Brushed Aluminum vs Satin Dark Gray Metallic
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Satin Dark Gray Metallic (#323031) reads darker than Brushed Aluminum (#5F626B), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Brushed Aluminum lifts them. Both films carry a metallic finish, so the choice is purely the colour. Body shape, paint condition and the light you shoot in move both colours further than a swatch chip suggests. Seeing them on your own car settles it, free, in a couple of minutes.
See both on your own carBrushed Aluminum vs Satin Dark Gray Metallic: the differences.
The first difference between Brushed Aluminum and Satin Dark Gray Metallic is depth: Satin Dark Gray Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Brushed Aluminum shows. The second is not the finish: both are metallic films, so the sheen is a separate decision from the colour. Low light, curved panels and your own trim decide the rest, and none of that shows up on a swatch. Render both on your car and compare them there.
Side by side
- Brushed Aluminum Wrap · WR-92 · #5F626B 3M · 2080 · BR120 metallic
- Satin Dark Gray Metallic Wrap · WR-71 · #323031 3M · 2080 · S261 metallic
Brushed Aluminum is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #5F626B. It renders with a metallic finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Brushed Aluminum is one made from a photo of your own car.
Satin Dark Gray Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #323031. It renders with a metallic finish — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to pick. Body shape, paint condition and the light you photograph in all change how it lands, so the only honest preview of Satin Dark Gray Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Brushed Aluminum on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Brushed Aluminum render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Brushed Aluminum, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Brushed Aluminum renders →Renders
Satin Dark Gray Metallic on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Satin Dark Gray Metallic render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Satin Dark Gray Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Satin Dark Gray Metallic renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Satin Dark Gray Metallic?
- Satin Dark Gray Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #323031, has a lower relative luminance than Brushed Aluminum at #5F626B.
- What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Satin Dark Gray Metallic come in?
- Both are metallic films — the sheen belongs to the film itself, so there is no separate finish to choose.
- Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Satin Dark Gray Metallic on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Satin Dark Gray Metallic, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.
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