Detailed Product Description
Unlike soft enamel, the paint and the metal borders are the same level. If you rubbed your thumb across the pin it would feel smooth. On a soft enamel pin you would feel the thin metal borders.
Hard enamel lapel pins are the new cloisonné. Hard enamel has been around for over two decades and is also known as Hard Enamel Cloisonné, Epola, New Cloisonné, Clois-Tech, Cloisonné II and Semi-Cloisonné. They all mean the same thing.
Hard enamel lapel pins are considered the high-end of all pins. They are more expensive, but if price is not an issue this would be the route to go as hard enamel pins are the best quality, the classiest, and the most durable. They are die-struck and stamped out of brass metal. The stamping creates recessed areas. These recessed areas are then filled with enamel and fired at high temperatures. They are then polished smooth creating a beautiful luster and giving the appearance of a nice piece of jewelry. Since colors cannot blend together or fade into another color - hard enamel is a good choice for any design that has clearly separated colors. So if only the best will do, or the pin is a reflection of your company logo, or durability is important hard enamel would be your choice.
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