[carnut169]

Happy Birthday! Don't worry about 40- heck you just finished 40! You are entering your 41st year!
Jasper- you must not live anywhere near a city... ever hear of acid rain? Pollution changes the chemical composition of the once pure rain and will eat into your paint! Best is to spray it off (get rid of the dirt so when you dry it you don't scratch it) and dry it before parking. My wife does think I am nuts when I am hosing my car off in the rain before pulling under shelter to dry it....