Glad to hear it Scotty, perhaps it's one of those cases where you can be 'too careful'?
Perspex can be unpredictable, Polycarbonate is almost indestructible, I once attacked a piece with a sledgehammer just to prove a point, I couldn't break it no matter how hard I tried. my mates and a couple of onlookers dived for cover, they thought it was ordinary glass because it was shiny new and I put it down so carefully!!! LOL
I tried to glaze my speedo and rev counter with real glass a little while back, total disaster! I ended up with a small piece of perspex which did the job perfectly. I got it from a sign making firm nearby. They didn't even charge me for it! 10 inches by 5.
Chin up, will all come right in the end, you have come too far to take any crap now.