posted 2 months ago
Hi All--
Just wanted to update and "resolve" this issue, in a bit of an unexpected way. Might be useful to someone at some point.
I never succeeded in getting the damp spot removed, but I figured out a workaround.
Tried a couple more times to remove the spot with vinegar and hot water, but never seemed to make a difference. The de-icing salt just seems to have embedded itself too much in the bare wood. Didn't try the baking soda idea, though, so that may work.
I quickly "resolved" the problem of the unsightly dark wet patch by essentially making the rest of the bare wood shed floor also look dark and wet. I found that rubbing dark oil stain into the still-dry areas of the wood floor basically matches the look of the wet patch. Didn't take long to do, and I had some oil stain on hand already, so no expense either. The bare wood, of course, soaks the oil in, so it is not slippery.