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"Jim" <nonya_nospammy@spamlesserver.com.au> wrote in message
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> <iamrob@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1118005985.396243.98320@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does?
> >
> > I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at
> > http://www.sprayonmud.com.
> >
> > Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have?
> >
> > What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are
> > marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic
> > just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some
> > people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to
> > avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the
> > above product says it does not condone and an activity it
> > discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used
> > spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed?
> >
> > What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get
> > 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the
> > long arm of the law?
> >
> > I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has
> > any anecdotes.
> >
> > If you'd rather not be identified, email iamrob@gmail.com.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> Cross posting is not good form, even for a journalist. And mixing your
> countries up is even worse, it smells of a newbie freelancer.
> An article on spray on mud may tittilate readers of some obscure rag or
> another, but there are many more important issues that you could address.
> Try actually reading the ng's that you cross posted to. You'll find a
wealth
> of ideas.
>
> Cheers
> Jim

Not to mention a wealth of "not ideas" :-)