Let's Talk Toilets! :

Twice now I have had a toilet do this horrible thing. It works just fine but for whatever reason, likely a manufacturing flaw, the inside loses its enamel and turns brown. Of course this is the worst, your toilet looks embarrassingly poop stained and friends mock you and everyone thinks you are really gross no matter how much you swear you bleached it!

I searched more for some ideas. And thanks to my friend Tom I did better googling and tried something new!

Here is the before: horrific isn't it?

Have no fear! There was hope! 

First thing I did was empty the toilet. Turn off the water, flush it, dry it, let it dry some more, block the little hole at the front that kept dribbling water back in... 

Then I used a spray on all surface primer and let it dry for a day. 

 https://smile.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-272479-Zinsser-Bulls-Primer/dp/B00L20TRW4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1485226460&sr=8-5&keywords=spray+primer

Then I sprayed Appliance Enamel. 

https://smile.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-7881830-Appliance-Enamel-12-Ounce/dp/B0009XB40I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485226378&sr=8-1&keywords=appliance+epoxy

It did not take much, follow the directions, you can use newspaper to keep it in the center.  I was careful not to give too sharp a line around the edges by spraying too much. It does smell!

 Also remember that multiple thin coats are best!

Let it dry between coats and for a day after the last coat (I think I did three total)

Once the water is back in you cannot see the very slight variation of white. Not even a little, and hopefully noone will be putting their face in there examining it closely...

So fast forward to now, it has been about 2 months. Is it great? weellllllllll, I have mixed feelings.  When I clean it there is some flaking. It is a bit upsetting. But, it is still far better than before. I don't think there is a permanent fix, but it is certainly an improvement until I save up new toilet money to get the Kohler dual Flush I bought last time this happened. .