• How to proceed the painting process? Does car body implement painting with the hood together or separately? If the painting process go with car body and hood together, how and when to assemble the rubber seal? We don’t see any paint on the rubber seal. I remember the hood is on the car before painting process. Both seals are made of EPDM rubber. Means it has enough heat resistance for KTL catophorese dryer (approx.. 190°C). But KTL will not adhere to the rubber parts. I remember the rubber seal near the body hole (you picture top right) is during paint process not final mounted but inside a paintprocess-BMW-equipment which prevent that spray-color-paint adhere to this seal. A cage or protective shield around the seal. After paint BMW mount the seal inside the hole.