I first cleaned and degrees the arms looking for paint and inspection marks. The only thing I came up with was orange paint on one of the adjusters and white paint on the other. I then sprayed them with Eastwood Detail Gray. I then masked off the iron end that goes into the ball joint and the adjuster finger. I shot those with a combination of Spray Gray and Satin Black paint (I lay the black down and then spray the spray gray over it. I do this to darkin up the Spray Gray)I put on the inspection marks. Mask off the "dip line" and shoot the Krylon Battery Protector. After all that I shoot it with the Matte Finish to take the gloss away.