Okay, I have a WONDERFUL cleaning tip for you! I think my MIL said she got it from the Queen of Clean, but I dont really remember. You may already know it, but it is new to me, and I am IN LOVE with this cleaning tip!
Who loves toilet rings? NOT ME! And it doesnt matter it seems how often you scrub the toilet or what you use, eventually, over a year or so, you will develop a little ring that seems impossible to remove. But don’t worry, with three simple little things, and a half an hour or so (most of which you are doing nothing), your toilets can look brand new! (Do I sound like an infomercial?)
Okay, so, here we go. Take a deep breath. I am about to show you something VERY PERSONAL!
This is my toilet ring. (GROSS! I know!)

Notice how the water is sitting below the ring? The first step is to flush your toilet and then turn off the water at the back before it starts rising again. That way you can really get at the ring. I have been told that this step isn’t totally necessary, but definitely helpful!
Then, you get your cleaning supplies together.

Borax, white vinegar, and drywall mesh. I actually dont know the technical name for the mesh, but its what they use to patch drywall. I got some from my MIL, but she got hers from Home Depot. It scrubs really well, but wont scratch your porcelain. This little patch of drywall mesh is a MUST. I didn’t have it at first, so I just tried to do this without it and scrub with my normal scrub brush and IT DIDN’T WORK! So get the mesh. Its cheap, you dont need much, and its reusable. That said…

The next step is to get a bowl and combine enough Borax and vinegar to make a paste. There arent exact measurements here, just eyeball it. Make a paste that will stick to your toilet and not just slide down the bowl and into the water.

Next, goop it on! Fun stuff! Now, let it sit for about half an hour. After your half hour, take the mesh, and scrub, scrub away! I thought that I would have to scrub the paste into it, but actually it works better if you just let the paste fall into the water at this point and scrub the ring with the mesh. The paste has already broken down the ring enough that you just have to scrub it away with the mesh.
When you are done scrubbing it to a beautiful shine, turn your water back on and flush to get rid of the paste junk now in your toilet. And then your toilets will look like this:

WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I am still amazed! Thanks, Jen, for the tip! Clint will be thrilled when he sees!
Does anyone else have a good cleaning tip out there? Let me know and maybe I can do something like this on a regular basis. (Oh the things I learned about vinegar this weekend at a workshop I attended! That will have to be antoher post!) Enjoy cleaning your toilets!