From what I have seen here over the past 2 years or so...
Do not under any circumstance take off your hood.
It is too late for me but perhaps I can save someone else. It sounds like I am just gonna have to cover the engine compartment with plastic and tape because the hood will never be right again.
Someone should write the Tech Tip: "the most difficult part opf the restore/rebuild hood replacement."
The first line would be ....
Leave it on.
The end.
Ha I joke.