Which is darker, Brushed Black Metallic or Gloss White Aluminum?

Brushed Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #494949, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss White Aluminum at #5E5F63.

Can I see Brushed Black Metallic and Gloss White Aluminum on my own car?

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

Brushed Black Metallic vs Gloss White Aluminum

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Black Metallic (#494949) reads darker than Gloss White Aluminum (#5E5F63), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Gloss White 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.

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Brushed Black Metallic vs Gloss White Aluminum: the differences.

The first difference between Brushed Black Metallic and Gloss White Aluminum is depth: Brushed Black Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Gloss White 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 Black Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #494949. 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 Black Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.

Gloss White Aluminum is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #5E5F63. 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 Gloss White Aluminum is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Brushed Black Metallic on real cars.

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

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Renders

Gloss White Aluminum on real cars.

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

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Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Black Metallic or Gloss White Aluminum?: Brushed Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #494949, has a lower relative luminance than Gloss White Aluminum at #5E5F63.
What finishes do Brushed Black Metallic and Gloss White Aluminum 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 Black Metallic and Gloss White Aluminum on my own car?: Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Black Metallic, then Gloss White Aluminum, 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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