Alexandra,
No! Vinegar (acetic acid) causes irreversible changes in wood and can darken
it , depending on the wood type and it's condition. Not to mention what the
acid will do to nails, etc.
A much better approach would be to have a reversible finish on the floors,
such as wax, that would isolate the wood from whatever gets spilled so that
the accident and products that are used to clean it up do not interact with
the original wood surface.
I am sure that Mark Williams can offer much more sage advice on this one.
Cheers!
Dave
David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, CA
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 2:44 PM, A Rollins <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> have you tried plain old white vinegar? it works on odors and shouldn't
> harm the floor if there is no finish on it. if there is a finish, spray it
> on and wipe it off right away.
>
> Alexandra W. Rollins
> Alexandra Rollins Associates
> www.rollinsupton.com
> 617-524-6007
>
> --- On *Mon, 7/21/08, Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]>* wrote:
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> From: Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Er, Accidents in Historic House
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 9:54 AM
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> Dear Listers –
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> We have recently had two visitors have unpleasant accidents in our historic
> house. These have involved emissions from both ends of the human digestive
> tract, and were cleaned up by staff using, in at least one of the incidents,
> Pine Sol. My question is, what should be used on 100 or 200 year old wooden
> floors with very little if any finish left on them? Is there something that
> will deal with odors as well as the stuff itself? I obviously need to have a
> cleanup kit up there for staff to use. Any advice would be appreciated.
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> Thanks, as always,
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