I will probably state this several times but this is not intended as a permanent fix, only temporary. Even though it doesn't look all the greatest, it still looks better then before. So my main goal was to do something that might not look great, and keep any further water out. It was starting to get into my car and wanted to try and isolate the holes from any further weather so they don't get bigger until I have the time and money to do a more thorough and permament repair.

This is what I had to start with on the rear of the passenger side T-top after pulling the weatherstrip back. The white stuff on the paint is/was tape that I had put over the top of the area awhile ago when it wasn't so bad. But then the tape finally started to crack, and the area only got worse.




Then I took an assortment of sandpapers (mainly rough) and started to clean the area, removing all of the rust that I could, while trying to leave any good areas as untouched as possible. For example, I tried to leave behind as much primer as I could. I even put some sandpaper on the tip of a flatblade screwdriver to get into some areas nice and tight (I felt like a surgeon).



I had both RTV gasket maker and Silicone sealant in my box, but decided to use the sealant as that's what I was trying to do.."seal". My car is dark green so the color difference doesn't contrast too badly like if it were a white or red car. But if you look around, you can find it in several colors. The package is one that I had laying around that is the firm type of plastic packaging that we all know. You know the type that you get and can never get into with your bare hands, lol. Tough stuff, still pretty flexible when you cut out a small piece about an 1.5"X.75" like I did. This is what I used as a speader since the flexibility gave me better control around the corner of the roof.




After doing a final cleaning of the area with a que-tip and some acetone. I applied a thin layer to the area, mainly trying to get some to start to fill the holes some. Not all the way though. Unless your holes are really small, you won't get it in one coat. Nor would you probably want to anyway, because I believe this sealant "shrinks" and best applied in mutilple coats anyway. I circled in red where my holes still remained. Just smaller and easier to fill more with additional coats. I had cut out several spreaders for myself so I could come back and check the "dryness" of the sealant on the spreader to tell how firm it was so I wouldn't have to touch the area I was working on.



After 2 or 3 more light coats, I was happy with the coverage.



I know and knew that it was gonna be noticeable, but hey, the blistering paint and rust looked 10 times worse. And now when it rains, the water just beads up on it, instead of going down into the cracks and crevices to do even more damage, and humidify my car, lol.



I even did the same thing on my A-pillar. And again, looks better then before and keeps the water out.