For anti rusting the exterior over the winter I've tried numerous concoctions over the years - grease and Waxoil for example on out of sight areas (like under mudguards and where spot welded parts meet), brushing (new) oil over the whole thing (what a mess :thumb down  , WD40 (doesn't seem to last or even do much), FS365 - some stuff my local bike dealer convinced me would stop anything rusting (but it didn't) and what I use these days, ACF50.
Google it if you've not heard of it before but basically it's a liquid sold on the basis it's what the (US?) military use to stop aircraft rusting at sea. Whether they actually do use it or whether that was just ACF's marketing dept on a good day I've no idea but it does work. You can buy a spray can of the stuff (about £15 in the UK) which will do about half a dozen bikes as a thin coating is all you need. You'll then spend at least half a day cleaning the stuff off three months later and if there's any rust it'll be on the bits you missed. Cover the bike up afterwards as it remains slightly sticky. For dry storage though the cover on its own will be almost as good.
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