Should I paint my car's roof white?

I have a 2003 Crown Vic retired police car. The roof on it is all bubbly and rusty, and I want to repaint it. Now, my car is a funny shade of metallic that is hard to find because police use different paint codes. I'm wondering if I would get any comfort gain in the summer by painting the roof white, since white reflects heat, and white would be easier to find than my funny color.

?2012-04-07T23:25:32Z

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Painting it white is definitely better than allowing it to continue rusting, so I would go for it if I were you.

White is very helpful in a hot climate and really will help especially if the existing color is a darker shade.

?2012-04-08T06:22:25Z

You should be able to get the proper paint code for the car and if not most paint suppliers can use a special camera that can identify the color you need

Ichigoo2012-04-08T06:21:05Z

It totally depends on you.