It's springtime at long last, and my 1999 Buick LeSabre's rocker panels finally succumbed to 8 years of salty NY winters and 2 years of SC humidity. I'm planning on replacing them, as the rest of the car is intact, and it's cheaper than another car.
So far the plans are to get new (likely aftermarket) rocker panels and install them after cleaning up the corrosion inside the old ones, and gooping POR-15 over every rusted surface so it slows the spread.
My question is: What are the pros and cons to welding and riveting something substantial like a rocker panel? I have no experience welding, and am willing to learn. Riveting is something I've done in the past, and got pretty good at.
So far the plans are to get new (likely aftermarket) rocker panels and install them after cleaning up the corrosion inside the old ones, and gooping POR-15 over every rusted surface so it slows the spread.
My question is: What are the pros and cons to welding and riveting something substantial like a rocker panel? I have no experience welding, and am willing to learn. Riveting is something I've done in the past, and got pretty good at.