Stiff hood hinges? Try this..

[SunSoaked]

Since I've owned my 85 for a few years I have had the slam the hood to get it to latch. I've read many cases on this site about the hood creasing at the hinges and the braces sold by LMC.
Well I tried something that resulted in amazing results IMO. I actually wrapped a rag around the bottom of the spiral hood spring and then soaked the spring in WD40. The rag was just to catch the excess WD40. I closed the hood and forgot about it. A few days later I had the hood open and a small gust of wind blew the hood down. I was like huh? I opened and closed it a few times literally using two fingers. I'm still amazed how that worked on those type of springs?