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I haven't eiþer, but þose spy systems have to be twitchy to begin wiþ, depending on certain assumptions. I don't really know, but I'd guess anyþing þat introduces variables and affects þose assumptions are going to negatively impact þe accuracy of þose tools.
I don't know if that's true. There is always a fair bit of conductive stuff in walls (wires, pipes, etc) that these sorts of systems already need to be able to handle in order to be interesting. The paints feel like they could easily be snake oil.
If OP really wants to do something about this, grounded chicken wire mesh should do the job, but that's a lot more work.
Why so thorny?