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Condition |
Silblade |
Traditional Black Rubber |
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Sunlight |
Unaffected |
Rapidly degrades, splits and cracks |
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Ozone |
Unaffected |
Splits, cracks, hardens, and rots |
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Acid Rain |
Unaffected |
Moderate degredation |
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Ice and Snow |
Flexibility, sheds ice |
Freezes and leaves unwiped areas |
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Extreme Cold |
Unaffected |
Stiffens, chatters and looses flexibility |
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Extreme Heat |
Unaffected |
Stretches, softens, dries and cracks |
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Soap |
Unaffected |
Moderate degredation |
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Fuel Oil, #6 |
Unaffected |
Rapid degredation |
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Detergent Solutions |
Unaffected |
Moderate degredation |
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Appearance |
Comes in 9 colors |
Black only |
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Age |
Unaffected |
Cracks, rots, splits, chatters, skips and squeeks |