Marcos Maniacs

Hi Maniacs,
Two more photos in Mike Denman's Project album.  In today's first 
photo titled "almost flat" shows the result of sanding down the 
previous resin/fiberglass build up.  There are still a couple of low 
spots but it is getting a lot better. The second photo shows another 
layer of fiberglass that I applied just before leaving for home.  You 
will notice that this layer covers almost the entire rear end upper 
section. I think I will probably have to apply two more layers after 
this layer of fiberglass.  The next layer should allow me to get the 
rear panel absolutely flat.  The last layer will be a finish layer to 
"tie everything together". Most of what I am putting on is getting 
sanded off between layers.  The original panel was probably made with 
two layers of mat and too much resin.  When I get through I will 
probably have the equivalent of 6 layers of glass (counting the glass 
I put on the inside) so I will have picked up some extra strength and 
some extra weight.
Mike Denman
1966 Marcos 1800
Chassis #4079

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

Mike
Thanks for the up date. Looking forward to seeing your Marcos back on the road on the 8th, hope the weather clears up!

Stephen Spalding
2T5916

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Denman [mailto:marcos18001966@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 7:10 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Project in process

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

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