Will a white painted bike get rusty when stored outside? My parents want me to store my bike outside. It's white and the tire rims are green. I really want to keep the color looking nice.
I know that keeping the bike outside will cause rusting on the chains and cables, so I put a tarp over it and sealed it tight.
I live in Seattle Washington where the weather is mostly rain but during the spring and summer it gets super hot.
Am I storing my bike correctly?
The problem with sealing it tight is that water will get in, even just as humid air, then it can't easily get out. You'll get condensation, which will cause rust.

It's much better to shelter the bike so that rain can't hit it or blow in easily, but leave the bottom open so that water than run out. A motorbike rain cover would be ideal, but a tarp thrown over with a rope looped around lower down to hold it in place will be fine. Try to cover the rear derailleur and the chain when doing this, as those are especially likely to rust.



Note that it's a really bad idea to spray the chain (or anything else) with a degreaser like WD40 before you do this. You're better off buying proper chain lube and over-lubricating the chain and derailleurs before storing the bike for any length of time. That excess will better protect them, and then when you pull it out of storage add a little more lube, spin the pedals backwards 10-20 turns, then wipe the excess off (that replaces any volatile parts of the lube that have evaporated while it was stored)