Owners of classic motors mainly do not use their motors every day. A lot of the time these classic motors are kept in the garage under covers, this is because these motors are more than just machines to get you from A to B, they are seen as loved possessions. These classic motors are so loved they only usually get used on those sunny days, but with the English weather these are not very frequent and often interrupted by sudden cloud burst. This is when the owners of the classic motors find out their wiper blades are in a poor condition and not clearing the precipitation from the wind shield, this is typically not due to wear as performance wiper blades will usually last a million cycles.
What usually causes the wiper blades on these classic motors to be damaged is their exposure to the cold, UV radiation, ozone and chemicals that are usually used in screen wash. This causes damage and blades can continue to deteriorate even when the car is in storage during the winter months. However, the main cause of the damage to the wiper blades is not the UV radiation, ozone, or the chemicals which slowly damage the rubber used in many replacement wiper blades when the vehicle is in storage, as these tend to cause most damage in the summer months when the car is being used. This only leaves the cold to damage the wiper blades, as the cold causes the rubber used in the majority of performance wiper blades to harden and this causes cracking and fracturing, which in turn can cause the wiper motor performance to be severely compromised and even cause the wiper blade to crack when being used. Unless you are rich and can afford a heated car house, the only option open to you is to use replacement wiper blades that are built of a material other than rubber. They also need to be not damaged by cold temperatures and also ozone, UV radiation and chemicals used in screen wash.
Rubber wiper blades are not really an economic option for classic motors, as they are getting damaged when the vehicle is in storage and therefore having to be replaced once a year, even though they have only been used for a couple days at most. What material that is extreme resistant to the cold, UV radiation, ozone and chemicals can be moulded into wiper blades and will perform as well or better than rubber at clearing precipitation and dirt from wind shield? There is a material that can be moulded into replacement wiper blades and works better than rubber at clearing precipitation and dirt from wind shields, as well as being resistant to the cold, UV radiation and chemicals, this material is extruded silicone. With extruded silicone able to work in temperatures as low as -60° C and up to 250° C they can work happily in even the coldest of our British winters. They also have other advantages over rubber performance wiper blades as usually silicone wiper blades will last 3 to 5 times longer. They also offer smoother and quieter operation, which means squeak free wind shieldwipe time and time again. Silicone performance wiper blades are usually a little more dear than traditional rubber wiper blades, but with their advantages in smooth and quiet operation over their life, any extra expensewill soon be made back without even yet considering the advantages of them being extreme resistant to the cold, UV radiation, ozone and chemicals like salt and screen wash.
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