Quick Toilet Cleaning Sprinkle 1/4 cup of baking soda into a wet bowl. Jump in the shower, and when you're done, give the toilet a single scrub. Flush and the cleaning task is complete. Painting Around a Window Smear petroleum jelly on the windowpane. If any paint drips on the glass, it will be a lot easier to remove. You also can put it on hardware to protect it while you are painting.