 resistant and those are the things that you want when you're looking at an outdoor fabric now assuming you know how to make a cover you always work with that fabric inside out and kind of pin over the existing cushion and that's pretty much the easiest way to make a cover I can go into it way more if you want to reach out again we're happy to give you the step-by-steps but definitely make sure you have an outdoor fabric and also an antimicrobial foam for an insert if you need a new one