Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Super Gloss Unicorn CS?

Brushed Aluminum is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #5F626B, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Unicorn CS at #57717E.

What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Unicorn CS come in?

Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Super Gloss Unicorn CS renders in iridescent.

Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Unicorn CS on my own car?

Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Super Gloss Unicorn CS, 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 Unicorn CS

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Aluminum (#5F626B) reads darker than Super Gloss Unicorn CS (#57717E), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Unicorn CS lifts them. Brushed Aluminum comes in metallic; Super Gloss Unicorn CS in iridescent. 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 Unicorn CS: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Unicorn CS is depth: Brushed Aluminum reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Unicorn CS shows. The second is the finish: Brushed Aluminum is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Unicorn CS in iridescent. 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 Unicorn CS is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #57717E. It renders with a iridescent 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 Unicorn CS 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 Unicorn CS on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Unicorn CS renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Aluminum or Super Gloss Unicorn CS?: Brushed Aluminum is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #5F626B, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Unicorn CS at #57717E.
What finishes do Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Unicorn CS come in?: Brushed Aluminum renders in metallic. Super Gloss Unicorn CS renders in iridescent.
Can I see Brushed Aluminum and Super Gloss Unicorn CS on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Aluminum, then Super Gloss Unicorn CS, 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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