In a message dated 98-11-26 11:09:00 EST, wagner@I-STAT.COM writes:

<< My transparent stone guards (the clear strips just in front of the rear
 tires) are a mess and I have been unable to remove them.  I want to replace
 them, or get rid of them all together - they're cracked and so forth, but
 the paint underneath looks fine.  I've tried everything - and nothing seems
 to dissolve them or make them bubble up so I can peel them off.  Any ideas?

  >>

buy your van's color in the little spray cans, from the dealer, and mask them
off, and paint them.
theyre on there for a reason..

chris