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CHAPTER 10: THE INSIDE STORY

The Scooter

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ON COLOR CHANGES

7. DYE CHART

NAMCO DYE COLOR

INGREDIENTS NAMCO MIX

SUGGESTED USES ON CARPETS

Red

Red

Red to Red

Enriches Mauve

Blue to Maroon

Dk. Brown to Cocoa Brown

Helps neutralize green.

Burgundy

Red/Blue/Yellow

Tan to Mauve
Mauve to Burgundy

Light Blue to Deep Mauve

Light Green to Deep Rust

Light Grey to Deep Mauve

Dark Rust

Red/Blue/Yellow

Gold to Brown

Light Blue to Rust Brown

Beige to Brown

Yellow to Brown

Brown to Rust Brown

Light Green to Brown

Orange to Rust or Dark Rust

Enrichens any Medium Dark Brown

Green

Blue/Yellow

Green to Green

Forest Green

Blue/Yellow/Red

Yellow to Green

Helps neutralize Red

Orange

Red/Yellow

Orange to Orange

Light Med. Blue to Brown

Brown to Rust Brown

Dk. Brown to Cocoa Brown

Helps neutralize Green

Steel Grey/Grey

Yellow/Red/Blue

Grey to Grey

Pastel Beige to Grey

Black

Yellow/Red/Blue

Grey to Charcoal Grey

Black to Black

Summary of Contents for Scooter

Page 1: ...Manufacturers of Carpet Cleaning Equipment Chemicals and Janitorial Supplies Color Manual 1651 Blalock Houston TX 77080 713 932 8293 713 932 7605 800 634 5816...

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Page 3: ...PROBLEM SOLVING CHAPTER 4 11 OPERATION CHAPTER 5 13 SPECIAL CLEANING APPLICATIONS PROCEDURES CHAPTER 6 17 MIXING COLORS GUIDE CHAPTER 7 21 THE RELATIONSHIP OF COLORS TO EACH OTHER CHAPTER 8 27 DARKETI...

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Page 5: ...ly to the repair or replacement of parts found upon Namco Manufacturing Inc examination to be defective Abuse or negligent to the unit will void manufacturer warranty The foregoing constitutes Namco s...

Page 6: ...The Scooter NOTE WHEN DYEING CARPET IT IS ADVISABLE TO LEAVE THE SCOOTER OUTSIDE OF PREMISES IN ORDER TO AVOID SPILLAGE...

Page 7: ...power cord Never pull the machine by the cord or yank the plug from the receptacle The machine is operated on a wet carpet and a potential shock hazard can result from a damaged cord Replace a damaged...

Page 8: ...CHAPTER 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Scooter 4 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING NEVER connect the green wire to a live terminal This machine is to be used on an electrical circuit of 110 to 120 volts AC 2...

Page 9: ...The filter also prevents lint from accumulating in the fan chamber thus increasing the productive life of the motor DO NOT operate the machine without the filter installed If the filter gets dirty or...

Page 10: ...H x 16 W FRONT SIDE CAGE DUMP VALVE AT FRONT SIDE 1 ea 12 A G 25ft POWER CORD THE SCOOTER 1000 JR DIMENSIONS 40 H x 16 W THE SCOOTER 2000AP DIMENSIONS 44 H x 16 W BACK SIDE CAGE 1 ea 12 A G 25ft POWER...

Page 11: ...uit breakers when using 2 power cords 3 VACUUM SYSTEM PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE HOW TO REPAIR Vacuum motor on little or no vacuum on suction head wand or upholstery tool 1 Lid is not closed 2 Hose or wan...

Page 12: ...hon Hose kinked or collapsed 1 Replace hose or keep solution control handle depressed until air is completely out of line 2 Remove clean 3 Clean debris from pump If worn replace 4 Repair or replace 5...

Page 13: ...le quick disconnect on front of machine with pump on If water sprays out of this connector do the same thing at the end of your solution hose connect If solution comes out of this hose then you know y...

Page 14: ...VACUUM MOTOR SMALL 2 STAGE STRAIGHT 6 P114 HOSE BARB 90 BRASS x 3 8 19 P377 VACUUM MOTOR SMALL 3 STAGE STRAIGHT 7 P292 ROCKER SWITCH 20 P340C VACUUM MOTOR SMALL 2 STAGE SLANT 8 P287 FLOAT ASSY 20 P377...

Page 15: ...C MOTOR SMALL 3 STAGE SLANT 1 HOSE CONNECTOR P340A VACUUM MOTOR SMALL 2 STAGE SLANT 1 HOSE CONNECTOR P377B VAC MOTOR SMALL 3 STAGE STRAIGHT 2 1 8 HOSE CONNECTOR P340 VACUUM MOTOR SMALL 2 STAGE STRAIGH...

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Page 17: ...on Note keep vacuum hose out of the way while spraying Magnum Blue down Next disconnect spray gun and connect solution hose to floor wand then connect vacuum hoses to both machine and floor wand 4 Ri...

Page 18: ...uid Alive and then using the spray gun spray entire carpet using more on bad areas Note Do not suck back up Liquid Alive works only in wet areas so remember just mist most areas You will never have a...

Page 19: ...INE AS A DRY VACUUM unless you use the dry vacuum attachment or tank Heavily soiled carpets or areas of concentrated foot traffic should be treated with recommended Pre Spotting agents Optional Pre Sp...

Page 20: ...is designed to clean most commercial kitchen floors tile floors and linoleum floors without the need or use of a mop 3 TO USE THE SQUEEGEE WAND 1 Sweep and remove all debris from surface being cleaned...

Page 21: ...tery tool towards you while squeezing the solution lever NOTE Avoid over wetting Make overlapping passes to prevent streaking Go over the cleaned area without depressing the lever vacuum only and gaug...

Page 22: ...cleaner using wet shampoo A complete line of accessories including vacuum and drying equipment is also employed 1 Causes severe pile distortion and flaring of tufts 2 Does uniform cleaning 3 Does not...

Page 23: ...imary colors of unequal quantity When three primary colors are mixed in equal proportion the resulting color is gray Brown is a tertiary color It is usually composed as follows RED 75 BLUE 15 YELLOW 1...

Page 24: ...around the baseboards before dyeing Extract dye from carpet finish clean up of floors sinks toilets etc 3 DYEING TIPS o Before cleaning and preparing carpet you can mix 1 cup full of Fabric Softener...

Page 25: ...color use a light Green solution The amount of Gold or Green may vary Always try in a closet first Gray Dye to Blue 1 By adding a touch of Rust dye to your solution will help kill the blue Carpet cha...

Page 26: ...e not treated properly Retreat the stains 3 Carpet may have been cleaned with a light bleach solution nothing can be done 4 Chlorine from bathing suits or towels can cause such problems Treat with Ble...

Page 27: ...he colors and get white ourselves We can if we can mix the light but what we are concerned with here is pigments of one kind or another Pigments are selective light absorber reflectors If we put a pig...

Page 28: ...ut the other familiar colors we see every day They are a result of blending two or more of the pigments that reflect these primary colors A color that appears to be the result of two primary colors is...

Page 29: ...darken a secondary color Think about it Let s use Orange as the example some more What would happen if you add a small amount of Blue The Blue would make the Orange be less Red if it was a Red Orange...

Page 30: ...ing what colors to mix when re dyeing carpet When looking at the Secondary Wheel you will notice that the secondary colors have been placed between the primary colors that they are made of Suppose you...

Page 31: ...LET BLUE RED GREEN ORANGE VIOLET As you can see the triangle shows that colors make up the secondary colors by placing the complimentary colors for each target colors located in between In this contex...

Page 32: ...stance Orange is located between its complimentary colors Red and Yellow Forest Green is between Green and Orange and Olive Drab is between Forest Green and Gun Metal Blue The chart as shown represent...

Page 33: ...ess First determine how you want to darken the Yellow Then add a very small amount of the appropriate complimentary color Keep in mind that Yellow is the lightest of the three primary colors and is th...

Page 34: ...light than blacks In the Triangle complimentary relationships are indicated by dotted lines For instance the complimentary color to Orange is Blue Adding Blue to Orange shades Orange and the process f...

Page 35: ...RATIO 20 PARTS YELLOW 0 PARTS RED 0 PARTS BLUE SEE ALSO GOLD Yellow is one of the three primary colors The other two colors Red and Blue make Violet Therefore Yellow is the complimentary color to Viol...

Page 36: ...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 Ye...

Page 37: ...re of a flattening effect on the colors its added to than Blue does because it contains Red and Yellow Within our system Dark Blue is most often used to produce a flat Blue one that is not too bright...

Page 38: ...unts of Orange See solutions to Cautions offered under Red 8 OUR COLOR FOREST GREEN RATIO 4 PARTS YELLOW 1 PART RED 5 PARTS BLUE Forest Green is composed from the three primary colors Yellow Red and B...

Page 39: ...own It is also used for taking Yellow to Rust as well as taking Orange to Burnt Orange Within our system Rust is mot often used for enhancing Oranges Rusts and light to medium Browns in order to make...

Page 40: ...Shade Brown with Red for green carpets or use Rust or Dark Rust Shade Brown with Orange or Rust for darker blue carpets or use Rust instead of Brown 14 OUR COLOR DARK BROWN RATIO 3 PARTS YELLOW 6 PAR...

Page 41: ...t to take it to Brown Your knowledge of color theory tells you to use Blue since Blue and Orange are complimentary colors for Brown you may need to add some Yellow too If the Orange is strong in Red s...

Page 42: ...en to Brown although it definitely helps Our Rust dye is very strong in Red and will do the job in most cases Depending on the darkness of the Green and how well the carpet takes dye a second coat of...

Page 43: ...re then use the color of dye that will achieve the best results 3 HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH COLORS TO USE So now that you have the story of colors what they are and how to blend them how do you know what...

Page 44: ...reddish Red Yellow Blue Orange Yellow Tan Green Blue Violet shaded to Red Pink Light Blue Orange Pink Yellow Red Rust Red Yellow Blue Orange Yellow Tan Medium Blue possible Light Green Yellow light B...

Page 45: ...Brown and or Dark Rust Dark Rust Dark Brown Rust Dark Rust Beige Tan Mauve Burgundy Brown Dark Brown Dark Brown or Dark Brown Dark Rust Rust Dark Rust Dark Brown Dark Rust Dark Brown or Brown Blue Pin...

Page 46: ...ark Rust Dark Brown Blue Dark Rust Violet light Brown Dark Rust Yellow Gold Tan Orange Dark Rust Red Maroon Blue and or Dark Blue Grey Blue if pastel Grey Green if pastel Grey Brown Blue and or Dark B...

Page 47: ...le as 9 Blue will cause them to become recognizable as other colors Most Shades of Brown are 15 to 20 Blue This being so the major difference we see from one Brown to another is the result of varying...

Page 48: ...auve Dark Rust Red Blue Yellow Gold to Brown Light Blue to Rust Brown Beige to Brown Yellow to Brown Brown to Rust Brown Light Green to Brown Orange to Rust or Dark Rust Enrichens any Medium Dark Brow...

Page 49: ...sure you release the solution lever at least 2 3 inches before the end of the stroke to feather in dye This will eliminate a Run For example Paint Spray Can If you do not release the trigger at the en...

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