Panel assembly and method for its production

A method to produce a panel assembly, in particular a panel assembly for use in a vehicle opening, comprising a panel (2) and a gasket (1), which gasket is adhered to the panel, extends along at least a portion of the periphery thereof and has a surface, at least a portion (25) of which is moulded against a solid surface, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a mould (7, 8) having at least one mould surface (6);
• placing the panel (2) and the mould surface (6) against one another;
• applying a composition for producing said gasket (1), by means of an applicator device (9) moving along at least said portion of the periphery of the panel (2) while applying the composition in the open mould, directly or indirectly on the mould surface and directly or indirectly onto said panel;
• producing the gasket (1) from said composition against said solid surface, formed at least by said panel (2) and by said mould surface (6);
• and
• removing the panel (2) and the gasket (1) produced thereon from the mould (7, 8), characterised in that
• said composition is a curable composition which is allowed to cure against said solid surface to produce the gasket (1) and which has a dynamic viscosity, measured at a shear rate of 1/s, lower than 35000 mpa·s when it arrives onto at least a portion of the mould surface.