Review: Teflon SHIELD Wiper Blades (20" 20-200)

Living in Washington, we get a lot of rain. Take this past week, from about 4:30 Monday morning to 6:30 Wednesday morning, 6.57 inches of rain had fallen according to records at Bremerton National Airport. We had a little bit of the white stuff fall here and there in the area, too. DH's work is about 20 minutes away from where we live, so just because we have rain doesn't mean where he's working won't have snow or ice, so we take it seriously.

We have to - DH is the only driver in the family, and he didn't see snow until he was 25. LOL (I, on the other hand, was insane enough to attend Ohio State University and even though I don't drive, I saw more than my fair share of snow over those years. Blech! lol) Even though our now former vehicle had it's issues, we were always careful to have good tires and windshield wipers as part of our winter weather preparedness. The night we brought our new-to-us truck home, it was raining. Both of us were so tired we didn't really think much about it, but the windshield wipers seemed a little... off to us.

Now through November 30th, Advance Auto Parts stores are offering Teflon SHIELD wiper blades at a discount (buy one, get the second half off), and a portion of the sale of each pair sold will be donated to the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation, which helps children with cancer. I was sent on over a set of the 20" 20-200 and I held my breath when they arrived the day after we bought the truck - because I thought they might not fit! It worked out perfectly though - they were the right size so I had nothing to worry about.


The Teflon SHIELD wiper blades have a high-strength shell to safeguard the blades from elements. The wiper element is infused with Teflon surface protector to protect the wiping element from extreme temperatures and significantly reduce friction, which improves wear resistance. Considering how often you use windshield wipers here in rainy Washington, this is important to my family. I want windshield wipers that will stand up to the near daily use and won't fail when we need it most.


(That is probably the cleanest the truck ever will be. LOL We had just thrown everything into the truck quickly at the dealership, so when DH came home from work we took everything out to fix it just right. It was perfect that the new wipers were here!)

The Teflon SHIELD wiper blades were easy to install on our truck. We instantly saw a difference. Remember how up above I was telling you something seemed off? Well, the dealership must have thrown on whatever they had lying around, because not only were they a KIA brand (on a Ford truck. LOL!), but they were TWO DIFFERENT SIZES! Geez! I'm not sure whether those old ones were simply old, or just cheap, but boy - the first time in the rain after installing the new ones we definitely saw a HUGE difference. DH has been using them throughout our near daily monsoons over the last two weeks and he says he is really impressed. For me, I'm happy that he will be able to see clearly out the windshield, and I will definitely continue to purchase Teflon SHIELD wiper blades for our truck in the future. I've already recommended to my parents that they need to pick up a set for their car, too.

Depending on what size you need for your vehicle's windshield, the wiper blades retail for from $20-$30 each, so take advantage of that sale at Advance Auto Parts if you can! (Amazon also carries them if you don't have a AAP close to you)

I received the product mentioned above in order to try it out and share my thoughts on it. All opinions are my own (or my husband's!).