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.
Here is a better view of the top
My favorite part of this paint job was the Xbox jewel on top. I had to use some 5000 grit sandpaper to get is clear enough after removing the green.
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
I am currently looking for another Xbox to paint and softmod too so there might be another project thread at some point.
