Most commonly available Car Wiper Blades are made using natural rubber, and in order to minimise manufacturing costs, the actual rubber blades have varying mixes of carbon black and other fillers. Each and every day your Car Wiper Blades are exposed to elements and conditions which add to the breakdown of these fillers and the rubber encasing them. This speeds up the blade becoming brittle and cracking & tearing. Along with actual usage, sunlight, pollution, ozone, and extreme temperatures are the most common causes of car wiper blade breakdown.

The best Silicone Windscreen Wiper Blades are manufactured from highly pure silicone resin. This elastomer is much sought after for its temperature stability, resistance to chemical, pollution, ozone and Ultra Violet degradation, water repellence, and long service life. Silicone resin is used in numerous aerospace, pharmaceutical, medical,and automotive applications due to its vastly superior qualities when compared to natural rubber. The key base raw material in Silicone Windscreen Wiper Blades - silicone - is also the key base raw material of windscreen glass. This ensures maximum compatibility and conformity between car wiper blade and windscreen.

Therefore, commencing with a better base theoretically ensures a better car wiper blade, but this can only be true if everything else equals to the quality of the best silicone elastomers, from conception, through design, other material choices, manufacturing quality & tolerances to packaging and distribution.

It is profoundly vital to remember that the actual wiping is done with just a microscopic edge that runs along each side of the tip of the car wiper blade. For maximum efficacy, the edge must faithfully conform to the profile of the windscreen. Only an extremely Pure Silicone Resin car wiper blade in a high quality frame can guarantee this conformity. Also, because these Car Wiper Blades are made from almost pure silicone, they leave behind a microscopic layer of silicone oils on the windscreen.

This ensures that with an hour or so’s use, the motorist will see the build up of a Rain Repellent effect, just like that obtained from those rather pricey proprietary windscreen treatments which ensure water repellence & beading. When a high quality silicone car wiper blade is fitted in a high quality frame which allows longitudinal flexibility whilst maintaining excellent lateral rigidity & accurate positioning, the whole system reduces the risk of car wiper blade chattering and minimises the friction which can lead to a worn out wiper motor, blown fuses or thermal cut outs, or mechanical breakdown in the wiper transmission system.

So, if you want to have the best safety and performance particularly in extreme conditions look for Silicone Windscreen Wiper Blades. If you want the ultimate in looks, performance, safety and life look for Silicone Flat Wiper Blades. To be sure that you’re buying high quality Silicone Windscreen Wiper Blades, look for those with a guarantee, and beware of those makers who don’t offer one.

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