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Pettit Black Widow Racing Antifouling Paint
Pettit Black Widow Racing Antifouling Paint
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Pettit Black Widow bottom paint is a slick, hard, high-performance bottom paint that can be burnished to a gun-metal mirror finish for maximum speed. Its advanced, dual-biocide formula provides excellent multi-season antifouling protection against hard and soft marine growth in fresh, salt, and brackish water.
Developed for racing sailboats and speed-hungry offshore powerboats, this dual-biocide antifouling paint contains four slickness-enhancing agents that ensure optimum performance and make the surface easier to keep clean. Apply by brush, roller, or spray on fiberglass, wood, steel, cast iron, most underwater metals, and previously painted surfaces below the waterline. If desired, thin with Pettit 120 Brushing Thinner or Pettit 121 Spraying Thinner. Just 2 thin coats of Black Widow are required for best adhesion and antifouling performance.
Available in Black and Dark Blue in Gallon sizes.
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Tech Specs
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Finish | Matte; can be burnished to a mirror-like finish |
| Biocide / Slime-Fighting Agent | 25% Cuprous Thiocyanate / 2.80% Zinc Pyrithione |
| VOC Content | 330 g/L |
| Thinner | Brushing: Pettit 120 Thinner or 120 VOC Free Thinner; Spraying: Pettit 121 Thinner |
| Application Methods | Brush, solvent-safe foam roller, airless spray, or conventional spray |
| Application Temperature | 50°F to 90°F |
| Number of Coats | 1 minimum per season; additional coats for extended service |
| Film Thickness per coat, DFT | 2 mils |
| Film Thickness per coat, WFT | 3.1 mils |
| Solids by Weight | 83 +/- 2% |
| Theoretical Coverage | 440 sq. ft. per gallon |
| Drying Times - Substrate temperature must be at least 5°F above dew point. | To Touch | To Recoat | To Launch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50°F | 1 hour | 12 hours | 24 hours |
| 70°F | 1/2 hour | 6 hours | 16 hours |
| 90°F | 1/4 hour | 3 hours | 8 hours |
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2025 Pettit Spring Mail-In Rebate Program
Purchase up to two (2) gallons or two (2) aerosols of eligible Pettit antifouling paint between February 15, 2025, and May 31, 2025, and save with Pettit's manufacturer's mail-in rebate. See the Pettit 2025 Spring Mail-In Rebate form for complete details.
Technical Information
Features:
- Slick, hard, multi-season antifouling protection in all waters
- Easy to apply and easy to clean
- Finish is flat but can be burnished to a mirror-like, polished surface to increase speed
- Contains PTFE, graphite, silicon, and molybdenum disulfide to make it the slickest, fastest, antifouling coating available
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Q: After two seasons on the original application of Black Widow over an epoxy barrier coat, high wear areas are beginning to show through. I can't find instructions for recoat, specifically what grit paper I should use to prep the bottom. Please advise on where I might find this information, or your recommendation. Regards.
a year ago2 Answers
A: According to the data sheet, Pettit recommends sanding with 80 grit. The tech sheet can be found under the tab labeled ""Data Sheet"" on the Black Widow page at the JD website, or at this link: https://doc.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/Pettit/pettit_black_widow_1869_tds.pdf
a year agoHelpful?
Q: Black widow, is this recommended for aluminum hulls. Do you need a primer coat? How long will it last?
a year ago1 Answer
A: Black Widow can be applied to aluminum by following Pettits specific instructions. It is a multi season paint so you will get one season with every coat you add. The more coats you , the longer it will last. You can get more info about applying at this link: https://doc.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/pdfs/Pettit/pettit_black_widow_1869_tds.pdf
a year agoHelpful?
Q: Can BW be applied over CSC if prepared correctly?
2 years ago2 Answers
A: Petit has changed their position on this. There is a newer compatibility chart that indicates BW can be applied over durable ablatives like the Micron product line provided a heavy sanding is performed. I spoke with the Petit tech folks and they confirmed this.
Anonymousa year agoHelpful?
Q: Can we paint brass props with it?
3 years ago2 Answers
A: Hey Tyler, Thank you for reaching out. We do not recommend this paint for Brass Props unfortunately, it's not designed to be applied to metals and would need a primer first, and is copper based to can have long term negative effects on the prop. Tom
3 years agoHelpful?
Q: Can this paint be used to paint an out drive?
4 years ago1 Answer
A: Yes, we used the Black Widow for our Fountain 38 EC, both for bottom paint as well as the Bravo 3XR out drives and k-planes. The paint holds up great, virtually no barnacles after spending 7 months in the water. Minimal retouching needed for next season.
4 years agoHelpful?
Q: I have this on a J80 in an inland lake in NC. I clean the bottom every week and the brown slime is easy to wipe off - but there is still a ""slime"" on the paint that feels like it has different thickness in different areas. My question - is this the graphite and other slickening agents or some growth that needs to cleaned off. I rolled 4 coats of BW over 4 coats of Interlux HS barrier coat. I sanded the BW with 300 working down to 2000 on the keel, rudder, and bottom forward of the keel. Thanks.
4 years ago1 Answer
A: When I pulled my boat last year after 3 month in an inland lake in TN the bottom looked great but did have a thin layer of growth/slime that came off pretty easily with a power wash and wipe down. The BW held off the slime much better than Baltoplate which I have also used.
4 years agoHelpful?
Q: What thinner to use? Should it be thinned to spray?
5 years ago2 Answers
A: Yes ,You will have to thin to spray..I rolled it and I even thinned it..I wish I would of sprayed it..I'm sure it would of laid alot flatter..BUT I sanded it between coats with 400 litely..Which wasted some of the product. I used just general lacquer thinner and It seemed to work fine..Where I couldn't get with my speed roller I used one of those small throw away Chinese brushes..BUT it doesn't lay down real good so u have to burnish with 400 after to flatten out. Hope this helps Pat
5 years agoHelpful?
Q: what prep needs to be done to apply new black widow paint over last years black widow paint( boat was sailed for a season and was kept in the water)
5 years ago2 Answers
A: I hauled my boat for the winter. In the spring I sanded and repainted. Adhesion was excellent.
5 years agoHelpful?
Q: Is this an ablative paint, and can I apply over Vivid ?
6 years ago1 Answer
A: I would not consider this ablative, as to applying over any other paint, including Vivid I would call Pettit and ask their customer service desk about that.
6 years agoHelpful?
Q: What is the best way to apply (not spraying) to start with a smooth surface? I used a thin roller but still got an orange peal finish that required sanding half the material off to even begin to try and burnish. It took forever. Should it be thinned and a foam brush used?
6 years ago3 Answers
A: It can probably rolled (thinnest nap you have) and tipped but I had same luck as you just rolling. My next attempt is to spray. Let me know if roll and tip works.
6 years agoHelpful?
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