loud hood springs

i just got my Duster back from the painter, the hood closes very nice but the hood springs are loud, i know they are dry cuz they were blasted ,primed and painter.
before i put my inner fender shields on can someone recommend a product to lube the spring? also if someone recommends a particular grease how do you apply it?
Do i just smear it into the circular wound spring?
any help or suggestions are of course appreciated.... oh yeah one more area thats really loud is the trunk , where would one apply lube in that area...Rich