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Subject:Re: Rust around windows - advice needed
From:Holly and Chris Mills
Date:Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:33:03 -0500

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>When you re-install the window rubber moulding, apply a bead off black
>silicone inside the moulding channel.
>It will keep the H2O from getting back inside the moulding, and rusting
>the metal again.

I always heard silicone against the paint/steel was bad, corrosive long term.

Better solutions were urethane sealant (glass shops+NAPA sell it) or seam
sealer (body shops supplier).

Anyone agree or disagree?