Skinning Help

[Sj3mark]

I have recently learned to skin and everything is going well with skinning and getting the trailers in the game, but for some reason the trailer is extra shiny and reflective. from reading other forums I think it has something to do with the Alpha channels, but I am using Photoshop CS4 and can't figure it out. Please HELP!

[dieseldog]

import your skin into dxtbmp and send the alpha to your paint program and paint it a darker colour

[Sj3mark]

I tried darkening the alpha, but it just replaced my skin and made the whole trailer a metallic color.