Dan,
Nope there was nothing in there from the factory, just metal to metal and yes it rips the paint off in short order.
I used some clear vinyl stone chip tape like ya get for rocker panels and bed corners & cut it an wrapped it around my hing to keep some cushion between the 2.
Just a tip.
Tim


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