reading. Another time, the officer shooting my vehicle looked at his LIDAR gun with a confused look on his face.
While this product in not as reliable as an active laser jammer, it is a very good alternative to someone who can’t afford a high priced jammer.
You still NEED a high quality radar/laser detector to pair with this product.
Never would expect something would work like this… interesting
Does anyone know how long the application to the headlights/license plates last?
And do you apply this to your rear license plate/tail lights too?
Thanks,
Michael
A typical application will last a year and you would apply to the front headlights and plate as that is where 95% of all laser is shot
Get an antilaser cover for the front plate ($6 to $8), paint the head and fog lights, and do not pressure wash it…I had the police lase my car three times in a 2000 ft approach and I could see them pointing it at my car clearly when they finally got a speed at about 300 feet. They were not happy…Using a Passport 9500IX…
interesting product,since I travel alot ,but use alot of toll roads,will this jam the signal for toll detector?
No, the Veil works against police lidar guns, not toll detectors
They have a license plate cover called tollfree that blurs the numbers to the cameras. Have not tested it.
Wouldn’t recommend it, the covers are ticket magnets
Just bought 9500ix, which will alert … Will using liszt jammer alert police that I have a jammer, and make them want to pull me over? The lidar guns does not get reading, office visually sees me moving much faster than traffic, and wham, no reading, but visually sees speed, and now they will pull me over.
Net/net; won’t cop pull me over when he does not get a reading and I am obviously going fast?
What about lidar on rear of car.
Thanks!
Jeff
Well hopefully you would slow down when it activates and not continue speeding, thus reducing the suspicions of the officer
A state hwy patrol officer, in Texas at least, ***WILL*** pull you over if he/she ***visually observes*** you speeding more than 10 mph over the limit regardless whether or not they were able to clock you. Absent the scientific evidence (radar, laser, vascar) you will not get a ticket, but you certainly will get a WW (Written Warning). Most state LEO’s are experts in estimating vehicle speed within +/- 3 mph of actual. Even without the scientific evidence it’s at the LEO’s discretion to cite you for “wreckless” operation or “driving too fast for conditions”.
Have not encounter them using it from the rear. Usually from the Freeway on ramps they just sit there with their radars on…easier as they dont have to aim the radars. Lidar is more likely used to pick off the speeding car on a crowded road as its very selective.
hi there i just ordered a bottle of veil hop this stuff really workes denis frome quebec canada
@ denis a lot depends on the color of your car. Dark colored cars it works best. Let me know if you have any questions
Do you recommend veil for tail lights? It seems in North Carolina lasers are typically shot at the rear since we are not required to have front license plates.
Does the “laser shield” license plate cover work?
@Brent No, wouldn’t recommend it for tail lights. The rear is allot harder to protect and Veil to the rear wouldn’t do anything
You would need a pair of jammers
Hi Mr. Reyer,
You said you wouldn’t recommend it on tail lights – is this because it significantly changes the color output of the tail lights, or is there other concerns?
I’m asking for similar reasons as Brent, I live in N.C. as well, and my car has no front plate and “pop-up” headlights, along with plenty of angles in the front – so the rear is the bigger concern. I do plan on getting an active laser shifter, but would love to pair it up with this stuff.
Thank you for your time!
Never knew an officer that would target taillights. There is plenty of other stuff in the back of a car to shoot
A jammer would be my 1st choice for the rear
Saw the youtube demo, intetresting but will the headlights change their image to dark??? this is not very shick on expensive and new cars. the veil should be without colour…like water.
@ vick depends on how much you apply. I only apply a thin coating and it changes the tint to a bluish color
Clear color of dye-based IR 850-950nm blocker is not physically possible, it will always block some of the 600-680nm wavelenghts you humans call the color RED. And white light without the RED spectrum gets azure, cyan to bluish tint.
If done right the slight tint looks like those smoke covers on expensive cars…anyway it beats the heck out of a $500 ticket and your insurance going up.
Try it, you will love the results and it looks fine. Just clean the bugs off first…
est ce que les phare reste noirci quand on applique se produit? et sa diminue t-elle la visibiliter?
@ David Sorry David we don’t speak ????
Elle ajoute une teinte légèrement bleutée, mais ne réduit pas la visibilité de façon significative. L’anglais au français avec Google Translate.
Roy, this comment was in French, and (using google translate) was asking about the tint on the headlights and visibility, I responded with “It adds a slight bluish tint, but does not reduce visibility significantly.”
Hope this helps!
@ Kevin (kevinritsema) Kevin thank you! Forgot all about Google Translate….
Hi,
I live in Florida, I just bought a laser jammer, and the Veil Stealth Coating, and I was wondering since in Floride we don’t need to put a front license plate, if I should paint the black plate ?
If yes, should I put the product on the plate, or on the cover ( since I have one )
Thanks !
You could paint the rear plate but to be honest, wouldn’t do you much good as the rear of most typical cars are just way to reflective
Thanks for your answer. I have the photo blur on it, I should paint it too ?
Thanks again !
I don’t recommend this photo plates as they are ticket magnets, and if do apply Veil to it the cover is more noticeable
I read the comments about it lasting a year before re applying but I was wondering will washing the car remove the product? Also since it has a bit of tint to it will you be able to tell when it is wearing off?
No, washing your car will not remove the covering
Pressure washing by the helpful dealer will…if hand washing, it is fine
Also will this product protect you from K, KA ban and other radar devices not associated with a laser gun?
Veil does nothing for police radar, only laser
Your going to need a radar detector, The GPS passports that eliminate most false alarms are superior to any others out there…I will not drive fast with out one. Cost about the same as your first ticket…Most police today use KA band, K band is fading away as you can detect them 5 miles away…Funny little issue, after that big quake in Japan my detector had to remap most of the stationary false alarms…Motion detectors and door openers mostly. They will drive you nuts if you buy a Valentine…
Roy,
I have clear covers on my car, should I apply it to my clear cover or license plate?
Also, you mentioned that rear won’t do much? Why?
Thanks,
James
On the cover
Typically your “rear” is a flatter target to shoot for laser, too much too Veil
Thanks for your quick reply. Do I have to apply to any chrome materials? I have a lot in the front end of my car.
Personally I never apply it to Chrome, discolors it. If will reduce your footprint to laser but your bumper will look weird
I was wondering, I heard about the veil “laser shield” license plate cover. Is the stealth coating better for license plates? Or should I combine and get the laser shield cover for the plate and the stealth coating for the headlights?
Thanks for all you do!
The Veil is better but what I suggest is applying Veil to a plastic license plate cover like the laser shield
So, don’t put Veil directly on the license plate, rather on a plastic cover for best results?
Yes, would recommend a plastic cover. Easier to apply and clean up
Roy, I just bought an STi Magnum because of your review, but here you seem to reccomend the STi Driver?? J am a very fast Road Warrior…
They are both basically the same, no worries
In states without a front license plate requirement, how effective would only coating the headlights be if the entire front of the car is exposed? Sports cars like the Honda S2000, Mazda Miata MX4, Porsche Boxter, Corvette, ZR4, etc., have a lot more hood exposed than just the head lights.
Depends on how reflective the surfaces are. The headlamps and front plate are typically the most reflective areas of a car
I have an Altima Coupe with no fog lights and the laser paint works well. Car colors can be an issue…Mine is smokey gray…I have heard white cars are tougher to laser proof…In Calif getting caught with a laser jammer is a fix it ticket. Much better then getting an expensive speeding ticket…Been using this product (the paint)for 4 years with a quality detector and have not been pulled over once…Before I went stealth mode I had 3 tickets in a year…I have been lased on 5 different occasions…Once a motorcycle cop was very close but off to the side. As I drove by him I swear he had his Lidar pointing up at his face and was looking into it (like down the barrel) to see if something was wrong. I laughed all the way home…
MX5 Miata, not MX4
My car does not have a front plate. So where should I mount the vail besides the headlights?
Stand in front of your car and look for any reflective surfaces
Would not recommend your paint or chrome
How has the formula changed over the last 4 years? Does it still appear a dull bluish color or has it become more of a smoked shade?
Yes, same formula, blueish tint
Thanks Roy, I’ll email ya one of these days.
Email inbound…
Last time I bought it, it said new and improved formula…It actually cut their range by around 2/3 and didn’t burn through until I was 200 to 300 feet away..They first lased me at about 2000 feet setting off the detector. Then then lased me again, and they lased me a third time continuously until it burned through and I had slowed down by then…Had to buy and recoat as the dealer did some work on my car and power washed it off my headlights…Once you open the container store it some where cool and upright as the container will leak…
Just bought the product, but have not received it yet. I was wondering about the front plastic chrome grill on the Infiniti G37 I have. Should I apply it on that? Is there an easier way to remove the product once it is on? Any issues applying it directly to the front plate? In NJ, the police do not like us to have plastic covers on our license plates and can write you a ticket for having them. Thank you for your time and help!
No, would not recommend applying to chrome areas, it will discolor those areas. No problem in applying it to the front plate
I have the Altima Coupe and I did paint the chrome and it didn’t look very good…ethanol (white lightning) will remove it but becareful of your paint.
I read in these responses that it could last up to a year and car washes shouldn’t affect it… perhaps I missed it, but is there any advantage to doing layers much like waxing a paint? Additionally, is there any difference to applying it with the brush vertically vs. horizontally and the way it would harden with L-R grain lines over vertical ones for diffraction?
Mine has been on for a couple years and yes you could do layers but typically 1 coat would do it. No difference in how you apply the brush strokes
I have had it on for as long as two years, avoid pressure washers.
I forgot to ask before, but how well would this apply to a Lamin-X type lens protecting film? Not entirely sure how to describe the product, hopefully you know what it is.
have no idea what that film is for but my experience with the laser coating is it seems to protected the headlight lenses from fading with time..Based on four years of use…My GF uses cheap tooth paste to polish her faded headlights lenses and it seems to work as well as those expensive kits…
Hey Roy,
Just picked up an Escort Redline and ONTRACK Laser Shield through your partner site and can’t wait to use them. I’m from Canada and I believe both are made there so funny I had to have them delivered to my hotel in the States.
Any reviews or planned reviews for the Laser Shield or is this just bogus?
Thanks,
I don’t recommend the plate covers because they are “ticket magnets”
I’m glad you purchased at Radarbusters, however I’m just a consultant for them and they don’t always listen to my suggestions
Roy may be right about the covers being ticket magnets but mine has been on the car for 4 years. I need a new one as they get cloudy with time…They do seem to work…Anyone reading this should understand the laser beam is a tight focused beam that is maybe 6 feet in diameter at 2000 feet and tighter and smaller the closer you get to the officer. Its wise to have the detector as low as possible and not up at the roof line as you may not detect the laser…My son and his jacked up in the air pickup learned this lesson the hard way with a 500 dollar ticket when he had the detector above the rear view mirror and it never went off. Also jacked up in the air makes you an easy laser target….
how do I remove Veil? I am turning in my lease car, and i can’t get it off with lense cleaner, Simple Green or acetone. Please advise – great product – leaves the Canadian OPP’s banging their laser guns trying to get a reading
Ammonia and water
I have used ethanol, but I think your right about ammonia…thanks for the tip…probably why pressure washer solutions remove it…
Hi guys , I’m a little confused ,does it mean that I need a jammer to go with this coating ? If I do indeed have a jammer ,why do I need a coating ?
Would recommend one, yes
Illegal in many states and the officer will know he is getting jammed…In Calif its a cheap fix it ticket…People get around it by having a handy power cut off switch for the jammer…Get lased, jam him, slow down and cut power to the jammer. That way he can get a speed reading…I think I learned that from Roy…I do not use a jammer but love the paint…The police like to hit you with the laser at extreme distances or they are off to the side up on an over pass. Less reflection out of the head lights if they hit you at an angle. Most officers will say WTH, and just laze the next guy and forget you…Usually you will see their car turned sideways as it will not work through their windows and it will not work when they are in motion…Don’t buy cheapy detectors…