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Description
Pettit Vivid Antifouling Paint delivers long-lasting, multi-season protection with a sleek, high-performance finish. Using hybrid ablative-hard technology and dual biocides, it resists buildup, withstands trailering, and provides excellent fouling control below the waterline.
Pettit Vivid Antifouling Paint Item # 877444
Description
Pettit Vivid delivers excellent multi-season, dual biocide antifouling protection and high performance in a range of clean, bright colors.
Features:
- Hybrid technology offers all the advantages of ablative and hard paints
- Dual-biocides provide excellent multi-season protection under all conditions
- Withstands trailering and is easily burnished to a high performance, super-slick racing finish
- Applied in thin coats, Vivid resists buildup and can be hauled and launched without loss of protection
- Can safely be used on aluminum hulls and outdrives when used with the recommended priming system
- Suitable for below the waterline only
Specifications:
- Color: Blue
- Finish: Flat
- Solids by Weight: 83%
- Coverage: 440 ft 2/gal
- VOC: 330 g/L (max)
- Biocide: Cuprous Thiocyanate 25.0%, Zinc Pyrithione 2.80%
- Flash Point: 110° F (SETA)
- Application Method: Brush, roller, airless or conventional spray
- Maximum Roller Thickness: 3/16"
- Number of Coats: 1 Minimum per season with additional coats for extended service
- Wet Film Thickness: 3.1 mils
- Dry Film Thickness: 2 mils
- Application Temperature: 50° F. Min. / 90° F. Max.
- Thinner: 120 Brushing thinner, 121 spraying thinner, or 120VOC thinner
- Water-Based: No
- Components: 1
- Dry time: (Hours) Substrate temperature must be at least 5° above dew point
- 90° - 4 to recoat, 16 to launch
- 70° - 8 to recoat, 24 to launch
- 50° - 16 to recoat, 48 to launch
Note: The above dry times are minimums. Vivid may be recoated after the minimum time shown. There is no maximum dry time before launching.
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Rated 5 out of
5
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R.T. from
The best of all that I've tried.
After a summer in the Narragansett Bay, then the winter in BVI, boat came out of the water, and bottom paint looked like it was just recently applied.
Date published: 2024-10-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Nice Finish, No Growth
Been using Pettit Vivid White since buying my second boat. I asked the dealership to use Interlux Micron Extra which I had been using for years on my other boat, but they used the Pettit Vivid bottom paint instead. After 8 years, I can truly say the Pettit is by far the better paint. Always smooth finish, never any growth (after 5 months in the water), power washes easily and minimal buildup. Both are close in price.
Date published: 2026-05-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Jim from VA from
Love the white bottom paint
We sail in fresh water, keep the boat in year round, clean the bottom each spring and fall after the first year with a soft brush and it will last about 30 months. You can see slime on the bright white which is why we use it.
Date published: 2026-04-13
Rated 4 out of
5
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Geoff from
Matches our Boat Canvas
Colour is right and paint is fine, it’s just the price is getting astronomically
Date published: 2026-02-05
Rated 5 out of
5
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John Francis from
The good stuff
Great antifouling paint. Nice bright white. fast shipping
Date published: 2025-07-24
Rated 5 out of
5
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OMP123 from
The beat
Love this stuff. Best options around for white bottom paint.
Date published: 2025-06-29
Rated 5 out of
5
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DBC125 from
Steep price but excellent
Although very expensive, this is terrific bottom paint. Goes on smoothly and easily, dries quickly to an almost glossy finish. I probably would not have purchased it due to price point but it is the only option I could find for a white antifouling paint; I needed to match the existing color. That said, I’m very happy with it.
Date published: 2025-06-10