Over the last month, I've only started noting the paint chips with rust growing.

I'm touching up the spots with rustproof paint, and then wrapping inner tube over it; don't plan on ever having to do it again at that rate.

On a related note, anyone know a good source for buying rolls of butyl rubber strips about 3/8inch wide? Planning on making the rubber wrap look pretty by braiding it on, chopping up inner tubes into perefect strips is... time consuming.