I've heard that vinegar removes salt stains from shoe leather. There are
some good floor mats that would probably take a lot off before they got
beyond the entrance. Good luck.

On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, EDIS Curatorial wrote:

>      Does anyone know of an approved-by-conservators method to clean salt
>      stains off varnished historic wood floors?  We've dug out from our 27"
>      of snow that we got on Sunday and Monday (although it's snowing again
>      now), and now we're dealing with salt being tracked on the floors.  We
>      have runners down to keep people off the wood floor, but some salt and
>      melted snow manages to trickle over anyway.
>
>      I've tried wiping the floor with a mixture of distilled water and .5%
>      Photo-Flo 200 or .5% Tritan X-100, rinsing with distilled water and
>      then drying with a clean cloth. This method didn't work.
>
>      Thanks for your help.
>
>      Anne Markham
>      Museum Technician
>      Edison National Historic Site
>      West Orange, NJ
>      (201) 736-0550 x26
>      FAX (201) 736-8496
>