Brushed Steel vs High Gloss White Aluminum
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Brushed Steel (#585860) and High Gloss White Aluminum (#5D5E63) sit at almost the same lightness, so the difference between them is hue and finish rather than how dark they read. 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 Steel vs High Gloss White Aluminum: the differences.
The differences between Brushed Steel and High Gloss White Aluminum are hue and finish rather than depth — the two sit at almost the same lightness. 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 Steel Wrap · WR-91 · #585860 3M · 2080 · BR201 metallic
- High Gloss White Aluminum Wrap · WR-36 · #5D5E63 3M · 2080 · HG120 metallic
Brushed Steel is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #585860. 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 Steel is one made from a photo of your own car.
High Gloss White Aluminum is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #5D5E63. 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 High Gloss White Aluminum is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Brushed Steel on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Brushed Steel render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Brushed Steel, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Brushed Steel renders →Renders
High Gloss White Aluminum on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public High Gloss White Aluminum render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick High Gloss White Aluminum, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All High Gloss White Aluminum renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Brushed Steel or High Gloss White Aluminum?
- Neither, really. Brushed Steel (#585860) and High Gloss White Aluminum (#5D5E63) 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 Steel and High 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 Steel and High Gloss White Aluminum on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Brushed Steel, then High 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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