Gold NES FAQ 1.00 By Andrew M. Evans aka AndrewM (AndrewM@NESHQ.com) Version 1.00 Released December 3, 2003 Looking for anything NES? Visit my hopefully-but-probably-not comprehensive NES Site at www.neshq.com! --== Table of Contents ==-- Section 1 ----- Revision History Section 2 ----- Disclaimer and Requisite Legal Junk for any FAQ Section 3 ----- Introduction Section 4 ----- Materials Section 5 ----- Creating the Gold NES Section 6 ----- Credits and Closing Remarks --== Section 1 - Revision History ==-- 12/03/2003 v1.00 Original FAQ --== Section 2 - Disclaimer and Requisite Legal Junk ==-- This FAQ is intended for private use and may not be reproduced on any sites or in any publications without my prior consent, which I may or may not (I don't see why I wouldn't) grant by having you e-mail me at AndrewM@Neshq.com. If you should fail to do so and I see my FAQ posted somewhere I shall be forced to sue you into litigation Hell with my army of high-powered lawyers. Actually, this whole bit is a bunch of ballyhoo. If you want to post or reproduce this FAQ go right ahead and do so, just leave me my credit and the shameless self-promotions for my NES Site, www.neshq.com (in case you have yet to see!). Oh yea, and if you somehow get hurt using this FAQ I am in no way responsible (is this even possible). As a matter of fact, by even opening this file you have officially absolved me of any responsibility in my entire life. Ok, well it was worth a shot...... --== Section 3 - Introduction ==-- Ever want your NES to match the gold Zelda cartridge? Now you can. Lucky you! --== Section 4 - Materials ==-- You will need: A can of gold spray paint A can of clear coat spray paint (yes, very important) A philips head screwdriver --== Section 5 - Creating the Gold NES ==-- 1) Take your precious NES and turn it upside down. Now remove the screws from the bottom of it. This will leave the grounding shield exposed. 2) Remove the grounding shield so that the cartridge holder is exposed. Now go ahead and remove the cartridge shield. 3) This is sort of optional, but I chose to paint the controller plug holder also. If you want to, remove the screws on the underside of the NES that hold this in place and it's pretty easy to remove. I used this so I could tape over the controller plugs themselves and not get spray paint in there. 4) Go ahead and lay out the parts so that you can hit all parts pretty evenly with the spray paint and give the parts - the top shell of the NES, the bottom shell, and the cartridge holder - a pretty basic, light coat. 5) Give the parts a few more coats of gold, but make sure not to lay it on too thick or it'll become gloppy and look bad. Once the last coat of gold dries spray the parts with the clear coat. This is a pretty crucial step, as Aarom Murray pointed out. If you fail to use the clear coat the gold paint will show fingerprints very badly, making your gold NES look terrible. 6) Once the clear coat dries you're good to re-assemble the NES. If you followed all steps properly your gold NES should look like the gold Zelda cartridge. --== Section 6 - Credits and Closing Remarks ==-- I would like to thank Aaron Murray (aaronmurray@msn.com) for the idea for the gold NES and some of the pictures that may be found on www.NESHQ.com. If your name is Aaron Murray and you were my inspiration for this project, then thank you. Once more, before this FAQ is over I would like to shamelessly promote my NES Site, www.neshq.com. Oh, and if you have any questions or contributions feel free to e-mail me at AndrewM@NESHQ.com.