I didn't sand it or anything, and I swapped the DVD bezel for another one I had that was stock since it looked better than my attempt at the painted one in the image below.
![Image](https://i.gyazo.com/0e9f260cf784133b87ff22375b6024d2.jpg)
Here is a better view of the top
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon/biggrin.gif)
![Image](https://i.gyazo.com/17587a7ade97829774be1e4f25868a1a.jpg)
If you're wondering what the black box behind the Xbox is... I made my own component cable for the system a while back as well.
I also painted an S controller to match it
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon/biggrin.gif)
![Image](https://i.gyazo.com/c6f7b92255e0e5173023e26509b98b66.jpg)
![Image](https://i.gyazo.com/0c7c3c5e2a00aad6a24a31c39adb509c.jpg)
I am currently looking for another Xbox to paint and softmod too so there might be another project thread at some point.