Show accidents likely when brakes are water soaked brakes should be given special at after it a car has been washed 1 or lias has been b een driven through water or mud ud in either case water Is almost rs sure to get into and soak the external brake bands and under such conditions water la Is very much of a lubricant and will have much tile the same effect na as oil in preventing the brakes from taking hold promptly hence the first farst time you need to stop in a hurry you are very likely to find that they refuse to take hold promptly and a bind bad smashup may bo be the result the remedy lor for suspected wet brake bands la Is to drag the brake a few times immediately after leaving the washstand the increased pressure on the brake bands forces out the water and allows it to dry oft off so that when needed in an emergency they will take hold promptly where grease oil mud dirt and so BO on have produced a sort of glaze on the brake bands they cannot be expected to take hold as they should and accidents are likely to happen about the only effective way to remedy this trouble la Is to take oft off the brakes and remove the glaze with a rough file or linck hacksaw saw blade or to wash the lining with gasoline and sc 1 it with a wire brush |