

Wrx 2007 body sealer coming off
Hey, I have a 2007 wrx and i wanted to remove the surface rust in my trunk because my tailight have a gap and when ut rains there is a water leaking in. While starting the job i noticed that the body sealer was cracking so much that in certain places i can even see light trough. I don’t know anything about body repair i am just a beginner mechanic so my question is, now that i have removed all the surface rust should i remove the old sealer and put some new one there and should i be worried about that?
(For more info: i removed all the surface rust but i did not paint anything yet so i was thinking of putting new sealer before painting)
Sorry if my english is bad it’s not my native language.