Fluid Film® Aerosol 11.75oz

Here's a tip from an old Florida swamp boy with a 28-1/2 year old Weber Genesis that he's owned since 1998 that is still on the original burners, regulator, and igniter: Don't use a cover, and park the grill where it can get direct sunlight at least part of the day, if possible. Two main reasons why: First:Covers are water tight, which makes them great for keeping the outside dry, clean, and free of moisture, right? Water tight also means they keep moisture in. Because grease is strongly hygroscopic, it will soak up moisture from the atmosphere. And when the grease gets wet enough, it becomes corrosive. This is why your cast iron, stamped steel, and porcelain coated steel grates and flavorizers almost always rot out in 5 years, because there's almost always grease on them. (hint: replace with stainless steel). Second:Putting the grill where it sees sunshine will allow solar heat to evaporate moisture out of the grease. It will also help make it hot enough to make it less hospitable for cockroaches that come for the grease, and the rats that come for the roaches. If you cover it, the cover will insulate the metal from solar heat, preventing moisture from evaporating out of the grease. So a cover will ensure there is a nice cool, damp, cold, dark hidey hole with plenty of food for the roaches and rats. The constantly humid environment under a cover is also no bueno for all the fancy modern electronics. Why does this make sense? Because I've learned it the hard way enough times. I still have my original Weber cover from 1998 and it still looks and works great. I use my grill weekly, and so it rarely sees it's cover. I would typically cover my grill before hurricanes, and the last time it sat with a cover for a week back in 2024 after the hurricanes, it once again got roaches and I once again had to clean rat sh!t out of it. Get a soft horse-hair brush to keep dust off the outside like this one. For rust management during/after assembly, the bare steel parts, nuts/bolts, etc. can be treated with a lanolin oil rust preventative. Pick up a spray can of Woolwax or Fluid Film from your local auto parts store, and sprits the rustable bits after assembly. Do not use on parts inside the fire box, but you can use the rest of the can on your vehicles <taps forehead meme>.