In a wet friction material and a method therefor of the present invention, an excessive binder coating on the outermost surface layer of the friction material is removed or prevented while at least one of impregnation, drying and setting of a binder, and further the surface of the friction material is smoothed by means of heating, pressurizing and molding.
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/581,253 filed Dec. 29, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,544,632, which is a Continuation Application of PCT Application No. PCT/JP95/01737 filed Aug. 31, 1995; the above noted prior applications are all hereby incorporated by reference.
Priority Data
May 23, 1995 [JP] P. 7-146872 Aug 30, 1995 [JP] P. 7-222187
