I drive a 2008 Honda Civic LX automatic transmission sedan with about 104,000 miles. I am replacing my CV axles, calipers, rotors, and pads. My axles click and I had very premature brake pad wear. I found that my calipers had tears in the piston rubber dust covers and the slide/guide pin boots weren't staying attached to the calipers. I thought about rebuilding the calipers, but I don't have time. Anyway, I have a few questions...

The two cv axles (passenger and driver's side) each have a metal ring at the hub end which I think is a deflector/dust cover/dust shield. Both of them are bent in one spot and one wasn't attached to the axle, so I lightly hammered it in place. Should I be worried about these being slightly bent? I'll include photos. Should I try to find new metal dust covers?

I purchased rotors (Beck/Arnley 083-2911) but I was wondering if I should paint the middle "hat" portion of the rotor for rust protection? I have high temp spray paint. I know to NOT paint the rotor surface where the pads rest. Should I paint both sides? The outer sides of the rotors and the sides of the hat portion are black, so they might already be rust protected. Note: I have black steel wheels with hubcaps, so painting them would only be for rust protection, not aesthetics.

I heard I should spray brakecleen on the new rotor surface to get off anything manufacturer put on them to prevent rusting. These look like they have stuff on them.

I have new black rubber seals for where the axles enter the transmission. I have heard I should wipe some fresh transmission fluid on those seals when I install them. Correct? I was going to use silver anti seize on the splines of the axle where it fits into the hub.

I got remanufactured coated calipers (Cardone 19-P1832). I assume I don't need to paint these? I was going to check the pins and add some Sil-Glyde which is supposed to not swell the rubber boots.

The new pads have shims and came with 2g of Moly Brake Lube. I was going to use the Moly Brake Lube packet on the ears of the pads and on the shims, and on the back of the pads. Is there enough in one packet or should I purchase more?

Is there any other preparation I should do? Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks