There are some badges in our website have similar looking but have been named differently in soft enamel or imitation hard enamel (new enamel). You may have a question in your mind: what is the difference between them? Here we listing the comparation of both coloring way for your quick view:
Outer Looking
Imitation Hard Enamel
- Surface (painting and metal lines) is flat.
- No epoxy normally.
Soft Enamel
- Painting area is recessed.
- Surface can be with epoxy coated or without epoxy coated. Epoxy is dome shape.

Base Metal
Imitation Hard Enamel
- We fill imitation cloisonné on copper, brass or zinc alloy base metal product.
Soft Enamel
- We fill soft enamel on iron, copper, brass, zinc alloy base metal product.
Production Procedure
Imitation Hard Enamel
Stamping → fixing attachment → cleaning → polishing → filling color → plating

Soft Enamel
Stamping → fixing attachment → cleaning → polishing → plating → filling color

How to choose processing?
Imitation Hard Enamel
- Advantage:
- Higher Quality
- Looking is similar to real cloisonné.
- Using for gift items usually.
- Disadvantage:
- Pricing is higher.
- Production time is longer.
Soft Enamel
- Advantage:
- Surface can put epoxy coated or not.
- Price is lower.
- Production time is shorter.
Using for promotion items usually.
- Disadvantage:
Standard Quality