214944 Specialty Reflective Finish Spray, 10 oz

This product works great as long as you realize what you have here. I used it on concrete. You can tell it is on there but just very slightly (it is slightly opaque). Apply 3 thin coats and that's it. Shake often! This product reflects light that from the same angle as you shine the light. For example, it will glow if you are driving a car and your headlights hit the paint. It only reflects the light towards your and not to anyone that is not in the car.

NO I have used and tested this product, and nothing about it was reflective. To be clear, it has not worked. Zero reflectivity. Instructions on the can were followed, and the results have been poor. This was a complete waste of money. Glad I only bought hone.

I have wanted reflecting wheels for my bike, but what few are made are very expensive and my bike takes an odd size wheel. When I ran across the listing I was thrilled, but concerned as to whether the paint would work at all because of so many bad reviews. Well, I generally followed the directions on the can and the result is a very reflective wheel rim. Here is what I did: 1) taped off the parts of the wheel where I didn't want paint (obviously). This is a bit of work, but fortunately I was working with the rim only and will build up the wheel later. I used the wheel as a template and cut curves in the blue painters tape so I could mask the machined sidewalks of the rim. 2) shook the can very thoroughly. This is very important because this "paint" is a clear coat carrier for super tiny reflective beads. It is these beads that makes your item reflective, if they are not mixed in to the stream you are spraying at your object, it will not end up reflective! (Think unshaken vinegar and oil dressing.) 3) shook the can again after every 15 seconds of spraying, according to directions. 4) did three very light coats 2 minutes apart. While I was waiting between coats, I kept shaking the can so the reflective beads and the clear coat paint wouldn't separate. After drying, I tested in a dark room and a flashlight and it was definitely reflecting. I noticed that from some parts of the rim (the flats parallel to the ground) were super bright white compared to the rim sidewalls. This can only be from the higher density of beads. This gave me the idea to add more paint. I repeated steps 1-4 after 24 hours. The brightness of the reflectivity increased dramatically. Even the blue painters masking tape is shiny. I may do a third round as an experiment, although my buddy says it looks great already and should stop. I bought another can to do more wheels.

Included photo was base coated with Glidden Safety Orange Enamel Paint, Left board was coated with this reflective spray paint, right board had no coating. Looking straight at the board with a flashlight with coating an immediate white shimmer appears, looking at it from the side however no reflectivity could be seen. Coating took away all the gloss orange and left it cloudy matte in appearance. This product would be ideal for mailboxes, parking bollards, fence posts, and haunted houses. Product diversifys greater than a normal spray can it is recommended to have the nozzle 12-18” away from item being sprayed to keep object from clouding up too much, spray gets everywhere if a gust of wind comes up while spraying be sure to cover or remove objects within in 10 feet that you don’t want easily found in the dark. While it was hard to see reflectivity from side with a flashlight it was more easily viewable on infrared security cameras, making this a great product to apply as backdrop to see things walking in front of the paint on camera.

This paint does what it advertises! Some of the reviewers seem to have believed that this paint would be self luminescent like a flashlight, glowing day and night. This paint only REFLECTS light back to the source of the light, and it does this VERY well - especially considering the price. I painted grill inserts for my Jeep, expecting so-so results, perhaps nothing due to the reviews. But for the price, I decided to try it anyways. Well, this is the coolest looking paint I have ever seen, almost mesmerizing when it reflects the light back, nearly invisible in the day. Update July 30th, 2010 - I have since sprayed this paint on my rocker guards and the effect is great. Draws attention, period. The reflecting is bright enough to draw comments from strangers, and although it is going to take a few more coats to make the reflection of light uniform - that is ok. The entire purpose of this paint is to draw attention. I feel better now driving through intersections with a car without doors when I know that everyone who is remotely paying attention will see a bright white bar under my car. Great nightime safety addition that looks good in the day as well. As a note - the instructions really need to be followed EXACTLY. I painted my rocker guards with two cans, and the can held at an angle. Worked okay. Then patched up a part that I sanded down while holding the can vertical - no comparison. Repainted both sides with one can while following the instructions exactly (duh) and it is much more reflective.

Doesn’t work

The photos show the painted rock with identical flashlight illumination. The first is at an angle and the second is directly next to the camera. This clearly shows the retro-reflective beads embedded in the paint reflecting directly back to the light source.

Followed the directions to a T, and this coating is not reflective at all. We were applying it to a barrier chain that we had first painted white, then "reflective" spray on top of that. We then hit it with a flashlight 6 hrs later at night, and we could hardly tell the difference between the un-coated and coated parts of the chain. I'm not used to Rust-Oleum selling inferior products, but this one is the exception. It simply doesn't work. We tried to return this, but it is unreturnable.

Does not work as described. Reflection is too low.

Used this to spray over the registration plates on my cars , trucks and motorcycles . it is so reflective under standard flash photography , like in the case of say ......photo radar or red light camaras ...... the entire plate reflects with such intensity that the image in unreadable . Use this info as you please :)

100% work No more tickets 🎟️ Hoooooory I will drive as fast as I can 🥫 😍

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I followed the instructions to the letter. Shook the hell out of the can as instructed, applied thin layers and all it did was make my number plates hazy but definitely not reflective.