Screen Print: When there are too much detail or color for your design, it is the best way to achieve by printing. Epoxy must applied to these products to pretect the underneath printed colors and rendered glossy effect. There are two ways to do print screen print:: Each color is brushed softly through a silk mesh directly onto the metal background. Silk screen offers a wide variety of colors, allowing exact color matching. This process is also possible on top of cloisonne, epola and photo-etched pin. This pin style requires a 0.8mm pin blank and screens the design onto the pin one color at a time. This is the best choice of pin when corporate branding guidelines are not conducive for metal borders found in the die struck or cloisonné' pin types. There is usually a silk screen setup charge for this style of pin, which is something to keep in mind if you're ordering in smaller quantities and are looking for the best value. An epoxy protective coating is an extra option, and can be applied to protect the surface of the color enamels, keeping the design from fading or cracking over time.