I used to broil in my van when the roof was black,then I painted it blue to match the rest of it when it got surface rust---same deal,you could fry eggs on it!.Then I had the brainstorm of painting it with mobile home roof coating,that aluminum asphalt stuff--temparature went down very noticeably cooler.The stuff outlasts paint too,need to paint it only every 3 years instead of every year,seems to supress the rusting better than paint too.It does have a few drawbacks--it leaves a "tobacco stain'on the sides of the truck after many rainstorms(but it comes off easy)and if you get any solvent like carb cleaner on it it turns brown.They do sell a rubberized coating for RV roofs at the RV places,comes in silver and white.I probably would have used that instead,had I seen it first--and I wasnt so cheap! /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif(already had the other stuff!) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Since I dont have AC,anything I could to reduce the interior temp was a plus--it helped quite a bit! /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif P.S.It also works good for a cheap undercoating for frames and floors,etc.Builders around here use it to coat undergroud pipes and tanks to prevent rusting,and cement foundation waterproofing too!.
