Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Super Gloss Black Out?

Super Gloss Black Out is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #0C1014, has a lower relative luminance than Brushed Aluminum at #5F626B.

What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Black Out come in?

Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Super Gloss Black Out renders in gloss.

Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Black Out on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Super Gloss Black Out, and you get a photoreal render of each on your own car to compare side by side. Free, no account needed.

Brushed Aluminum vs Super Gloss Black Out

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Super Gloss Black Out (#0C1014) reads darker than Brushed Aluminum (#5F626B), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Brushed Aluminum lifts them. Brushed Aluminum comes in metallic; Super Gloss Black Out in gloss. 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.

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Brushed Aluminum vs Super Gloss Black Out: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Black Out is depth: Super Gloss Black Out reads darker, so it hides body lines that Brushed Aluminum shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Aluminum is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Black Out in gloss. 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 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.

Super Gloss Black Out is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #0C1014. It renders with a gloss 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 Super Gloss Black Out 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.

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Renders

Super Gloss Black Out on real cars.

Nobody has shared a public Super Gloss Black Out render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Super Gloss Black Out, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.

All Super Gloss Black Out renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Super Gloss Black Out?: Super Gloss Black Out is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #0C1014, has a lower relative luminance than Brushed Aluminum at #5F626B.
What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Black Out come in?: Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Super Gloss Black Out renders in gloss.
Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Black Out on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Super Gloss Black Out, 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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