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Brushed Black Metallic vs Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Brushed Black Metallic (#494949) and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey (#53494C) sit at almost the same lightness, so the difference between them is hue and finish rather than how dark they read. Brushed Black Metallic comes in metallic; Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey 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 Black Metallic vs Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey: the differences.

The differences between Brushed Black Metallic and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey are hue and finish rather than depth — the two sit at almost the same lightness. The second is the finish: Brushed Black Metallic is offered in metallic, Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey 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 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.

Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #53494C. 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 Staple Pigeon Grey 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.

All Brushed Black Metallic renders →

Renders

Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Brushed Black Metallic or Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey?
Neither, really. Brushed Black Metallic (#494949) and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey (#53494C) have almost the same relative luminance, so they read at the same level of darkness and differ in hue and finish instead.
What finishes do Brushed Black Metallic and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey come in?
Brushed Black Metallic renders in metallic. Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey renders in gloss.
Can I see Brushed Black Metallic and Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey on my own car?
Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Black Metallic, then Super Gloss Staple Pigeon Grey, 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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