Use the white lithium sparingly as a little goes a long way. Work it in before adding more of needed.
For the hood hinge lube, my friend had tried every lubricant on the market for his 72 W30 442. I sprayed it on a told him to be careful, because it will work or I'm buying the beer. The next phone call was that he thought he broke his front teeth and nose because he's so used to having to slam it shut, and he smashed his face from the momentum. He drew blood, but nothing could make him and uglier so no worries there. 😆😆