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That great to know he supports his system.I've taken Chris Howell's dye class. It's a very hands in course and I honestly left knowing how to dye carpet. Shocker, I know. But he has been nothing but help with me afterwards. He owns a Facebook page where all of his class members can join and every time I start on a project I post it on there because I know at some point I'll have a question and it always gets answered. There so many dye jobs out there, it will really take you as far as you want it to.
My experiences we similar, I took two classes from two different manufacturers and the results were nothing to write home about.All the dye gurus have talked about the extreme demand for their services, and the huge profits involved. Each generation has not heard of the many who came before them.
I took classes in the late 70's, and again in the early 90's. My first two "Steamin' Demon" type machines were made for dyeing, a few years before the Downeys took them to the commercial market.
Like Nate and his Dad, I tried the 175 and shower feed for room size jobs, usually apartments.
My kids played with some of the exotic fishing tackle boxes full of dozens of colors of dyes, and kits with 3 or so. It's never as simple as the gurus claim.
Between fibers that don't dye well or consistently, the many blends, unpredictable lighting that actually CHANGES the color and chromatic effect of the dye, one is hard pressed to deliver consistent results the 100% of the time I need.
Add to that colorblind techs...and customers.
It's an interesting niche, and only a niche. Claims that defy gravity may involve hot air.