Just be aware - some of the non-salt chemicals are hydroscopic. The stuff we tried a couple years ago was tracked inside and soaked into our wood floors and then the next summer on humid days the floors would look splotchy and be slightly moist. The wood, if you scraped at it with a fingernail, would easily scrape. I don't know what that chemical was and it is still causing us some problems.
 
Sabrina Henneman
Genesee Country Museum

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gunther, Justin
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 10:36 AM
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You might want to take a look at Safe Paw ice melt:  http://www.safepaw.com/

 

Justin Gunther

Curator, Buildings and Collections

Fallingwater

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lisa Shockley
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 9:19 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Ice melt chemicals at historic structures

 

Good morning,

I am posting this for our Historic Site Director. I will forward any comments to him and if anyone would like more information, I can put you in touch directly with him.

 

We are looking for ice melt or ice-inhibitor that will not damage or build-up on historic stone and tile surfaces. Any suggestions? We are considering Ice-Clear® that is a carboxylate-carbohydrate blend (their desc.) and I am unsure if this will absorb into and affect the surface of historic stone or tile as salt and sand do. This product is attractive because it is advertised to be harmless to plants, and the surfaces we need to keep clear are lined with beds. Any advice appreciated…

 

Thank you!

 

Lisa

 

Lisa Shockley, Curatorial Specialist, 3-D Collections

Union Station/Kansas City Museum

30 W. Pershing Road

Kansas City, MO 64108

 

816-460-2055

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Where there is Culture; there is Peace."

Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)

 

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