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Carbon Fiber Black vs Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey

Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026

Carbon Fiber Black (#414141) reads darker than Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey (#524D42), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey lifts them. Carbon Fiber Black comes in satin; Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey in metallic. 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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Carbon Fiber Black vs Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey: the differences.

The first difference between Carbon Fiber Black and Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey is depth: Carbon Fiber Black reads darker, so it hides body lines that Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey shows. The second is the finish: Carbon Fiber Black is offered in satin, Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey in metallic. 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

Carbon Fiber Black is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #414141. It renders with a satin 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 Carbon Fiber Black is one made from a photo of your own car.

Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #524D42. 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 Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey is one made from a photo of your own car.

Renders

Carbon Fiber Black on real cars.

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

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Renders

Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey on real cars.

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

All Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey renders →

Questions

Which is darker, Carbon Fiber Black or Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey?
Carbon Fiber Black is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #414141, has a lower relative luminance than Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey at #524D42.
What finishes do Carbon Fiber Black and Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey come in?
Carbon Fiber Black renders in satin. Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey renders in metallic.
Can I see Carbon Fiber Black and Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum Grey on my own car?
Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Carbon Fiber Black, then Super Gloss Metallic Aluminum 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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