Marcos Maniacs

Hi Maniacs'
The latest picture of my Marcos project is posted in the Mike Denman's 
photo album. Today's picture shows the rear end in primer.  Is it 
ready to paint? No, but I sprayed on a layer of primer to find out 
what still needed work.  After a while it is hard to be objective 
about what remains to be done.  A layer of primer will show all the 
flaws, pin holes etc. so that you can't ignore them.  In my case, the 
rear end looks pretty good even with the primer in place.  I have some 
pin holes to fill (especially around the spare tire protrusion) and 
the very bottom corners need a little more work to make them blend 
perfectly.  Most of the pin holes are the result of using a mixture of 
micro baloons and resin to make a fillet around the spare tire 
protrusion.  The rest of the rear end is relatively clear of pin holes 
as a result of using peel ply followed by two layers of a slurry made 
of micro baloons and resin which was painted onto the surface and then 
sanded off leaving a ultra smooth surface.  Tomorrow I hope to finish 
the problem areas and spray two layers of primer.  I'll let the primer 
cure overnight and spray the color on Saturday.  If everything goes 
according to plan, I will let the color cure till Monday and then 
start the re-assembly.
Mike Denman
1966 Marcos 1800
Chassis #4079