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I finally got around to having my surface rust taken care of this summer. After 27 years of owning this car, it was time to address this rust that has been on the car since purchased. It was just by all the lower rocker trim, even back on the lower quarter panels. I removed all the trim and was very gentle with the clips, but even so, many could not be saved. It all went well until I got ready to put the trim back on. Every supply shop has clips, right? No, no no! Long story short, could not find the rocker clips, or the clips for the lower quarter trim anywhere. The quarter ones are very specific, as they need to slide on the mounting stud. I did find some on eBay that looked right and were described as being close to the length I need. On arrival, they were not log enough. I decided to add to the length by taking two clips to make one and just in welded it together. I’m not a welder, so it didn’t go as well as I hoped, but it the end, I think they will work ok. After welding and grinding, I coated them with epoxy glue and then painted with rust inhibitive paint sharing a few pictures later, just to pass along what I did. The rocker panel clips are yet to be addressed.