Effects On The Backing of Metal Lapel Pins

2023/01/11

When people designing and manufacturing metal lapel pins, always focuses on the front designs of, so people will put in considerable investment of time and effort to make the front of metal lapel pins good looking and well fineness while the design on the reverse of metal lapel pin is often neglected/ignored. In order to make beautiful metal lapel pins, especially in high grade, the finish on the back of metal lapel pins plays important role. The combination of nice finish of the front and the back will deliver/reflect metal lapel pins appealing and high quality.

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Here are three common effects applied on the backing: 

1) The most common effect on the back of metal lapel pins is flat/smooth, especially printed metal lapel pins, it looks simple and elegant.

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2) Another popular effect is sandy (mottled on the backing mold), it looks good textured and can cover some small defects on the back of metal lapel pins and leaves scratches marks less visible in use.

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3) Fabric/net effect also is a good choose on the back of metal lapel pins, it looks like relief effect, echoes with the front design as whole. And, scratches caused in use won’t be visible on net effect as well.

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Sometimes, logo or related information such as company name and phone number will be designed on the back of metal lapel pins, usually recessed or raised without color in filled. Laser engraved running numbers or designs will be required making on either the smooth backing or a smooth bar on the patterned back.
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How to design the backing of metal lapel pins? It’s all subject to customers’ requirements and preferences.