any ideas for lettering on Vinyl?

[Apehouse]

I bought a sample piece of floor vinyl for a box i screwed up and need to figure out a good way to label it. It's got a slight texture to it so a clear printed label probably wouldn't work. I'd kind of like figure a way to eat the letters into the vinyl or something but i'm open to any ideas or suggestions.
here's a pic of the un-housed pedal so far:

thanks!
  -Greg

[R.G.]

There is a photo-sensitive gook that they use in glass-ornament places. When exposed to light, it catalyzes into rubbery stuff. The un-exposed stuff washes off.

They coat glass, expose a pattern, wash, then sand-blast the glass. It gets etched where the gook isn't. Then the gook is removed by solvent.

[jakenold]

There is a photo-sensitive gook that they use in glass-ornament places. When exposed to light, it catalyzes into rubbery stuff.

I wouldn't wanna meet that guy, in bright day light 

[Apehouse]

There is a photo-sensitive gook that they use in glass-ornament places. When exposed to light, it catalyzes into rubbery stuff. The un-exposed stuff washes off.

They coat glass, expose a pattern, wash, then sand-blast the glass. It gets etched where the gook isn't. Then the gook is removed by solvent.

Cool, thanks! Interesting idea. I've been trying to research it but haven't had a ton of luck yet finding detailed information.
I was originally looking to get a piece of countertop laminate to use (which is probably the better idea) but will have to get scraps from a countertop place because the hardware store doesn't seem to sell a sample size thats big enough.
-Greg