I created this filter originally intending to create a Chrome like metal surface filter that would work with Xara software and as things sometimes do it grew and blossomed into what I now call Selection Surface Works.
I thought I'd share it here for anyone who has Filter Forge. The filter is meant to be used when you use FF as a plugin and as well as gleaming metal, it can do brushed metal and glossy ceramic surfaces. Apply it to text, shapes, even complex groups and it also has a tint setting that allows you to set how much your original selection shows through.
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/11604.html This is the link to the filter in the filter forge filter library.
Here are some examples of what the filter can do
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