MAKING CUSTOM METAL & HARD ENAMEL PINS & BADGE
LAPEL PINS have a long history in human society. In addition to being used to indicate identity, brooch pins nowadays have become a popular accessory. Commonly used techniques for making custom metal pins include colorway for soft enamel, imitation hard enamel, screen printing, and offset printing. And molding in stamping (die struck), photo etching, die-casting. Surface treatment in plating, electrophoresis, color plating, rainbow plating (iridescent), anodize and antique effect.
MAKING
CUSTOM PINS
Making custom pins is quite easy. First of all, you have to design your metal pins and confirm the size, production way and quantity. If you have no idea which options you have to making custom pins, here’s a briefly introduction of the crafts of lapel pins for your reference
SOFT ENAMEL and HARD ENAMEL are the most popular way for coloring metal lapel pins. But can you tell the difference between soft enamel and hard enamel? This video will explain the feature of these 2 paints and show you the details of the difference.
SOFT ENAMEL is the most common way for custom metal pins. The recessed part of the badge can be filled in colors, and the raised part of the badge can be used for various electroplating effects. The surface can be coated with a layer of transparent protective resin (Epoxy). This process is commonly known as “dome” (note that because of light refraction, the surface of the badge will be bright after the epoxy is applied), but the soft enamel badge after adding epoxy the unevenness is lost, but it can protect the logo. The color for soft enamel is bright, the lines are clear and lively, and the metal material has a strong texture. You can use brass or iron as the raw material. The iron stamped soft enamel badge is cheap and good. If you have a small budget, you can’t miss it!
IMITATION HARD ENAMEL is the extension product of cloisonné. Due to the cost for cloisonné is high and color option is few, the imitation hard enamel paint has born. There are many other name for imitation hard enamel such as resin cloisonné, fake enamel, resin epola, epola enamel. Sometimes people call it hard enamel but actually it is for imitation hard enamel.
The surface of the imitation hard enamel badge is flat. (relative to soft enamel, in fact, the metal lines on the surface of the imitation hard enamel badge are still a little raised with your fingers) The lines on the surface of the badge can be plated with gold, silver and many other plating colors, the imitation hard enamel is filled between the metal lines.
Imitation hard enamel badges, exquisite craftsmanship, the enamel color surface is smooth, particularly delicate, giving people a very high-end luxury feeling. It is the first choice for badge making process. If you prefer to make a beautiful and high-end badge, please choose the imitation hard enamel badge.
3D effect+Rhinestone
no metal border with Logo Above the Edge
3D effect+soft enamel
STAMPING BADGES generally use materials such as brass, zinc alloy, aluminum, iron…etc., which can also be called metal badges. Among them, because brass is the softest and most suitable for making badges, the lines of brass stamping badges are the clearest, followed by zinc alloy badges, and the corresponding brass stamping badges have the highest price. The surface of the stamped badge can be subjected to various electroplating effects. The concave part of the stamped badge can also be processed into a matt effect.
Divided into SILKSCREEN PRINTING, the materials used are mainly stainless steel and brass. The surface of brass or stainless steel for printing badges is not plated, but natural color or with brush lines is used. Silkscreen printing badges are mainly aimed at simple graphics and fewer colors.
OFFSET PRINTING is for complex patterns, more colors, especially gradient colors.
Silkscreen printing
Silkscreen printing + Glitter
Offset printing
★ None of these you want to use? Click here to see more…
should there be any question or need to quote, please feel free to contact us
e-mail:sales@marktex.com.tw
INTRODUCTION TO BUTTON BADGE
Button Badges have the advantages of being cost-effective and lightweight, making them particularly suitable for student teams within large campuses or general travel groups as distinctive identifiers. Button commemorative pins are also commonly referred to as button badges. Compared to other badge crafting techniques, their production is relatively simpler, often utilizing molds, and the shapes are mostly circular.
Custom shapes are also accepted, with customers required to provide design drafts for evaluation. Marktex is a professional button pin manufacturing factory, specializing in producing various button pins, keychains, and button mirrors for well-known clients both domestically and internationally. Button pins can be customized with corporate logos and event information, serving as powerful tools for marketing and promotion with high exposure and excellent advertising effectiveness. Inquiries are welcome~
★ Regarding the Material Choice for Button Badges
★ Open Design of Button Badge
BADGE PACKAGING METHOD
We offer standard individual poly bag packing for our client and also offer in plastic box, velvet box and other packing ways. Customized packing is available, please contact us for details.
should there be any question or need to quote, please feel free to contact us
e-mail:sales@marktex.com.tw
LINK – QUICKLY FIND THE INFORMATION YOU WANT!
★ What are the differences between soft enamel and imitation cloisonné badges?
★ Which is more suitable for my design, silkscreen printing or offset printing?
★ Customizing my own glitter badge – how to make a choice?
★ Ordering jewelry-grade badges – the allure of rhinestone
★ Way to order glow in the dark badge – the most eye-catching choice at night!
★ Take a look at special badges all at once!
FAQs
-
To make your own lapel pin, please kindly confirm the production way you prefer for your design. The price will be different in each production way and coloring process. If you cannot sure which presentation is best for your design, please contact us for professional suggestion.
Showing 1–12 of 33 results
