I have had my Yoder 480 for three years and my Charbroil grill that is 14 years old looks much better. I am constantly having to re patch the exterior paint. I am fairly meticulous about my grills and keep them covered and cleaned regularly. Very disappointed in the quality of the paint on this smoker. The expensive grill cover that I bought with the grill wore out in two years. I replaced it with a $25 cover that I bought on Amazon and it has held up much better! I will be trying to tear it down in the spring and strip the paint in areas that it is failing and try to salvage it. Over all very disappointed in this smoker, considering the amount of Money I have placed in it. The much cheaper Green Mountain grill I owned previously held up much better!