New fiberglass hood: Has anyone ever had success with flat black rattle cans?

cpearce said
You do not need to remove fenders to remove hood hinge assembly. Jack up front end of car, remove wheels, remove splash shields behind wheels. Using a long screwdriver or pry bar remove the fasteners holding hinges on, then remove the hinge assembly. I used my 69 hinges but swapped out the springs for ones off of a K car or Fwd Daytona.

Thanks...this is a huge help.

Garys72Duster said
A guy in S C that works on A bodies, said to just open the hood, and with the door open, heat up the springs until they unwind 2 turns. Then they will have the right amount of tension for a hinged F/G hood. I Haven't tried it, but it's worth looking into.

This is also extremely tempting...but do people really apply that much heat near painted surfaces? Wow. I'd need to see this done before I tried it.