I’ve never done a “Works For Me Wednesday” tip before.  Mostly it’s because I’m more resourceful than creative.  By that I mean that I don’t really come up with cool ideas, rather, I borrow them from those in the know.  This tip is no different.  But it is such a handy piece of knowledge to have that it just wouldn’t be right to keep it all to myself.  So I’m sharing.

     When we were moving out of our rental a few years ago (and doing that torturous cleaning to get our deposit back) I could not, for the life of me, scrub the ring from the toilet.  I tried every cleaning solution and scrubby tool I could find, all to no avail.  It wasn’t until I was talking with a neighbor who was also moving out of a rental a few months later that I learned the be-all end-all solution to this stubborn (and really quite nasty) problem.  And you’d never guess what I’m about to tell you.

     Drywall Sanding Sheets.

     I know.  Who’da thunk?  It’s true though.  You can buy them at the hardware store.  They typically are sold in packages that contain five sheets or so.  If you aren’t familiar with drywall sanding sheets (hello, who is?) you might be surprised to hear that they are sort of like screen material.  You just fold them up and scrub at the hard water (or whatever it is) ring in the toilet and like magic it will disappear.  I promise.  And unlike some other methods, this one won’t scratch your porcelain throne.  It will leave it shiny and pristine though.  And really, who doesn’t want a shiny and pristine throne.  I mean it’s not like you’re going to put anything gross in there.

     Oh.  Okay.  You got me there.  Try it anyway though.  It works for me!