Ugly Shield Removal in Fort Myers is in the business of removing this Diamond Shield and cleaning up the front end. The Shield is put on the front of coaches to protect from stone chips but once the mold develops the only option beside doing nothing is to have it removed. By 8:30 am we were loaded up and on our way south, most of our travels were on I-75. By 12:30 pm we had arrived at Ugly Shield Removal. It was not long until work was started on our coach while Tom and I went out for lunch. A shower of rain caused a brief halt to the work mid afternoon. The work is done outside whenever possible. We were parked on a concrete parking area with 50 amp electric, no water or sewer.
Wednesday, 29th, work resumed on the motorhome. A plastic scraper was used to peel the shield off using care not to harm the paint.
As this job was being done by Wayne, the business owner, his dad was busy cleaning up the chrome mirrors and another worker washed the sides, back and roof. The scraping was a rather tedious job. After the scraping was completed then the glue which is where the mold grows had to be removed. Wayne’s son was involved in the glue removal.
This indeed was a family business. Mid afternoon a threat of rain resulted in a need to move the motorhome into a service bay in order to continue the work. The motorhome was returned to the parking area for the night.
Thursday, 30th, touch up was done to remove any remaining glue and then the front cap was waxed and buffed.
We were very pleased with the job that was done, This business is relocating within the same area to doing this work in a campground allowing full hook-ups and having the use of the campground amenities. With the work completed, we were back on I-75 heading north by 10:15 am. We stopped for the night at 3:30 pm, 299 miles north, at High Springs, Florida at High Springs Campground. In the evening, we tried to make reservations for the weekend (Labor Day weekend). Tom called about a group of Corps of Engineering parks located north of Atlanta, Georgia. There were 6 parks and they were all full except for a 28 foot site. We were beginning to get concerned after 2 private parks were also full. Finally, when KOA in Forsyth, Georgia was called we were able to secure a site for the next 3 nights.
Friday, 31st, we were on the road continuing our north travels on I-75 by 9 am. We arrived at the Forsyth KOA about 1:30 pm, 251 miles. We are south of Atlanta. After checking in and getting the electric hooked up we went to a nearby Mexican restaurant for lunch.
We have no specific destination on this trip. Once we get to Nashville we plan to go westward on I-40. We had, initially, planned to wait until after Labor Day before taking this trip but the shield removal caused a change in those plans.
