CHAPTER 6: MIXING COLORS GUIDE
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2. APPLICATION
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All carpets must be cleaned before applying dye. Mix
One Shot
(2 oz. per gallon of water) into
tank. For heavily soiled carpet, mix
One Shot
in with your cleaning solution. Cleaning liquid
must be a low pH cleaner (from 7 to 9), or it could cause color changes.
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Watch for trouble areas while cleaning carpet such as foaming areas or bleach. Pre-treat such
areas with proper chemicals. Foaming areas must be treated with
Fome Brak.
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Mix powder dye in tank using hot water, 2-4 oz./gal.
Dye Penetrant
, 2-tablespoon/5 gal.
First Step
and mix thoroughly to prevent residue from settling in the bottom of the tank. Do
not over mix or all the dye will not dissolve resulting in splotchy dye jobs.
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Apply dye in a small area in closet to determine color. Some colors go down light and darken
in about 5 to 10 minutes, so let the dye stand before adding more dye. If color is OK then
apply dye to rest of carpet. Start applying dye by cutting in around the walls, clean any
mishaps with bleach solution being careful not to get any on the carpet or apply
Liquid Alive
Guard
around the baseboards before dyeing. Extract dye from carpet; finish clean up of
floors, sinks, toilets, etc…
3. DYEING TIPS
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Before cleaning and preparing carpet, you can mix 1 cup full of Fabric Softener with your
solution. This helps in penetration of the dye; it also reduces odors and static electricity. DO
NOT mix with dye solution.
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Put your dye mix in a gallon jug, fill with warm water and shake well. Pour dye solution in tank
and stir. This helps to eliminate residue.
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Water hardness varies from area to area. Water hardness can aid in poor penetration by using
1 tablespoon of
Versene
per 5 gallons of water. You eliminate the iron and soften the water.
Versene
may also be used when cleaning carpet to boost cleaning power.
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Gold dye will tone the red out of your dye without darkening the color. Green dye will tone the
red out and will darken the color. Rust dye will tone blues out of grays, but gray is a borderline
color. To much rust will turn it to a green shade. Always carry these three colors with you.
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When spot dyeing bleach spots, if the bleach spot is white, then apply gold to the spot before
applying any other color. That keeps brown from turning red, green from turning blue and so
on.
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When extracting the dye, if you give it a light tint, it will help in blending in light and dark
areas.
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