Metal pin badge craft introduction

Some of the most popular badge techniques are baking paint, imitation enamel, stamping, other badge techniques: etch (etch), screen printing, offset printing, 3D effects, etc.
The big picture effect of baking paint, the concave part of the badge can be painted with various badge colors (our color number is pantone color), and the raised part of the badge can be plated with gold, nickel and other plating effects (metal color).

Characteristics of baking paint: bright colors, clear lines, strong metal material texture, can use copper or iron as raw materials, iron paint badge is cheap and fine, if you have a small budget, choose this most suitable!

1. Paint badge
The surface can be coated with a layer of transparent protective resin (polly), this process is commonly known as "drop glue "(note because of light refraction, on the badge surface will be bright), but add resin after the baking paint badge lost concave and convex feeling, but can play the role of protecting the LOGO.

The surface of the faux enamel badge is flat, and the lines can be gilded, silvered, and painted with various enamel pigments.Imitation enamel large picture effect.

2. Imitation of enamel badges
The production process is similar to that of enamel insignia (cloisonne insignia). The difference between the insignia and genuine insignia is that the insignia USES different enamel pigments (one is genuine enamel paint, one is synthetic enamel paint, and the other is imitation enamel paint).
Imitation enamel badge, exquisite workmanship, enamel color surface smooth, especially fine, giving people a very luxurious feeling.Is the first choice of badge production technology.If you want to make a nice and fancy badge first, please choose the imitation enamel badge.

3. Stamp badges

Stamping badges generally used by the badge materials are copper (copper, copper, etc.), zinc alloy, aluminum, iron, etc., so it can also be called the Metal Badge.Because copper is the softest and most suitable for making badges, the lines of copper badges are the clearest, followed by zinc alloy badges, and the corresponding price of copper badges is the highest.The surface of the insignia can be used for various electroplating effects, including gold plating, nickel plating, copper plating, bronze plating, silver plating and so on.Stamping the indented part of the badge can also be treated as a sanding effect.

4. Print badges

Divided into screen printing, flat printing.It is also commonly known as the drip badge, because the final process of the badge is to add a layer of transparent protective resin (polly) on the surface of the badge, using mainly stainless steel, bronze 2 materials.The picture on the right shows the bronze back. The copper or stainless steel surface of the insignia is not electroplated, but is treated with natural color or wire-drawing.

Screen printing badges mainly for simple graphics, fewer colors.

Flat printing: for complex patterns, more colors, especially with gradient.