Soft Enamel Pins
Our Most Popular Pin
Soft Enamel Lapel Pins start out as die struck pins. A custom die, based on your approved design, is struck out in a milling machine. That die is then used to stamp your design onto a sheet of iron or copper. Immediately afterwards, these stampings are cut out to the precise outline of your pin design’s unique shape. The metal plating is the next step in the process. For soft enamel pins, the most common plating types are gold, nickel (silver), copper, and black nickel (dark silver/black chrome). The raised metal surfaces are polished to a mirror finish, and the recessed metal areas that were stamped are filled with an enamel paint.
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Pin Depot’s experienced team of friendly customer service reps, graphic designers and brand experts are here to help you create the perfect custom enamel pin for your business, organization or store.
Soft Enamel
The Go-to Choice For Custom Pins
Soft Enamel is one of our most popular options. It offers a phenomenal looking product at a slightly better value than cloisonné pins. For soft enamel pins, the metal outlines are raised above the recessed paint, giving the pin depth and texture. You can run your finger across the surface of a soft enamel pin and feel the raised metal edges above the paint filled areas. The raised edges, coupled with how the recessed areas appear in light, can make a soft enamel pin appear to have a 3D effect.
The paints we use are mixed specifically for each order, which gives us the ability to match Pantone colors and your brand standards exactly. The colorfills in the metal recesses contrast beautifully with the polished raised metal. The Soft Enamel process is one of our most popular choices for custom pins; it offers a phenomenal looking product for a price slightly less than the cloisonné process.
How To Make Enamel Pins
So, you have an idea for your new custom pins, you may even have a direction for your design, and now you’re ready to turn that idea into a pin. What do you do next? It’s simple! Just click the “Free Quote” button anywhere on the site, and our art team will get right to work crafting an original design from your ideas, and you’ll have your first free proof ready and in your inbox within 48 hours.
When we create enamel pins, our goal is to create a design that best represents your project. For this reason, we offer unlimited revisions until you are completely satisfied with the design, materials, size and colors.
At Pin Depot, we make the process of ordering custom soft enamel pins easy! Our staff is here to help you select the perfect style of lapel pin, choose a plating type, and determine the right pin size, all while considering your unique situation, application, and design. We’ll be there every step of the way to make the process simple and stress free!
Custom made enamel pins make beautiful, cost-effective marketing tools. Whether you are preparing for a tradeshow, comic convention, or selling fan merch online, you can count on Pin Depot’s art team to deliver the best custom pin for your needs. No matter how complex your design is, Pin Depot will create top-quality art based on your design, and ensure that your pins are designed specifically with your unique project in mind.
Soft Enamel Pins Are Everywhere Right Now!
Businesses, online creatives, social influencers and entrepreneurs are all looking to get in on the pin game and make their voice heard with their own custom pin designs.
Whether you are expressing yourself, showing off your style, declaring your beliefs, shouting out your favorite band, or representing the charity you are a part of, a great pin design ensures that your message gets not just seen, but shared as well!
Custom made enamel pins make beautiful, cost-effective marketing tools. Whether you are preparing for a tradeshow, comic convention or selling fan merch online, you can count on Pin Depot’s art team to deliver the best custom pin for your needs. No matter how complex your design is, Pin Depot will create top-quality art based on your design, and ensure that your pins are designed specifically with your unique project in mind.
Pin Depot offers:- Superior design freedom.
- Long lasting products.
- Low production costs.
- Small minimum order quantities.
- Free shipping.
Custom Enamel Pin Designs
Promotional pins are considered the starting point when it comes to custom pin designs. While simple, promotional pins are a great way to share your logo or brand with others. A more creative approach you can take is using custom pins as collector’s items that showcase your artistic talent. Whether it’s a simple logo or a complex art piece, a great enamel pin always starts with a striking design.
Even if you have no art or design skills, Pin Depot can help! Our staff of artists and designers have years of digital art experience, and are more than happy to assist you in the design process. If you’re not confident in creating your own enamel pin designs, you can always send us your ideas in the form of written notes or even a small sketch. We even take doodles on a napkin! You would be shocked to see how capable our team is at bringing your ideas to life!
Once you approve your design, a unique die is created. This is then stamped into metal to create the raised and recessed areas of the pin. The pin base is plated in gold, silver, or whichever pin plating you have chosen. The recessed areas are then filled with coloured enamel paint (or translucent colors, which look amazing!), separated by the raised areas made by the metal outlines in the design stage.
For Soft Enamel pins, layers of enamel paint are applied to the recessed areas. Once the enamel is baked and dried, the pin’s colors actually sit slightly lower than the raised metal areas, giving the finished pin a distinct outlined look. While less durable than cloisonné, soft enamel’s low production cost and textured finish make it a great option for promotional events!
To get started on your Soft Enamel pins today, just email us, or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form! Once you do, our sales representatives will contact you with further details. Pin Depot is ready to help you get started on your custom lapel pins project, and we can’t wait to hear from you!
To learn more about how hard enamel pins are made, please visit our Custom Cloisonne Pins page.
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Custom Pin Plating Examples
High Polished Gold
No Extra Charge
High Polished Silver
No Extra Charge
High Polished Copper
No Extra Charge
Black Nickel
No Extra Charge
Black Metal
Included with Your Order
Antique Gold
$0.10 Extra Per Pin
Antique Silver
$0.10 Extra Per Pin
Dual Plating
$0.70 Extra Per Pin
Pin Attachment Options
Butterfly Clutch
No Extra Charge
Rubber Clutch
No Extra Charge
Yellow Rubber Clutch
No Extra Charge
Jewelry Clutch
$0.30 Extra per Pin
Cufflinks
$0.50 Extra per Pin
Deluxe Clutch
$0.30 Extra per Pin
Magnetic Back
$0.75 Extra per Pin
Bar Magnet
$1.00 Extra per Pin
Pin Packaging Options
Ply Bags
No Extra Charge
Acrylic Case
$0.25 Extra per Pin
Cufflink Case
$0.35 Extra per Pin
Velvet Bag
$0.55 Extra per Pin
Velvet Box
$2.25 Extra per Pin
Simply email us, or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form, and a sales representative will contact you regarding your request to begin the process of creating your custom lapel pins.
Pin Upgrades
Spinner
Dangler
Slider
Blinker
Glitter
Translucent Enamel
Custom Back Stamp
Please contact our sales representative for pricing.
Lapel Pin Gemstones
Dark Purple
Yellow
Dark Red
Red
Light Red
Black
White
Dark Blue
Light Purple
Dark Green
Light Green
Light Blue
Simply email us, or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form, and a sales representative will contact you regarding your request to begin the process of creating your custom lapel pins.
Get Started
Ready To Make Your Own Lapel Pins?
Start a Design Quote
Email us or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form! Once you do, our sales representatives will contact you with further details.
We Conceptualize Your Ideas
Our art team will get right to work crafting an original design from your ideas, and you'll have your first free proof ready and in your inbox within 48 hours.
You Approve, We Produce
We offer unlimited revisions until you are completely satisfied with the design, materials, size, and colors. Once you approve, production begins.
FAQ
Our minimum order quantity is 100. In certain situations, we can manufacture and sell orders as small as 50 pins, but there is a below-minimum fee that often applies and the unit pricing is higher than that at quantity 100. Please contact us for additional details.
Although every pin is a little different, since everything we make is 100% custom, our orders typically deliver 7-10 business days after you pay for your order. That said, if you require a quicker turnaround, we will make every effort to accommodate it.
Even though our standard turnaround times are some of the fastest in the industry, we understand that sometimes you need your pins even quicker than usual. As such, we work with all customers to understand their deadlines at the beginning of the quoting process. We can either work with our production team to shave a few days off the delivery date or we can guide you into an alternate product type that can more easily facilitate rush production.
The ordering process is simple and can start in a number of ways. First off, feel free to give us a call or send us an email with any questions about the product or your design. You can also use our Free Quote request form. In this form, you will specify the product and quantity you are interested in. Also include any and all art or design ideas. We will reply promptly with an exact price quote and a color proof which is a digital image of what your physical product will look like.