hi guys... i need help creating a stainless steel type of look... i am trying to make a chalk board but instead of wood trim i want to make it stainless steel looking.. shiny... thanks in advance..

Attached Link: http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/Brushed_Metal/brushed.htm

here is a brushed steel effect tutorial, though if you look around that site you may find a text effect that is more what you want, just do the text tutorial, then "copy layer style", then you can save it to your style pallete.