This leaves the enamel flush with the border of the pin. The enamel is hardened by heat and then polished off to a smooth finish. Today, we use modern techniques and technology to create an impressive design and appearance, coupled with a durable manufacturing process to create a memorable custom enamel pin for every situation. Sometimes called Cloisonné or Epola pins, their origins date back to ancient Chinese artisans who created beautiful object d’art for Emperors. Hard Enamel Pins A hard enamel pin is among our highest-quality. These custom lapel pins are high quality yet less expensive than hard enamel and are ideal to use as a promotional item, a giveaway at conventions or special events, or as a way to introduce a new product or service. Your custom soft enamel pin is filled with your choice of enamel colors – and a huge variety of colors are available.
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This budget-friendly custom enamel pin still offers a full range of solid enamel colors with a variety of plating options available. For this sort of situation, we can provide a less expensive soft enamel pin. There are times when you want a fun pin where you do not need to make a bold statement. We never want this to happen, but when it does, we have your back and it won't cost you anything.Soft Enamel Pins A soft enamel pin provides the best value. Any order made wrong or with issues can be either re-made or refunded with the bad product returned.
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A color mixed up, the plating having small issues, etc. What happens if my order gets messed up? We are making hand made products and things can go wrong. We do have options for split payments at checkout that allow you to spread out the payments over time and they don't cost you more to do. If you want something proofed first, email us and will can walk you through everything and get it proofed first. We are big fans of soft epoxy here.ĭo I need to pay upfront for my order? Do you do 50/50 deposits? All custom merchandise needs to be paid for in full upfront. This can be great if you have thinner details in your pin, want to use a soft enamel metal, etc. Soft enamel with epoxy has a clear coating of epoxy added (free to do) and creates a flat surface, like a mock hard enamel.
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They cost more because they have additional labor steps. What's the difference between soft and hard enamel or soft w/ epoxy? Soft enamel have flat metal and inks are at a lower profile/recessed. We just have up to 10 on our site, but if you need 14 colors and are ok paying for that many, it's no problem. Please email us for an exact quote.Ĭan I do more than 10 colors? Yep! Each color adds 10c per pin. If we do a run of 100 pins with 4 colors, 25 x 4 and each has different colors, we are creating a lot more labor than 100 of one color way.Ĭan you do other things not listed? Yes! We can make spinners, latched pins, multi-piece pin on pin, translucent inks, pearl inks and more. At the end of the day, pins are priced based on materials and labor. If you have a lot of variants or tons of colors changing, specialty inks, changes in numbering, etc, please email us for an exact quote. Simple variants are no problem or ones with at least 50 per color way. and if you check out with one and needs one or the other and you chose wrong, we will either refund the difference or send a request for the remaining amount.Ĭan I do variants? Yes. The cost more because of the material/mold differences. More complex shapes with deeper cut in areas, cut outs and tight cut in sections needs to be casted in zinc alloy and use a different mold and base metal. How do I know if my shape is complex or die cut? Simple shapes or ones with sofer edges can be made by being stamped in sheets of iron. They'd need to do a full labor run for a single item, and if approved, they have to start the process over again. If you need to see a single sample first, it will 2x the turnaround. There is not a hard sample fully completed to review before production resumes. If approved, we are rolling, but if you need adjustments, we will get new proofs until you approve.
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Pricing includes the mold, all production and free shipping (even international)Īny design above 2" requires Die-Cast Zinc alloy found here FAQSĭo I see a proof before they get made? We send a digital proof for your review before production is officially scheduled. They cost more because of the additional labor and some lines can thicken up from the buffing process while flattening. Hard Enamel are buffed down to be a flat surface and smooth on top. Unsure? Just email us and we can let you know and give an exact quote.
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Any basic shapes like a circle, square, etc + any custom shapes that have a softer edge without any deep cut in areas, holes knocked out or jagged edges.