Custom Lapel Pin Plating Options

Golf, Nickel, Bronze, Antique, Frosted, Black Nickel and Powder Coated

Custom Lapel Pin Plating Options

Lapel pins are made from metal

Stainless Steel, Copper or Pewter

The metal of the lapel pin requires a plating. The plating is a protective process of adding a thin layer of metal plating to enhance and protect the pin.

During the manufacturing process of a lapel pin, the pin is either die-cast or die struck, This process creates raised levels and recessed levels of the lapel pin.

The entire lapel pin is plated. Now depending on the style of lapel pin, you order, the recessed areas of the pin will receive an enamel colour. Unless you have ordered a lapel pin that will just be plated and no enamel colour added.

There are also many styles of lapel pins. No matter which lapel pin style you select, they all require a plating, unless you require a raw pewter pin.

 

LAPEL PIN ARTWORK

A black and white version of the final artwork of your lapel pin is used to make the die. This die is used to stamp out the details of the lapel pin. 

  • The black areas of the lapel pin design are the raised elements of the lapel pin.
  • The white areas of the lapel pin design are either frosted or filled with colour (enamels).

LAPEL PIN IN METAL

The image above shows the lapel pin that is produced from the artwork provided. You can see how the black elements from the artwork on the left are now raised metal. Leaving the white areas recessed.

The metal parts of your pin will need to be plated. Review the plating possibilities below.

Lapel Pin Plating Types

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Black Nickel & Colour Powder Coating

NEW | POWDER COAT PLATING

This is a game changer. For years we have had trouble explaing to customers why the raised metal part of their lapel pins could only be plated with the traditional plating styles in the left column, Well now, we are happy to announce these new color platings.

 

NEW | Powder Coat Platings

Providing more plating options for custom lapel pins

Red
Powder
Coat

Filled with White Enamel in this sample.

Blue
Powder Coat

Filled with White Enamel in this sample.

White
Powder Coat

Filled with Red Enamel in this sample.

Black
Powder Coat

Filled with White Enamel in this sample.

Yellow
Powder Coat

Filled with Blue Enamel in this sample.

Green
Powder Coat

Filled with White Enamel in this sample.

Regular Lapel Pin Plating

Gold | Silver | Bronze | Blackened Nickel | Dual-Plating

The raised parts of the pin are plated and the recessed areas are filled with colored enamel.

Gold Plating Lapel Pin

Gold Plated
Lapel Pin

Nickel Plated Lapel Pin

Silver Plated
Lapel Pin

Bronze Plated Custom Lapel Pin

Bronze Plated
Lapel Pin

Black Nickel Plated Lapel Pin

Dual Plated
Lapel Pin

fri Research Lapel Pin

No Plating
Lapel Pin

Frosted Lapel Pin Plating

Raised Metal is Polished. Recessed Metal is Frosted.
Reverse Die Struck Frosted Gold

Reverse Frosted Gold

Reverse Frosted Nickel

Reverse Frosted Nickel

Reverse Die Struck Frosted Bronze

Reverse Frosted Bronze

Die-Struck-Frosted-Gold

Frosted Gold

Die-Struck-Frosted-Nickel

Frosted Nickel

Die Struck Frosted Bronze

Frosted Bronze

Antique Frosted Lapel Pin Plating

Raised Metal is Polished. Recessed Metal is Frosted.
Die-Struck-Frosted-Antique-Gold

Frosted Antique Gold

Die-Struck-Frosted-Antique-Silver

Frosted Antique Nickel

Die-Struck-Frosted-Antique-Bronze

Frosted Antique Bronze

Reverse Antique Gold

Reverse Frosted Antique Gold

Reverse Antique Nickel

Reverse Frosted Antique Nickel

Reverse Antique Bronze

Reverse Frosted Antique Bronze

Specialty Plating

Clear Epoxy

Typically used on custom printed lapel pins on Stainless Steel.

Reverse Die Struck Blackened Nickel White Enamel

Dual Plating

2 Plating colors on the same pin. Some restrictions apply. 

Black Nickel
Plating

All raised elements of this pin is plated with Black Nickel Plating. Providing great contrast with the enamel colors in the recessed areas of the lapel pin.

10 K Gold Plating

Dual Plating

2 Plating colors on the same pin. Some restrictions apply. 

Black Nickel
Plating

All raised elements of this pin is plated with Black Nickel Plating. Providing great contrast with the enamel colors in the recessed areas of the lapel pin.

Custom Lapel Pins

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