piano black
piano black is a term you might hear when people talk about cars.
“Piano black” refers to glossy, high-sheen black trim commonly used on dashboards and center consoles. It can look premium when new, but it tends to show fingerprints, scratches, and swirl marks more easily than textured finishes.
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"So there's they're trying to like stone instead of the like piano black, like they're using an actual piece of like slate stone in there, which which is stood out to me too."
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"But then if you've looked at an interior up close, it's very kind of chintzy plastic, piano black, doesn't look like it's going to age well."
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