Gloss Black Metallic vs Matte Gray Aluminum
Wrap comparison · updated Aug 2026
Gloss Black Metallic (#252524) reads darker than Matte Gray Aluminum (#6B6C6E), so it holds shadow in the body lines where Matte Gray 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.
See both on your own carGloss Black Metallic vs Matte Gray Aluminum: the differences.
The first difference between Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Gray Aluminum is depth: Gloss Black Metallic reads darker, so it hides body lines that Matte Gray 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
- Gloss Black Metallic Wrap · WR-59 · #252524 3M · 2080 · G212 metallic
- Matte Gray Aluminum Wrap · WR-73 · #6B6C6E 3M · 2080 · M230 metallic
Gloss Black Metallic is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #252524. 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 Black Metallic is one made from a photo of your own car.
Matte Gray Aluminum is a wrap in the Specced catalogue, swatched at #6B6C6E. 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 Matte Gray Aluminum is one made from a photo of your own car.
Renders
Gloss Black Metallic on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Gloss Black Metallic render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Gloss Black Metallic, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Gloss Black Metallic renders →Renders
Matte Gray Aluminum on real cars.
Nobody has shared a public Matte Gray Aluminum render yet — checked Aug 2026. Yours could be the first: upload a photo of your car, pick Matte Gray Aluminum, and a photoreal render comes back in minutes.
All Matte Gray Aluminum renders →Questions
- Which is darker, Gloss Black Metallic or Matte Gray Aluminum?
- Gloss Black Metallic is the darker of the two. Its swatch, #252524, has a lower relative luminance than Matte Gray Aluminum at #6B6C6E.
- What finishes do Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Gray 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 Gloss Black Metallic and Matte Gray Aluminum on my own car?
- Yes. Upload a photo of your car to Specced, pick Gloss Black Metallic, then Matte Gray 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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