Custom hard enamel pins for artists, bands, indie brands, and the creative teams inside companies. The enamel is baked and polished flush with the metal, which gives a smooth, flat surface that holds color well and shows up clean under light. Our most-ordered pin style, and typically the right call when you want a polished finish that wears well over time.

Takes a little longer to produce and costs slightly more than soft enamel. The tradeoff is finish and durability. Good for designs with bold color, clean lines, and any merch that needs to hold up on a jacket, tote, or pin board for years.

Because hard enamel is buffed flat after baking, some fine metal lines may thicken slightly during polishing. That’s a normal part of the process, not a defect, and usually not visible at arm’s length. If your artwork has very thin lines you’re worried about, email us before ordering and we’ll review the file.

What the price includes

Every quote includes custom mold creation, full production, and priority shipping worldwide. Large or complex shaped pins require a die-cast zinc alloy mold instead of the standard iron stamping mold (the zinc mold costs more because of the material and process difference):

Simple vs complex shapes

Simple shapes (rectangle, circle, square, triangle, and anything with soft continuous edges) can be stamped from sheets of iron. This is the standard, lower-cost mold process.

Complex shapes with deep cut-in areas, holes, or tight interior sections (cut-ins around legs, arms, hair, or intricate negative space) need to be cast in zinc alloy. Zinc is a softer metal that holds finer detail in the mold. The mold type and raw material both cost more, so complex-shape pins are priced higher.

If you’re not sure which category your design falls into, email us the artwork and we’ll tell you. If you check out with the wrong category, we’ll either refund the difference or send a request for the balance, so you’re never locked in.

Common questions

Do I see a proof before production?
Yes. We send a digital proof for your review before production is officially scheduled. Once approved, the factory starts. If you want adjustments, we’ll keep sending new proofs until you approve.

Can I get a full physical sample before the main run?
Yes, but it roughly doubles the turnaround. The factory has to do a full labor run for a single item, and if approved, they restart the process for the main run. Worth it for large orders or first-time brand partners, often not worth it for smaller runs.

How long do they take?
About 4 weeks from proof approval to delivery. Requesting a physical hard sample first adds roughly another 4 weeks.

What’s the difference between soft enamel, hard enamel, and soft with epoxy?
Soft enamel has raised metal lines you can feel with your thumb and recessed color inside those lines. Hard enamel is buffed flush so the surface is smooth and flat, and slightly more durable. Soft with epoxy is soft enamel with a clear epoxy dome added on top at no extra charge, which flattens the surface to mimic hard enamel. Soft with epoxy is a strong middle ground if your design has thinner details that hard enamel would thicken. We’re big fans of soft with epoxy for certain projects.

Can I do variants (multiple colorways, different designs)?
Yes. Simple variants or runs with at least 50 per colorway are no problem. For more complex splits (lots of variants, specialty inks, numbering, or many color changes), email us for an exact quote. Pricing is based on materials and labor, so 100 pins across 4 colorways at 25 each creates more labor than 100 of a single colorway.

Can I use more than 10 colors?
Yes. We cap the site at 10 colors for simplicity, but more colors are available on request. Email us for a quote.

Can you make features not listed on the site?
Yes. We can make spinners, latched pins, multi-piece pin-on-pin, translucent inks, pearl inks, and more. Email us with what you’re thinking and we’ll quote it.

Do I need to pay upfront? Do you do 50/50 deposits?
Custom merchandise is paid in full upfront. If you want something proofed before paying, email us and we can walk you through the process and get a proof set up first. We also offer split-payment options at checkout that let you spread the cost over time at no extra charge.

What if my order has issues?
We’re making handmade products, and things occasionally go wrong. A color mixed up, a plating issue, something off-spec. Any order made with issues can be remade or refunded with the bad product returned. We never want it to happen, but when it does, we have your back at no cost to you.

Templates

Procreate users: Download our Procreate template and brush set. It’s a 10" x 10" 300 dpi canvas with brush sets for ink minimums, metal line minimums, and cut-out areas.

Backing card templates (for pins and keychains):

• 80x54mm backing card template (PSD)
• 75x100mm backing card template (PSD)

Metals

Backings