Looks worse than it is, lots of bubbles full of water. They are all under the seal so I'm thinking I could knock the paint off, rust treat it and go over with some white paint? Second thoughts is a bodyshop to get it sorted
You need to rub that back and see just what you're dealing with . If the bubbles are only under the paint it'll be easily sorted with rust killer and paint but if the metal has started to rot it may be a bigger job and need the lip replacing. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
Sand poke rust converter filler paint if lucky. Sand poke cry, discover 6 month wait, rust converter filler paint.
Mine was like that, I found rust holes I welded it up ground it back and filled it, I had to constantly keep doing it as the pesky seals always leak a bit then the water got trapped behind it nightmare, I must of taken the screen out half a dozen times over the years
The trick is to gun in some non setting window mastic around /under the seal once the window and seal is back in. I always have to do this because old repairs have changed the shape of the window aperture.
The drum floor sander paper amused me, that stuff is really strong and the resin had bonded well to the grit. Top bodge.
This is what I was expecting to see from the thread title... finding a surround as good as the OP’s would be considered a right result!
You wouldn't if all those bubbles were full of water? {edit} Cancel that, I didn't mend these holes because the screen didn't leak.
And if you are desperate with a leaky window and its raining, you can always gun in acrylic selant - its a water based emulsion so you can push the water out with the sealant and the sealant still sticks...that was a miserable day, water pouring in and just luckily finding a tube of acrylic sealant in a box in the garage.
Decided to send some photo's off to a bodyshop I've used in the past. Thinking it's best to get it done correctly before any rot sets in.
Go for it yourself and see? This is not a fault. All paint is to some extent porous and if water is trapped indefinitely against it that will happen. It looks likely to us that there is almost zero damage, that's why we're ribbing you a bit with pictures of doom and the like. Repainting alone it won't cure it. You'll need to either seal around the outer perimeter with std windscreen sealant, or some people paint waxoyl, both as suggested above. Unless you just like spending money and taking your van here and there, I would. Take careful note of what the seal covers. Try and preserve the paint up to this line minimum and more if you can. Scrape/cut the bubbles off. Let it dry out. Polish the rust stains off with T-cut (or even cheapy bathroom cream cleaner will polish at a pinch - seriously) so you can see what's what. Carefully spot sand any patches. Smooth the edges of your sanding down to the metal. Hand paint with a small brush your chosen paint scheme. Put back together with sealant or waxoyl. Cost almost nothing and it doesn't look a big job, you might enjoy it. I have exactly the same job ahead, my screen leaks, I'll have to take it out to clean everything up to seal it and then I'll be faced with the same. In a car park. I might have to sleep in it.
Was about to give this a try I promise. The replacement seal seems much narrower than the old one, even with the screen in I don't see it covering the same area. Got a feeling the one I took out was a genuine one.
Until fitted it will look narrower, but that's not to say it isn't. I very much doubt it's the original 50 year old seal but they are known to be different widths from different makers. Hopefully somebody will know where to get the widest, I intend asking before I order mine.
If anyone does know who makes the widest seals could they share? Maybe Alan Schofield would know, they're pretty good with the intricacies of such things.
