We have had a very dry start to the year, so, people are not using their windscreen wipers. That makes them not notice the fact that, unless they are using silicone wiper blades, their windscreen wipers are being attacked constantly. Rubber windscreen wipers are attacked by the naturally occurring ozone and ultra violet light in our daily environment. What’s more, if you use a winter screen wash, the additives which stop the screen-wash from freezing could additionally cause your rubber windscreen wipers to deteriorate. Other pollutants also harm natural rubber windscreen wipers, further shortening their life, even if they aren’t in use!

All that means that, when the rain eventually gets here, you couldsee that those new windscreen wipers you fitted recently will already be worn out, even though you have hardly used them. That can not only give you an unwelcome shock when you eventually have to use your windscreen wipers, but it can additionally be especially annoying, especially if you’ve paid a high price for any of the quality wiper blade brands.

On the other hand, Silicone Wiper Blades offer two useful advantages over rubber windscreen wipers when it comes to life expectancy:-

1) Silicone Wiper Blades won’t deteriorate when they aren’t in operation, because they are impervious to attack by ozone, ultra violet light, the chemicals used in screen wash and atmospheric pollution. Have you never noticed how your rubber windscreen wipers have become stuck to the screen after being left in the sun?

2) A 100% silicone wiper blade has a much longer design life than a rubber one. The normal life expectancy of a silicone wiper blade is about 1.5 million cycles. That’s around 3 times the life of even the most expensiveleading rubber windscreen wipers.

Lastly, Silicone Wiper Blades enjoy useful performance advantages compared to rubber ones. They can cope with extreme temperatures, both heat and cold. The silicone blade remains flexible right down to -60°C, and can equally cope with the burning sunshine at the equator. Therefore, they won’t go rigid or crack in even the worst UK winter, or on your winter ski vacation. Additionally, they will not melt or stick to your windshield, even if you park your car in burning sunshine for a few of weeks.

You can now also find Silicone Flat Wiper Blades as well as the traditional metal framed ones. And the additional good news is that the best ones not only have a guarantee, but they cost about the same as a pair of quality rubber windscreen wipers from one of the global brands.