Hey,

I'm currently doing some rendering work, and I want to make the wheels and other metallic parts have a certain effect. It's an effect I can't really describe.

The best comparison I can think of is a CD, where the 'reflections' appear along a certain axis and not over the whole thing, like this

Is that possible in 3DS? Is it easy? Any tips would be GREATLY appreciated.

http://www.leosantos.com/Tutorials/CD/Index.htm

Try that.

Also you can use anisotropic shading and multiple lights affecting only the specular of the metal objects.