Thank you all for the information/ideas you have shared. Looking forward to receiving the rivets from WICruiser, thanks so much for your offer. Trying to work out all sorts of small dings and dents accumulated over the years. Front lower area where it meets the running board is basically non existent. Do have a patch for it though, just a bunch of work ahead. Flange area where it attaches to the box side also needing lots of attention. Probably wondering why I just wouldn't get a different fender, and I wonder the same thing sometimes. But I just want the satisfaction of fixing it, so that's my plan. Again thanks to all.
Tom