It has been an extremely dry beginning of the year, as a result, people are not using their windshield wipers. That means they don’t notice the fact that, unless they have fitted silicone wiper blades, their windshield wipers are degrading constantly. Rubber windshield wipers are attacked by the naturally occurring ozone and ultra violet light in our every day environment. Additionally, if you use a winter screen wash, the additives which stop the screen-wash from freezing could also cause your rubber windshield wipers to deteriorate. Other pollutants also harm natural rubber windshield wipers, further shortening their life, even when they are not in use!
This all means that, when the rain finally comes, you couldfind that those new windshield wipers you fitted not long ago will already be worn out, even though you’ve hardly used them. That can not only give you an unwelcome shock when you eventually have to use your windshield wipers, but it can also be especially annoying, especially if you have paid a top price for any of the leading wiper blade brands.
However, Silicone Wiper Blades offer 2 useful advantages over rubber windshield wipers when it comes to life expectancy:-
1) Silicone Wiper Blades won’t deteriorate when they are not in use, because they are impervious to attack by ozone, ultra violet light, the chemicals used in screen-wash and environmental pollution. Have you ever noticed that your rubber windshield wipers have become stuck to the windscreen after being left in the sun?
2) A 100% silicone wiper blade is much more durable in use than a rubber one. The typical life expectancy of a silicone wiper blade is about 1.5 million cycles. That’s about 3 times the durability of even the best rubber windshield wipers.
Finally, Silicone Wiper Blades give useful performance advantages compared to rubber ones. They can cope with extreme temperatures, both hot and cold. The silicone blade stays pliable right down to -60°C, and can also cope with the blistering sunshine of the desert. So, they won’t become rigid or crack in even the harshest UK winter, or on your mountain ski trip. What’s more, they do not melt or stick to your windscreen, even if you park your vehicle in blistering sunshine for a couple of weeks.
You can now even get Silicone Flat Wiper Blades in addition to the traditional metal framed ones. And the additional good news is that the best ones don’t only have a guarantee, but they cost about the same as a pair of quality rubber windshield wipers from one of the famous manufacturers.