When in a hurry, I have used a soft toothbrush and a little toothpaste. This usually happens when I'm ready to go out the door and the earrings I want to wear are tarnished and I don't have time to use my polishing cloth. I wear mostly silver with amethyst or sapphire (my favorite stones) but also have some gold. The toothpaste works well on all of it.
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