This will teach you how to make your text have a metal finish.

Step 1:
Type some text into your document, then apply Layer - Rasterize - Type.


Step 2:
Make a new layer (CTRL-SHIFT-N).
Fill it with grey (#666666) and apply Filter - Noise - Add Noise.
Settings:
Amount: 10%
Gaussian
Monochromatic checked.


Step 3:
Now apply Filter - Blur - Motion Blur.
Settings:
Angle: 0 degrees
Distance: 30 px.


Step 4:
Now CTRL-click in the little "T"Mark in your layers palete.
You will see that the outlining of your text becomes selected.
Now press CTRL-SHIFT-I to invert the selection and press DELETE.


Step 5:
Starting to look metallic yet?
You can throw away the rasterized text layer in the layers palete now.
Now we are going to apply some layer styles.
Apply some default gradient overlay but put it on Soft Light.
Also apply some default Drop shadow.

Now put these settings for the Bevel and Emboss:


Contours:


Inner shadow:


Step 6:
Admire your work!
Final image:


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Nice work, NoGravity! I'll be sure to use it :D

Wow such a quick reply!
Thanks Link its nice to see MaxGFX isnt dead :)

It's a nice tut..i quess...

Not really impressed for the simple reason that i dont think text effects of that kind is really usefull in sigs... but hey, who am I to judge ;)

Hey not all tuts are for sigs!
U can use this for e.g. a logo / header for a metalworking buisiness!

I'm 17... what the hell would i do whit a Metalworking Company :D

if you work at an IT company and you would be asked to make a website for them.. its a possibility

i repeat myself.. SEVENTEEN :D