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The Classic II in its original Platinum casing.

It is in great condition but has yellowed due to its age.

Step 1: Crack the case.

The Classic II with back case removed.

Step 2: Remove the motherboard.

Step 3: Remove the monitor and analog board as a single unit.

The analog board is held down by two screws.

Secure the monitor and analog board in a safe place.

Step 4: Remove the hard drive / floppy drive mount.

The hard drive and floppy disk drive will come out as a unit.

Step 5: After removing the drives, remove the chassis from the front plate.

Step 6: Pop out the Apple icon with a needle to be replaced later.

Step 7: Mask all the sensitive parts.

Cover all the holes on the inside.

Mask off all the openings.

Step 8: Put on some primer, let it dry, and sand it smooth.

Step 9: The first coat of metallic blue paint.

Sand it and put on a few more coats.

Step 10: Lastly, a final coat of hardener to seal the finish.

Step 11: The Apple icon needs to go back on.

A little glue and it is ready to go.

Step 12: Time for some cool stickers.

Those cool little stickers we all get with our Macs work great.

They're not just for car windows!

Step 13: I replaced the 40 MB hard drive with a newer 250 MB hard drive.

Step 14: I put it all back together and installed the OS.

Strategic masking left bare the more sensitive parts.

The finished item!

Ready to work.