Silicone vs. Ordinary Rubber

Silicone wiper blades are the clear choice for those seeking a higher quality alternative to ordinary rubber blades. Silicone uses an advanced technology that creates a longer lasting and better performing wiper blade. On average, silicone blades last three times longer than ordinary rubber blades, plus they have a built-in hydrophobic property that creates a water-beading effect directly on your windshield. This unique benefit of silicone reduces smearing and improves your vision while driving. Silicone wiper blades are extremely durable and are unaffected by extreme temperatures, UV or Ozone. In addition, Silicone has a superior resistance to fuels, oils, acid rain, washer fluid and road grime. In conditions where ordinary rubber blades fail, crack, or rot, silicone wiper blades offer superior performance, remaining flexible in every season.

Silicone is Eco-Friendly

Wiper blades may look similar once you remove the packaging, but what you may not know is that Silicone wiper blades are clearly a better choice for the environment compared to ordinary rubber blades. Silicone wipers not only decrease the amount of garbage thrown away each year, but they also conserve natural resources, save energy, and reduce the amount of landfill space used each year!

Facts about Ordinary Rubber Wipers:

• Organic squeegees CAN NOT be easily recycled
• It takes 8lbs of crude oil to make 1lb of organic rubber
• 3,138,767 lbs of wiper squeegee petroleum by-product waste is produced annually in the U.S.
• Globally, the annual amount of petroleum based wiper blade waste from organic rubber wipers is equivalent to 6 football fields covered by 1 foot of waste
• New vehicles come with ordinary rubber wipers …. And one of the highest warranty claims is for wiper replacements. Often, the wipers are already performing badly off of the dealership lot due to degradation from temperature and U.V.

Facts about Silicone Wipers:

• Silicone wipers are biodegradable, durable and fully recyclable
• Silicone wipers perform for many years – oftentimes for the life of your car! This means very few ever end up in a landfill and if they do, they do not leech - they eventually break down into sand once again.
• Silicone rubber is not a petroleum based product, in fact, it consumes ZERO gallons of oil while being manufactured
• Silicone is recyclable.