Soft Enamel Pins
Soft enamel is the finish most people picture when they think of a collectible pin: color sitting slightly below raised metal lines, so you can feel the design under your thumb. It takes fine detail well, costs less than hard enamel, and carries color with real saturation.
How the texture happens
Your artwork is struck into metal, creating walls that separate each color. Enamel is filled into the recesses and cured without polishing, so the metal lines stay raised and the color sits recessed. That relief is the soft enamel signature.
Because the enamel is not ground flat, fine line work and small lettering stay crisp. Designs with 6 or more colors usually reproduce better in soft enamel than any other process.
Where soft enamel wins
Pick soft enamel for trading pins, band and fan merch, conference badges, and any run where budget decides quantity. The savings against hard enamel buys you roughly 20 percent more pins for the same spend.
An optional epoxy dome can be added over the face, which smooths the texture and adds scratch protection while keeping the lower price.
Soft Enamel Pins pricing
| QUANTITY | PRICE PER PIN | ORDER TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | $4.40 | $110.00 |
| 100 | $2.35 | $235.00 |
| 500 | $1.30 | $650.00 |
| 1,000 | $0.89 | $890.00 |
Includes the mold, up to 6 enamel colors, standard plating, and a rubber clutch back. Your proof itemizes anything extra before you pay.
Price your soft enamel pins order.
Soft Enamel Pins questions
Yes for normal wear on jackets, bags, and lanyards. The recessed enamel is protected by the raised metal walls around it. If pins will be handled roughly, add the epoxy dome or step up to hard enamel.
Up to 6 colors are included in our base price and up to 12 are possible. Each color needs its own walled cell, which our artists set up during the free proof.
Common sizes run 0.75 to 2 inches. 1.25 inches is the sweet spot for detail versus cost, and your proof shows the art at exact size before production.
12 to 15 days from proof approval, or 8 days with rush production. Both include tracked shipping.