Product Manual
CHAPTER 9: NAMCO’S COMMERCIAL The Scooter
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DYE COLORS
2. OUR COLOR: RED
RATIO:
0 - PARTS YELLOW
20 - PARTS RED
1 - PART BLUE
Red is one of the three primary colors. The other two colors, Blue and Yellow, make Green.
Therefore, Red is the complimentary color to Green to get a Brown, Grey or Black. Red is used
most often to balance out drab shades of browns and greens, and to give move vibrancy. Within
our system, Red is added most often to Brown or Dark Brown in order to create a good, rich
Brown on the floor. When used in this manner, a little Red goes a long way, which means that
you use less dye. Think of Red as you would a spice in cooking. Pick the right base color, and
adjust it with Red.
CAUTION: Red is very dominant. It is the most difficult color to “kill”, or neutralize. In many
cases, a new color resulting from attempts to hide Red is extremely dark, such as Dark Brown,
Grey, or Black.
SOLUTION TO CAUTION: Try to incorporate Red colors into the new colors to keep from going
too dark. The new color would have Red overtones, such as rust, Mauve, Burgundy, Dark Rust,
and Chestnut.
3. OUR COLOR: BLUE
RATIO:
0 - PARTS YELLOW
1 - PART RED,
30 - PARTS BLUE
(SEE ALSO: DARK BLUE)
Blue is one of the three primary colors. The other two colors, Red and Yellow, make Orange.
Therefore Blue is the complimentary color to Orange in order to get a Brown, Grey or Black. Blue
is used most often to darken shades of Brown and green. Within our system, Blue is added most
often to Brown, Dark Rust, Rust and Tan in order to darken them, or to flatten Red overtones.
When used in this way, a little Blue goes a long way, which means that you use a lot less dye.
Think of Blue as you would a cooking spice. Pick the right base color, and adjust it with Blue.
Another use of Blue is to “numb-out” red stains in carpet that show through your dye job. To do
this, mix a very weak solution of Blue (¼ tsp. or less per quart) in a quart trigger sprayer and mist
the area lightly.
CAUTION: Blue is a very dominant color. Darker shades of Blue require you to take the carpet
darker than many people like in order to hide it.
SOLUTION TO CAUTION: Try to incorporate the darker shades of Blue into a new color. Some
of the easiest colors would be: Dark Brown, Medium to Dark Green, Teal Blue, Grey and Charcoal
Grey.
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