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I'm really not sure of the right way to touch up the paint where it is nicked right next to the rubber window seal. How do you get the masking tape to just touch the paint so that there is no unpainted line between the rubber and metal? Razor blade? If I was steady enough, I'd just use a good brush and try to paint the metal without touching the rubber. Don.

just gotta be careful! if you're careful, a razor blade can work to straighten up, but you can also score the metal right where it'll cause the worst rust in the future - try using a small dull screwdriver blade to work the tape over the edge of the rubber and underneath - leaving a paint strip on the rubber looks as bad as leaving an unpainted strip next to it! worst part taping is around the corners, the straight sides aren't toooo hard w/ patience

Bill

No offense but if yer havin trouble masking yer truck, maybe you should reconsider painting it yerself. Ya just gotta figure this easy stuff out because it gets a lot more difficult from here.

If you are doing it yourself, you can't expect it to be perfect. Try, see what works, report back to us and good luck. When I had my glass out, I painted black (can't think of the product right now) around the windows, when I tape it off, it leaves a nice black ring around the rubber and won't rust. It won't be straight or perfect, but I can live with that.

at most paint shops there is some masking its not tape. but you slide it under your rubber and it pulls the rubber up just enough so that you can paint right up to and under the rubber.then when your done you just pull it back out. the rubber will sit right back down on the paint.

Along the lines of what DUSTYG said, I've seen a guy put some small diameter cord under the seal to hold the rubber away from the metal this way you actually paint under the rubber... When you're done it looks perfect... Of course you could remove the window also.

What I think you should do it this. 1 lift the weather striping like DustyG says and then Mask the area with tape or you could use a wax or Petroleum jelly. Once you are done painting remove tape or wax or Petroleum jelly and remove what ever you used to "lift" the weather stripping. Good luck

if it hasn't been painted under rubber in x amount of years it needs paint any way, or more?

inky05 has the key. they use a cord to hold the rubber away from the glass, mask as needed and paint finds it's way under. let dry. done

I repudiate my previous remark. The cord under the rubber is a great idea.

Cord under rubber is a great idea. I'm getting ready to paint my upper cab.
Thanks for asking the question.
Thanks Inky for the idea.
Thanks Tab for rescinding.
-David

And thanks to all of you! Don.

My dad is a painter and he told me to get a small diameter rope or cord and run it under the weather strip then just mask the rubber so basic all you other guys are right bravo! i would have never thought that one up..