Lighter and cooler than titanium, Avery SW900 812 Brushed Aluminum copies the look of a freshly machined aluminum panel: pale silver-grey with a fine linear grain. The Brushed finish throws a soft highlight across the grain in sunlight and goes flat grey in shade. There is no metallic flake, so the texture itself does the work.
Hoods, roofs, spoilers and pillars are typical, paired with gloss black or deep blue on the rest of the car. On commercial vans the grain gives a clean industrial look that hides light scuffs. Every panel is laid with the grain running the same way, otherwise the effect falls apart. 2wrap handles it in both the California and Belgian studios.