my car sits out in all weather all year, my theory is a good coat of wax regularly eg every 6 weeks, it gets cleaned every week and ACF50 the underside bits , it is only water after all, yes at some times of year theres sand etc in the rain but as long as its washed weekly even that shouldn't be an issue. :grin: never used covers as I always read negative reports about them damaging the paint and also moisture getting trapped :thumb: maybe if it was going to sit for weeks and weeks without use I might consider one of the tent type covers but need to understand more about what stops them blowing away on a stormy night. :thumb: