How Classic Automobiles Wind Shield Wipers Are Damaged When The Motorcar Is In Storage And What Can Be Done To Prevent It
Owners of historic race cars normally do not use their race cars every day. A lot of the time these historic race cars are kept in the garage or covered up, this is because these race cars are more than just machines to get you from A to B, they are seen as idolised things. These historic race cars are so idolised they only generally get used on those summer days, but with the English weather these are not very common and often interrupted by sudden rain storms. This is when the owners of the historic race cars find out their wiper blades are in a poor condition and not clearing the rain from the wind screen, this is usually not due to wear as performance wiper blades will normally last a million cycles.
What regularly causes the wiper blades on these historic race cars to be damaged is their exposure to the cold, UV radiation, ozone and chemicals that are regularly used in windscreen wash. This causes damage and blades can continue to deteriorate even when the automobile is in storage during the winter months. However, the main cause of the degradation to the wiper blades is not the UV radiation, ozone, or the chemicals which slowly degrade 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 automobile is being used. This only leaves the cold to damage the wiper blades, as the cold causes the rubber used in most performance wiper blades to toughen and this causes cracking and fracturing, which in turn can cause the windscreen 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 automobile 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 the cold and also ozone, UV radiation and chemicals used in windscreen wash.
Rubber wiper blades are not really an economic option for historic race cars, 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 several days at most. What material that is very 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 rain and grime from wind screen? There is a material that can be moulded into replacement wiper blades and works better than rubber at clearing rain and grime from front windows, as well as being resistant to the cold, UV radiation and chemicals, this material is extruded silicone. With extruded silicone able to operate in temperatures as low as -60° C and up to 250° C they can operate happily in even the coldest of our British winters. They also have other advantages over rubber performance wiper blades as regularly silicone wiper blades will last 3 to 5 times longer. They also offer smoother and quieter operation, which means squeak free wind screenwipe time and time again. Silicone performance wiper blades are regularly a little more expensive than traditional rubber wiper blades, but with their advantages in smooth and quiet operation over their longer life, any extra costwill soon be made back without even yet considering the advantages of them being very resistant to the cold, UV radiation, ozone and chemicals like salt and windscreen wash.
