Thanks for the oomments. I certainly feel even better about how it turned out now. As to any secrets, I really don't have any. This instrument panel was in great shape to begin with, just filthy dirty and needing the speedometer replaced. All I did was take my time, be very careful when scrubbing, and didn't rush the painting of the bezel. These panels are great to work on since they come apart so easily. I didn't have any major snags, so I was pretty lucky in that respect.