thanks guys. the blue didn't turn out as blue as i wanted it. i'm going to make a run to pep boys tomorrow and see if they have blue LEDs that will fit the 194 bulbs. if not i'll have to go to radio shack and grab some LEDs and resistors and see what i can do to make it more blue instead of teal.

thanks for the info fx4. i didn't have that glass paint that everyone usually uses so i just went with what was local. in hindsight i should have probably ordered the glass paint online when i ordered the HVAC controls. oh well. i mostly just wanted to document in photos how easy this is because i was kind of intimidated before starting with it (so intimidated i didn't want to mess with my only controls and ordered a spare to play with)

here's some pics to show how it's not as blue as the rest of my stuff, so i still need to work on that plastic sheet or something...