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To create your new bevel, open up Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss. If you look down at the interface, you'll see the "Gloss Contour" options. To create a new Gloss Contour, click on the currently selected contour.
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This will call up the Contour Editor, where you can make adjustments to the contour profile. For a glossy, liquid effect, you'll want to create lots of peaks and valleys, as in the example below. To do this, simply click the portions of the curve you want to edit, and move your cursor up and down.
When you're done, click "OK." You can then save your new contour by click the little menu button next to your contour's thumbnail. From there, click on the flyaway menu, and choose "New Contour." (You can also save contours from the Edit window.)
Create a few for variation. That's it.
Putting it all together
Now to put it all together. If you haven't already done so, create your text, and choose a color that resembles the metal you're trying to recreate--yellow for gold, gray from chrome, etc. Then, with the text layer selected, choose Layer > Layer Style > Pattern Overlay. Select your pattern from the list of available patterns. (Make sure you also click on the "Snap to Origin" button, if your pattern's positioning seems off.)
During this process, you should be seeing an interactive preview of your pattern on your text. Use the Scale controls to adjust the scale of the pattern until it looks right to you.
Now select an Opacity and Blending Mode that looks right--one that reveals the underlying color of the text but that doesn't diminish the reflection too much, as in the example below.
You'll probably want to come back and make some adjustments following the next step, so don't put too much time into it right now.
Next, choose the Bevel and Emboss option from the Layer Style dialog. Select the Gloss Contour that you previously created, and turn on antialiasing. Adjust the opacity and blending modes of the highlights and shadows until you get an effect you like.
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