1967 Barracuda Hood to Cowl Seal RePro Installation help!

I don't know whether the limbs of OEM clips were folded inward or outward. I imagine either direction works ( like staples ). Evidently the foreigner who is producing these reproductions doesn't know the limbs are to be bent ( typical of aftermarket parts ). So we need to use a torch to anneal this portion of their clips so they're workable like OEM. Are we having fun yet?
I was just thinking that!!! Preheat to take any hardness out of the clips!