Most people assume that making your own enamel pins is a long and complicated process. To be honest, it’s not. It’s actually pretty simple and straightforward. For small quantity, it doesn’t take longer than 2-4 weeks.

So, how to customize your personal enamel pins?

The process can be broken down into the following steps.

Prepare Your Own Design

To begin with, we required PDF file or Ai vector file for mold casting.

Pins are small to work on complex logo. When you’re looking at a pin from a distance, using bold lines and strong colors would be very helpful and obvious.

Decide What Material Your Pins Will Be

Normal pins are made of Zinc-alloy.

There are two traditional treatments of the logo: Hard Enamel and Soft Enamel. What’s the difference between them?

Hard Enamel

They are made from die-struck iron metal and produced by heating to a high temperature and then polishing to create a smooth surface, which usually gives them a high-quality, durable feel.

Soft Enamel

The defining characteristic is their textured pin surface with allowance to more detail and slightly lower cost.

They are made from die-struck iron metal, electroplated, and optional epoxy coating, which usually gives them a thinner feel in comparison to Hard Enamel pins.

They are true materials so whichever one you choose can make for a great pin. Go with whatever style can best communicate your design!

Decide What Size Work The Best

Usually a small pin is 2-3cm long. This makes the pin more portable, easier to apply on your jackets and even lower in cost.

For larger size, which is larger than 3cm, allow for much more detailed design since you’re working with a larger canvas, therefore their size also limits the places where they can be pinned too.

If you’re working with a limited budget and have a simple design, smaller pins are the best choice.

Pin price determined by pin size, smaller pins are likely to be cheaper.

MOQ of Pins

Our minimum quantity is 100pcs. When quantity raises, price for per-label decreases.

Decide The Pin-backs

Rubber clips and butterfly clips are the common fasteners. The difference is rubber clips have so many color options to match your pins.

Butterfly clip only has golden and silver look.

If you have any other question or recommendations regarding enamel pins, please get in touch with us.

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