What paint is best to coat asphalt shingles?

I read a few blogs on the internet and it seems that finding a paint that will last is the hard part. Most people think an exterior latex would help a bit but many agree that it would need to be white in order to make a sufficient difference in cooling bills.

Don't go with paint on a roof. It never endures and even when it is white, it discolors due to the sun.

I would advise to reduce your cooling and energy bills:

1. Use FlexSeal White [in a can]. Apply with a roller [3/8ths

inch nap] on All Roofs you have. It is $32 after tax,

mostly anywhere, about $1 per ounce.

2. Any 400 watt solar system will fit on the roof of your

shed and will reduce your monthly energy use, quite

dramatically, by 10kwh per month.

3. Insulation does not only keep in the wintertime heat.

Insulation also keeps in the summertime cool.

4. Cool Air Sinks, thus you should Concentrate mostly all

of your Air Conditioning upstairs, rather than atall

attempting to defeat the laws of physics at an expense

of $25 a month.

5. Some persons think they need heat in the summer

and never turn off the thermostat. They then wonder

'why is the AC not cooling the house?' Thus invest in a

thermostat, [like the latest honeywell] that enables you

to turn off heat.

6. Do you really need hot water after midnight in the

summertime, or: 24/7? UMMM, Very Seldom. Thus

invest $30 in a Switchmate Switch to attach to your

furnace [the power off/on switch on the furnace] and

turn on your Furnace by your cell phone bluetooth, 30

minutes before you need Hot Water. This conserves

Fuels and Energy.

These common sense tips to an organized Energy System and Family Usage Schedules, dramatically reduce utility expenses.