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  The GoldNES    
       
 

So you need a golden NES?


Good, I can help. Here we go:

What you'll need: A philips head screw driver, clear coat spray paint, gold spray paint

Step 1: Disassemble the NES. Take apart the six screws on the bottom of the NES (if you can't do this, maybe you should stop now).

Step 2: Take off the metal grounding shield so the cartridge holder is exposed.

Step 3: Unscrew the cartridge holder so that you have the following components exposed:

Step 4: Give your Nintendo a few coats with the gold so it looks something like this:

Step 5: Coat that bad boy with clear coat, wait for it to dry, and put everything back together. You should have something like this:

Many thanks to Aaron Murray for his help and inspiration in creating the Gold NES.