Took Pat and a few other's advice and scrubbed the new leaf springs down with lacquer thinner and a red scotch pad. Then etched primed them. Have to leave it there until tommorrow(buddies Mom's funeral in a few hours). But before work tommorrow if the weather is as warm as today I'll hit them with some rustoleum spray can black. Worst part of such a simple task was getting all the shipping labels and tape off of the crevices in the leafs. After getting a close look at them I was pleased to see some friction slip pads under the buttons imbossed in the leafs. I guess they make the individual leafs slide free of each other a little better.