# UP Metal Stickers

If you are launching or scaling an eyewear brand, you don’t need to sink $1,500–$5,000 into custom molds per style before you’ve even validated customer demand.

In fact, the smartest DTC brands, boutique optical shops, and Shopify founders we work with at our Danyang and Taizhou manufacturing benches take a much leaner route: private-labeling proven, in-stock catalog frames.

Here is why starting with catalog styles makes business sense:

• Low Financial Risk: You aren’t locking up cash in mold fees or waiting months for tooling validation.
• Fast Market Testing: Pick 2 to 4 established silhouettes across acetate, titanium, or TR90 that already have tested ergonomics and weight balance.
• Quick Launch: Skip the 60-day tooling cycle. Your customized collection can be branded, packaged, and ready to dispatch in weeks.
• Low Initial Investment: Start with as few as 60 pieces per style (you can mix and match across available catalog colorways for that model—e.g., 20 black, 20 tortoise, 20 clear—rather than taking 60 pieces of a single color).

Once you have selected your frame styles, your next critical production decision is how to brand them. Your logo is the first detail a customer inspects when they pick up a pair of glasses. Pick the wrong method, and sweat or skin friction will rub the ink off in 60 days. Pick the right one, and a well-engineered frame instantly feels like a $180–$250 boutique product.

Below is an honest, factory-floor breakdown of the 4 primary logo branding crafts, along with transparent pricing directly aligned with our Instant Quote Engine.