So having looked at a lot of failures on my project I began looking for places where I could extract some value. First success, the buttons!
YAY! Buttons fit!
Then checking out the engraved converted to outline fonts turned out quite well.
The engraved areas looked pretty good.
Then I tried filling it in with paint…
Infilling the text
More infilling
Finally a look at what the panel looks like with the cover paper removed and the LEDs installed.
Infilled panel with LEDs installed