ive used the tin snips many a time....mainly because it doesnt bother the neighbors like an air body saw does or an angle grinder.
Yes, there are small spot welds in the drip rail (the welds are about 1/8 of an inch in diameter or so) for the sail panel bond. they are spaced about an inch apart or so. The way I got rid of them was to use a wire wheel on end of drill to strip the sealer out of the drip rail gutter so that i could see where the spot welds were. Then, you can use a small/thin cut-off wheel....I used a 3 inch dia by 1/32 thick to grind just the spot weld area of the sail panel flange. After you grind all the spot welds then you can usually pry up the sail panel flange with a screwdriver etc......during the prying the flange will break free of the spot weld. the sail panel flange that spot welds to the drip rail gutter is narrow and thin. So be careful not to grind through it etc and make a hole in the drip rail gutter.....that could be a pain to repair.
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