Making "good" front panels is not that hard.
My technique is to print on Overhead Transparency Film, using
FrontPlatten designer (or similar).
If you need LED light holes, use a black circle with a hole in the
middle (the black helps stop light bleeding through).
After printing in Reverse (remember, you want the ink side
to be protected from the user), mask off any holes you want
to remain clear with double sided tape.
Now spray the ink side with "Plasticoat". It's a quick drying non-reactive
plastic spray. DONT do one thick coat. Do 6-7 coats (with the spray can)
over a 1 hour period.
Let it dry for 6 hours.
Now do 6-7 coats with your background color in normal spray on enamel.
Water based paint is even better, but it is very hard to find water based paint (acrylic) in spray cans.
Be careful to keep the coats as light as possible. If any of the paint stays wet for more than a minute, the solvents will attack the plastic you have
printed on turning it white. I do 6-7 coats over a 4 hours period. Colors that work well are off-white and gun metal grey.
Remember, you want contrasting colours.
After 24-hours drying, do a final coat with plasticoat and then you can
do whatever you want with it. Spray it with adhesive and stick it on a
box or use conductive tape to make a touch pad.
TDC