Jeweler's Rouge is the best for polish for any jewelry.  http://www.pjtool.com/jew...gepolishingcompound.aspx

An interesting superstitious tidbit about Opals.  If the Opal is not your birth stone it is supposed to bring you bad luck.  The jeweler that I worked for told me this and claimed that it was all true.  Also, my state is known as the Gem state and in the northern part of it are many Opal mines.

sunridge1 wrote:
I love when folks defend true horsemanshit.

Horsemanshit. Just another type barn blindness. It's everywhere.
Never apologize for what you feel.  It's like saying "sorry" for being real!