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The Care of the Car POLISHING ALUMINIUM A good polish for aluminium can be made as follows:—Take half a teaspoonful of finely-powdered whiting and mix it with six teaspoonsful of metal jiolish and one of eucalyptus. The mixture can be kept in any kind of bottle, but must be shaken before use. UNEQUALLY ADJUSTED BRAKES Incorrectly adjusted brakes will cause a skid on slippery roads. To find out if the brakes are adjusted propei-ly, drive on a dry road, accelerate quickly, and then suddenly apply the brakes. If one wheel skids and the other keeps turning, it shows that the brake on the sliding wheel is set tighter than its mate. REPAIRING TUBES Before removing the tube to repair a puncture, examine the outside of the cover for nails, etc. If anything is found, the leak can be located immediately and a quick repair effected. Strange how the obvious thing to do is often forgotten. AN EMERGENCY TUBE When the spare wheel is already in use, and you have no more spare tubes, this tip will get you home. Secure an old cover, and cut the beading off with a saw-type of breakknife, Roll up what is left of the cover, without reducing its diameter, and tie it at intervals with string. Slip this into another cover and fix it on the rim, when it will look like a half-inflated tyre. Although not as good as a tube, it is much better than running on a flat tyre.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 859, 31 December 1929, Page 6
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250MORE HINTS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 859, 31 December 1929, Page 6
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