does any of you geniuses know How To Get a quick Metal Gloss Effect ? not too chrome more like Gruzz's Screwdriver 'Blade'    
 
Thanks

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Yeah, it's pretty simple. The idea is to first take a grey base, and add black to transparent and white to transparent gradients. The more "cluttered" these gradients are, that is to say the more number of such gradients you make very close to each other, the more shinier your metal will look.
 
Observe:

 
Of course, you can improve it if you know exactly what shape/object you're making.

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Gloss or shine depend upon metal type, like brushed metal, painted metal
or polished surface.
 
generally, diagonal gradient overlay, a blurry gloss and a little noise will do.
 
and remember to add bluish hue, or some metallic color.
 

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Well not all metals have a hue ... silver doesn't, as doesn't aluminium.

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actually, they do  
 
1. due to Impurities.
2. corrosion (on contact with environment, air etc).  
3. metal working (casting, lathing etc).
4. and on reflecting from colorful surroundings.

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Well my foil is always pure silver.
 
And corroded silver becomes blackish-brown, as far as I know.

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But a bluish, even where not fitting, is a good little extra that in most scenarios works well. Though a think the blue is a tad too pronounced in Truth's examples.

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ah will this work for Text?

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Just use a layer mask.

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