On Honda/acuras all you need to do is coat the pad backings with the black molycoat grease that comes with the pads. place the shims on properly and you're good to go. Honda/acura's don't get any treatments to the front linings, I wouldn't get any grease or foreign material on the front linings.
He is right though, I know european cars like VW/Audi use a treatment on the front of the linings.