Decorating Methods
Embroidery – Embroidery is a method of machine stitching your design onto a fabric surface. Embroidery is ideal for upscale items such as golf bags, luggage, computer cases, and soft-sided coolers. If you choose embroidery as your imprint method, your logo will need to be put into an embroidery format, which is called digitizing.
Screen-Printing – Screen printing is a method of applying ink to a surface through a stencil supported on a fine mesh of fabric stretched tightly over a frame. Screen printing is commonly used to decorate a large variety of M2 products including coolers, sport balls, computer cases and more.
Pad Printing – Pad printing is a wet ink transfer decorating process used to print on irregular or curved surfaces. M2 products such as golf balls and other irregularly shaped products are pad printed.
Epoxy Domes – The Epoxy Dome method features your logo printed on paper under a clear, high-gloss acrylic dome, giving designs a sleek, dimensional look. The dome is then applied to a product's surface with an adhesive. This method is primarily used when decorating grill handles.
Engraving – Engraving is when your design is cut out of a hard surface, usually glass, metal, or wood. Your design appears as the material color beneath the surface. M2 uses this method on products such as watches, clocks, and globes.
Porcelain Multicolor Decals – This highly specialized method of decorating is used to permanently apply a logo to Weber charcoal and gas grill lids. During this process, the decal is applied and then run back through a furnace where the decal is “porcelainized” becoming a permanent part of the grill. The logo will not fade, chip or peel.
Heat Transfer & Hot Stamp – Multi-color logos are applied to products through the use of transfers. Your logo is first reverse-screened onto a paper-like transfer material and then applied to the material's surface with heat and pressure. It's ideal for bold, colorful logos with sharp lines. The main difference between hot stamp and heat transfer technology is that hot stamp is ideal for single color transfers whereas heat transfer is utilized for pre-printed, multicolored transfers. We offer these methods of decorating primarily for high quantity orders of coolers or bicycles.