Painting roof shingles

I added on to my house and had to remove a section of shingles about three foot into the existing roof.

The old shingles are a antique gray which are no longer available, I had to use a gray mix shingle which don't match or come close, the old roof is in great shape.

I was thinking of trying to spray the gray mix shingles, (there's too much white in them) to tone them down a bit so the difference in color would not be so noticeable where they meet the old roof.

There is a new galvanize valley separating old from new roof, that helps.

Anyone ever spray or brush shingles to enhance the color.

A complete new roof is in the $5K range and not in the budget.

Thanks Tom

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twfsa
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My father inlaw painted his shingles on his roof white to make it cooler then the black. That was 25 years ago and hasn't fowled up yet.

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Randd01

Wow, I bet that took a LOT of paint! Shingles have a LARGE surface area!

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Pop

Well like I said it was some time ago, but I don't rememeber him whining to loudly! lol!

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Randd01

Thats about the silliest thing I ever heard of. However, 25 years is a long life for shingles. Maybe the paint protected them. I assume it was a latex paint because an oil base would have brought the tar up to the surface.

Good thing it didnt rain after painting them..... That would be a major mess....

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_______

Hey it worked! Cooled the house off quite a bit. Yes it was latex.

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Randd01

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