Vivid Bottom Paint

[Freesail99]

Has anyone tried vivid bottom paint ? Is it anygood ?


VIVID BOTTOM PAINT

[stevemac00]

Liked their porn movies - never tried the bottom paint. Connection?

[Fstbttms]

Vivid has excellent anti fouling properties but is very ablative. In a moderate-to-high fouling region you will be hard pressed to get more than a year out of it. My opinion is; unless color choice is absolutely crucial to you, stick with a good modified epoxy like Petit Trinidad.

[radly53]

I ve used Vivid Bottom Paint for 3 years on a race boat, It works well here in Maine but it only lasts a year and we wash the botten befor big races. We use the white paint so its eazy to see when there is slim is growing. On my crusing boat I use Petit expoxy and its a better paint but you can not get white paint. It all depends were you sail and the type of sailing you do.

Sail fast

[avazquez]

I painted my boat with Vivid Petit and in six months it was already failing here in the caribbean. Its been now eight months and growth is everywhere. DONT USE IT.

[MikeMarley]

Used this on my j24 race boat, and it was gone withing 6 months. did a good job and growth was easy to wipe off, but the paint also wiped off and when i cleaned the bottom there was a white slick in the water. I would go with Baltoplate going forward.

[rperret]

Have used it for the first time this year in Long Island Sound. I moor in somewhat brackish water, and use the boat on average once every 10 days. It seems to foul up faster than Petitt Trinidad SR.

As others have noticed/indicated it is an ablative paint and will slough off.

I will likely go to another paint this year as I am not happy with the results.

But I would imagine it depends upon:
1) boat usage
2) water
3) do you have your bottom scrubbed often....boat bottom that is...

Rick

[Freesail99]

May I ask, what paint did you apply the vivid paint over ? Practical sailor seemed to like the paint.

[avazquez]

I contacted Petit and they called me inmediately and asked a few questions and said they were going to look into it. It seems like they have a good customer service. I'll see what they say and will post the results.

[Fstbttms]

Originally Posted by MikeMarley

Used this on my j24 race boat, and it was gone withing 6 months. did a good job and growth was easy to wipe off, but the paint also wiped off and when i cleaned the bottom there was a white slick in the water. I would go with Baltoplate going forward.

I don't know where you keep your boat, but if it is California, I would avoid Baltoplate like it was the plague. Maybe the worst anti fouling product I have ever had the misfortune to come across.