On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:05:50 -0400, Joey wrote:

Les,

Do you want to use what the Pros use? It's call a Pumice Stick. Lowe's
did sell it and you'll find it at a specialty cleaning supply warehouse.
You wet the end and run it around the rust line and it's gone. I never
thought such an item existed much less would work but it does. Price,
about $2.

J

I had an impossible toilet ring. I bought a Pumice Stick. The one I
bought, I found in the cosmetic section. It was about the same
thickness as a bar of soap but about half as big. It is also used for
lady's nails. Anyway....I tried it on the ring. It looked like it
was not going to be very easy. I had read a tip somewhere on Usenet
to use plain white vinegar.

Take plain vinegar and pour about 8 oz in the water. Take paper
towels and line the ring so the towels soak up the vinegar and leave
for an hour or longer.

Then use the pumice stick. It worked with much less elbow grease.