Automotive roof rail system

A roof rail system, the system comprising:

• at least one rail member having an elongate shape extending longitudinally;
• and
• a gasket of a cured liquid material disposed on a lower surface of the at least one rail member, wherein the lower surface is a mating surface configured for attachment to a corresponding vehicle structure;
• wherein the gasket is cured in place and thereby bonded to the lower surface of the at least one rail member, and
• wherein the gasket provides a watertight seal between the at least one rail member and the corresponding vehicle structure when the at least one rail member is attached to the corresponding vehicle structure;
• wherein the at least one rail member is formed of a plateable resin material and the gasket is formed of a material configured for bonding to the plateable resin material;
• wherein the material of the gasket is not plateable;
• and
• wherein the gasket is applied to the plateable resin material of the at least one rail member prior to a plating process and to act as a barrier to plating the lower surface of the at least one rail member.