American Restoration (2010–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Ice Cold - full transcript
Up against a tough deadline, Rick's team attempts to restore an antique Hershey's dispenser from the 1940's. Can they turn this chocolate treat box around in time, or will all their hard work melt away? And later, Rick's team tries to fix up a 1950's Kelvinator Fridge. Will they repair this fridge to its maximum beer chilling potential, or will this restoration get unplugged and spoil?
Male announcer: COMING UP
ON AMERICAN RESTORATION...
- THIS IS AN AWESOME
PIECE OF AMERICANA.
- I WANT MY BEERS ICE
COLD OUT OF THIS THING.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
- WELL, I SEE A COUPLE PROBLEMS.
DIDN'T GET COLD.
- OH, WOW.
- THAT'S A 1940s
WALZER CANDY MACHINE.
- I CAN PICK IT UP BY FRIDAY?
- PEOPLE HAVE NO CONCEPT
OF HOW MUCH WORK
ACTUALLY GOES INTO
EACH ONE OF THESE JOBS.
I'LL DO MY BEST.
HOLY CRAP.
- AS LONG AS NO ONE
ACTS LIKE AN IDIOT,
WE SHOULDN'T GET STUNG.
THERE'S ONE STING.
- REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN THINGS WERE MADE BY HAND
AND PEOPLE TOOK
PRIDE IN THEIR WORK?
MY NAME'S RICK DALE,
AND I BRING THESE
THINGS BACK TO LIFE.
EVERY RESTORATION HAS
ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES.
THERE'S NO OWNER'S
MANUAL FOR WHAT WE DO,
BUT THERE'S NO JOB
WE CAN'T HANDLE.
TODAY KOWBOY AND I ARE GOING
TO PICK UP A REFRIGERATOR
FROM A CUSTOMER.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
KIND OF CONDITION IT'S IN,
AND KOWBOY'S EXCITED TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY BEER IN IT.
- HI, RICK. HOW YOU DOING?
NICE TO MEET YOU. CARLOS.
- CARLOS, GOOD TO MEET
YOU. THIS IS KOWBOY.
- KOWBOY, HOW YOU DOING?
- NICE TO MEET YOU.
- SO THIS IS IT.
- THIS IS IT.
- I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.
I LOVE DOING REFRIGERATORS.
- I CAN'T WAIT, MAN.
I WANT MY BEERS ICE
COLD OUT OF THIS THING.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT: COLD BEER.
- HE DOESN'T EVEN PUT
FOOD IN HIS REFRIGERATOR.
ALL IT IS, IS BEER.
- STRAIGHT BEER, HUH?
- BEERS, RIGHT ON.
- THIS FRIDGE HAS BEEN SITTING
IN THE BACK OF MY DAD'S PLACE
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
IT'S JUST BEEN OUT IN THE SUN.
I'M TURNING MY GARAGE
INTO A HANGOUT SPOT,
SORT OF A MAN CAVE,
AND I WANT IT TO REALLY
STAND OUT IN THE ROOM.
- THIS IS AN AWESOME
PIECE OF AMERICANA.
WHAT'S REALLY COOL
ABOUT THE '50s STUFF IS,
THEY THREW THE CHROME ON, MAN.
THEY LAID THAT STUFF ON
THERE TO WHERE IT STUCK OUT.
I MEAN, IT WAS A
PRETTY PIECE OF ART
OR AN APPLIANCE IN YOUR HOUSE.
IN THE '50s, PEOPLE
STARTED MAKING MONEY.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT
GETTING THE NEWEST,
FLASHIEST APPLIANCES
FOR YOUR HOME,
AND THE REFRIGERATOR
WAS LIKE THE CENTERPIECE.
BACK IN THE DAY, THEY HAD
WOODEN REFRIGERATORS, ACTUALLY,
AND THEY WERE JUST
LITERALLY AN ICE CONTAINER,
SO YOU HAD TO GO TO THE STORE
AND GET A BLOCK OF ICE
AND THEN PUT THE ICE IN
THE BOTTOM OR THE TOP,
AND THEN YOU COULD
HAVE YOUR STUFF ALL COOL.
- REALLY?
- YEAH.
KELVINATOR WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST COMPANIES
THAT USED REFRIGERANT
IN REFRIGERATORS.
- OH, REALLY? I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
- NOW YOU COULD ACTUALLY
PUT YOUR FOOD IN THERE
AND KEEP IT FOR A
LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
NOWADAYS, PEOPLE'S
FRIDGES AND FREEZERS
ARE FULL OF INSTANT
PIZZAS AND TV DINNERS.
NOT BACK THEN.
BACK THEN, YOU FROZE
ICE, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR THIS?
- WELL, I WANT THIS THING
LOOKING LIKE IT DID
WHEN IT LEFT THE STORE.
MY DAD HAD AN OLD
'57 CHEVY THAT WAS...
IT WAS GREEN, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S A COLOR THAT WE CAN,
YOU KNOW, PAINT IT.
- SORT OF A TEAL GREEN?
- YEAH, I MEAN, IT WOULD
MEAN SOMETHING TO ME,
YOU KNOW, THAT PARTICULAR COLOR.
- YEAH, YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I SEE
A COUPLE PROBLEMS.
- I SEE A BIG ONE. THERE
AIN'T NO BEER IN IT.
[laughter]
- THAT'S GONNA CHANGE, THOUGH.
- THE THERMOSTAT
FEELS LIKE IT'S BAD.
SEE HOW IT'S SPINNING
OVER? IT SHOULD STOP.
SO WE GOT AN ISSUE
WITH THE THERMOSTAT.
THIS IS THE ICEBOX,
THE ORIGINAL ICEBOX.
THE PART THAT'S
MISSING IS THE DOOR.
IT WAS A PIECE OF ALUMINUM,
AND IT HAD PROBABLY
WRITING ON IT FROM KELVINATOR
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THE BOTTOM DOWN
HERE, THIS WAS STORAGE.
DIDN'T GET COLD.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT EVER
GOT ANYTHING IN THERE.
LOOKS LIKE POTATOES.
THE BODY OF THIS
IS NOT IN BAD SHAPE.
IT'S JUST MISSING A FEW PARTS.
BUT THE BIGGEST QUESTION
IS, WHAT'S AROUND BACK?
KELVINATOR ACTUALLY
MADE A COMPRESSOR.
THE COMPRESSOR IS A SEALED
UNIT THAT USUALLY DOESN'T LEAK.
IT'S ALL WELDED TOGETHER,
AND THEY DON'T LEAK.
THAT'S WHY THEY
KEEP WORKING, OKAY?
THIS MAY BE GOOD.
YOU KNOW, THE WIRING,
WE'LL GO THROUGH
ALL THIS WIRING.
THIS IS THE LINE THAT GOES UP
AND GOES INSIDE THE EVAPORATOR.
THIS ALL COMES OFF.
IF THE COMPRESSOR ON
THIS THING STILL WORKS,
WE'LL BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
IF NOT, THIS COULD
GET EXPENSIVE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
GOT A LOT TO DO.
- WELL, IT IS A LOT.
TOTAL RESTORATION COST OF THIS,
AS LONG AS THE COMPRESSOR WORKS,
IS RIGHT AT $1,500.
THAT'S TOTAL.
- REALLY?
- EVERYTHING I'M DOING.
- OH, WOW.
- FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DOING.
- ME. I'M THE ONE THAT DOES IT.
- AFTER IT'S DONE
RESTORED, THOUGH,
THEY'RE SELLING
RIGHT AROUND 3 GRAND.
- 3 GRAND?
- 3 GRAND.
OH, REALLY? SO THAT'S
DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
- ABSOLUTELY. GREAT INVESTMENT.
SO YOU WANT TO DO IT?
- ABSOLUTELY. IT SOUNDS FUN.
IT SOUNDS GREAT. I CAN'T WAIT.
- RIGHT ON.
- RIGHT ON.
- AWESOME.
- IF YOU HAVE ME OVER
FOR BEER WHEN IT'S DONE,
I'LL DO A BETTER JOB.
- OH, YOU GOT IT.
JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU
DRINK, AND IT'LL BE IN THERE.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED, IF KOWBOY
DOES COME OVER HERE FOR BEERS,
THAT HE'S NEVER GONNA LEAVE.
- WHAT YOU GOT HERE?
- WELL, IT'S AN OLD
HERSHEY BAR DISPENSER.
BACK IN THE DAY, MAN, WE'D
GO TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE,
AND SHE'D BE FEEDING US
CANDY OUT OF THIS THING.
AND SHE'S NOT WITH US ANYMORE,
AND IT'S MY MOM'S
BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
WE'D LIKE TO GET IT
RESTORED FOR HER.
- I'VE KNOWN IAN FOR
A LONG, LONG TIME.
HE'S CAME BY THE SHOP A
LOT BUT NEVER AS A CUSTOMER.
YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE
CHOCOLATE COMING OUT OF THAT.
- SURE THAT'S CHOCOLATE?
- I HOPE SO.
- I CAME TO RICK'S
RESTORATIONS TO GET THIS 1940s
VINTAGE HERSHEY'S DISPENSER
RESTORED FOR MY MOTHER.
WE'RE HOPING RICK HAS TIME
TO RESTORE THIS FOR HER,
AND I THINK SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
- MAN, THAT'S A 1940s
WALZER CANDY MACHINE.
IT'S SPECIFICALLY
MADE FOR HERSHEY'S.
THEY WERE USUALLY IN
DRUGSTORES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT WOULD BASICALLY WORK
LIKE, YOU'D PUT A PENNY IN,
YOU'D PULL THE LEVER,
AND OUT COME THE
LITTLE CANDY BAR.
AND AS A KID, MAN, I REMEMBER.
YOU'D HAVE A NICKEL,
AND YOU'D GO INSIDE
A CANDY STORE.
YOU WERE LIKE A
MILLIONAIRE, MAN.
YOU'D GET ALL THAT
CANDY FOR A NICKEL.
I MEAN, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
HERSHEY'S DIDN'T NEED A
MACHINE TO SELL CANDY.
THEY COULD HAVE JUST
PUT IT ON THE SHELF.
BUT THIS WAS A MARKETING TOOL.
YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BE
DRAWN TO THIS CANDY MACHINE
BECAUSE OF ITS LOOK.
YOU PUT IN A PENNY,
AND IT'S INTERACTIVE.
PUSH THE KNOB,
GET OUT A CANDY BAR.
I THINK WE DO A NICE
CHOCOLATE BROWN,
RIGHT, PAINT JOB ON IT.
WE'LL TAKE THIS OFF
AND REPOLISH IT ALL OUT
TO WHERE IT LOOKS ALL
BRAND-NEW AGAIN, OKAY?
ON THE FRONT,
WE'LL END UP PUTTING
A BRAND-NEW PIECE OF GLASS,
AND WE'LL SLIDE IN THAT
BRAND-NEW ARTWORK
WITH THAT INSIGNIA ALL
OVER THE FRONT OF IT.
WE'LL END UP PUTTING A
NEW TOP ON IT FOR YOU
WITH THE BACK INCORPORATED
IN IT WITH A NEW LOCK.
IT'LL LOOK BEAUTIFUL,
JUST LIKE IT DID IN THE DAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
AND HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
THAT'S GONNA RUN TO DO THAT?
- BECAUSE THE TOP AND
THE BACK'S MISSING...
IT'S ALSO MISSING THE GLASS...
AND IT ALL IS HELD
TOGETHER WITH THE TOP,
I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE
RIGHT AROUND $350 IN IT.
- MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY IS
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK,
SO I CAN PICK IT UP BY FRIDAY?
- I'LL DO MY BEST.
PEOPLE HAVE NO CONCEPT
OF HOW MUCH WORK
ACTUALLY GOES INTO
EACH ONE OF THESE JOBS.
WE'VE GOT TO
SANDBLAST THIS THING,
DO BODYWORK.
WE'LL NEED TO RE-CREATE
THE GRAPHIC INSERT
AND THEN GO THROUGH
THE MECHANICS
TO MAKE SURE IT'S
WORKING CORRECTLY.
AND THEN ONCE EVERYTHING'S SET,
WE'LL NEED TO PAINT IT
THREE TIMES AND LET IT DRY.
WE'LL GET IT DONE FOR HER.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT,
AND YEAH, SHE'LL
BE HAPPY WITH IT.
- ALL RIGHT, RICK. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MY FRIEND.
- ON ITS OWN, A WEEK IS
JUST BARELY ENOUGH TIME
TO GET THIS PROJECT FINISHED,
BUT WE HAVE AT LEAST A
DOZEN MORE JOBS GOING ON
AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE
ZERO ROOM FOR ERROR.
ANY MISTAKES, AND WE
COULD MISS THE DEADLINE.
ONE OF THE MOST
TEDIOUS PROCESSES FOR US
IS CLEANING OFF
RUST AND OLD PAINT.
THAT'S WHY IT NORMALLY
FALLS ON BRETTLY,
BECAUSE HE'S THE LOWEST
ONE ON THE TOTEM POLE.
- SO DO I MOST OF THE
SANDBLASTING HERE AT THE SHOP
TO GET ANY OLD
RUST OR PAINT OFF,
AND RIGHT NOW, I'M STARTING
WITH THE SMALLEST PIECE I HAVE,
WHICH IS THE BACKING FOR
THE HERSHEY'S MACHINE.
THE SANDBLASTING BOX
IS CALLED A GLASS BEATER,
AND WE USE THAT FOR SMALL
PIECES AND THIN METALS.
KOWBOY!
- WHAT'D YOU DO NOW?
[bleep].
- THIS METAL KEEPS
BENDING. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
- WHAT IS THIS?
- SAND.
- YOU GOT TO USE
WALNUTS ON ALUMINUM.
IT GETS HOT FROM THE SAND.
THAT'S WHY IT BENDS
AND STARTS CURLING.
MOST OF OUR
PROJECTS, WE USE SAND,
BUT SOMETIMES THE SAND
ON THE THINNER METALS
CAUSES A LOT OF FRICTION
AND MAKES THE METAL WARP.
THIS HERSHEY'S MACHINE,
BECAUSE THE METAL'S SO THIN,
WE HAVE TO USE CRUSHED WALNUTS.
IT CAUSES JUST ENOUGH
FRICTION TO TAKE THE PAINT OFF
AND NOT WARP THE METAL.
THIS NEEDS
WALNUTS. THIS IS SAND.
WALNUTS. SAND.
YOU GOT THAT THROUGH
YOUR WALNUT HEAD?
- YES.
- GET SOME WALNUTS.
- LET'S SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL
HERSHEY'S MACHINE.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO
LOOK BRAND-SPANKING-NEW.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
- IT'S NOT CUTTING IT.
- YEAH, YEAH, IT'S NOT
TAKING IT OFF AT ALL.
- I KNOW; I'VE BEEN BLASTING
IT FOR 20 MINUTES NOW,
AND THE WALNUT'S JUST
NOT GETTING INTO IT ENOUGH.
- I HEARD OF A NEW
THING OUT THERE
THAT YOU CAN USE SODIUM
WITH PRESSURE AND WATER,
AND EVIDENTLY, IT
TAKES STUFF OFF.
IT WON'T AFFECT THE METAL.
IT'LL BE SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER DONE.
THERE'S SOMEBODY IN
TOWN THAT DOES SODIUM,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HE
CAN HAVE DONE ON THIS.
NORMALLY I WOULDN'T
EXPERIMENT WITH A NEW PROCESS
WHEN I ONLY HAVE A
WEEK TO GET IT DONE,
BUT WE GOT TO SEND IT
OVER AND HOPE IT WORKS.
YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
[drill whirring]
[metal scraping]
- WE'RE TAKING A COUPLE PARTS
UP TO A NEW SYSTEM OF,
BASICALLY, SANDBLASTING.
IT'S USING REGULAR,
ORDINARY BAKING SODA.
- I GOT A GREAT GROUP
OF GUYS WORKING FOR ME,
BUT THEY CAN BE A BIT
HARD TO MANAGE SOMETIMES,
NONE MORE THAN MY
LITTLE BROTHER RON.
- THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
THE EASIEST PART OF
THE JOB RIGHT HERE.
- MY SON TYLER LOOKS UP TO HIM,
AND HE LOVES GOING OUT
ON JOBS WITH HIS UNCLE.
I'M JUST WORRIED
THAT RON'S BAD HABITS
ARE GONNA START
RUBBING OFF ON TYLER.
- AIR-CONDITIONED CAR,
CRANK UP THE TUNES,
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF
RUSH GETTING THERE.
TYLER AND I ARE ON OUR WAY
TO GET THE HERSHEY
MACHINE SODA BLASTED.
THE SANDBLASTING WAS TOO HARSH,
AND THE WALNUT BLASTING
DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
WE'RE HOPING SODA BLASTING
WILL BE JUST WHAT THIS THING NEEDS.
HOW YOU DOING?
- HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
- HEY, I'M RON.
- I WORK AT MUTT
'N JEFF'S CLASSICS.
WE DO COMPLETE AUTO
BODY RESTORATION.
THIS IS THE SODA BLASTER.
IT USES REGULAR
BAKING SODA IN IT.
- WOW, THAT BIG A BAG?
DO WE GET TO BAKE A CAKE AFTER?
- SODA BLASTING IS A
LOT LIKE SANDBLASTING.
IT'LL TAKE THE
PAINT OFF YOUR CAR.
YOU USE WATER TO
CONTROL THE DUST,
BUT IT ALSO HELPS TO COOL IT.
IT DOESN'T WARP THE METAL.
IT DOESN'T PIT THE METAL.
- EVEN IF WE HAVE A GUY THAT
WILL BLAST THE SAME THING
FOR AN HOUR, IT'S NOT
GONNA RUIN ANYTHING?
- NOT GONNA RUIN NOTHING.
- SO IT'S BRETTLY PROOF.
- IT IS BRETTLY PROOF.
- HERE'S A PIECE
THAT WE BROUGHT.
IT'S THINNER METAL
THAT WE USUALLY HAVE.
- OKAY, LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
I THINK THE SODA
WILL TAKE IT RIGHT OFF.
[machine rumbling]
[air hissing]
- SODA BLASTING'S REALLY COOL.
IT'S SODIUM BICARBONATE,
WHICH IS BASICALLY BAKING SODA,
THAT THEY'RE APPLYING TO THE
SURFACE WITH COMPRESSED AIR.
IT DOESN'T TAKE PAINT
AND RUST OFF WITH FRICTION
LIKE SAND AND WALNUTS DO.
IT TAKES THEM OFF WITH
A CHEMICAL REACTION,
A SAFE ONE.
"T," CHECK THAT OUT, MAN.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
- WOW, I DIDN'T THINK
IT COULD DO THAT.
- DUDE, THAT IS AWESOME.
WATCHING YOU, IT LOOKED LIKE
YOU WERE JUST
SPRAYING IT WITH WATER.
- THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE MOST OF THE TIME.
UNLESS YOU SEE THE
STUFF COMING OFF,
YOU DON'T EVEN REALLY
REALIZE THE SODA IS COMING OUT.
YOU JUST RINSE IT
OFF, AND YOU'RE DONE.
- OKAY, GUYS, WELL,
I THINK TYLER AND I
ARE GONNA HEAD OFF
AND GET SOME LUNCH,
AND YOU GUYS FINISH IT UP
FOR US AND ROCK AND ROLL.
- ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
- WE REALLY DON'T TAKE
A LUNCH AT THE SHOP.
- THIS IS THE PERKS
OF GOING WITH ME.
- I ALWAYS WONDERED
WHY IT TOOK RON SO LONG,
LIKE, THREE HOURS TO GO
TO THE HARDWARE STORE,
BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND.
- MY LIFE IS THIS NICE,
RELAXED, EASY PACE.
OH!
- COME ON!
- BYE, LADIES! THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
- OH, MY GOD. LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOD. YOU
DID NOT JUST DO THAT.
[bees buzzing]
- RIGHT NOW, TYLER
AND I ARE WORKING
ON A 1950s KELVINATOR FRIDGE.
THE CHALLENGE AT THE MOMENT
IS TO GET THE COMPRESSOR OUT
WITHOUT SNAPPING THE LINE
THAT GOES TO THE EVAPORATOR.
IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT'S
A $100 BILL RIGHT THERE.
IT AIN'T EASY. THAT'S
WHY I'M THE ONE TO DO IT.
SAVED US 100 BUCKS.
NOW THAT WE GOT
IT OUT IN ONE PIECE,
WE TEST IT TO SEE
IF IT STILL WORKS.
- I'M GONNA THROW A LITTLE
POWER TO THIS COMPRESSOR,
SEE WHAT WE GOT GOING ON,
SEE IF MAYBE IT EVEN
HUMS A LITTLE BIT.
- FIRE IN THE HOLE.
- THERE WE GO.
- I HEAR IT. THAT
WAS ANTICLIMACTIC.
- MIGHT HAVE A LIVE ONE HERE.
- [scoffs] THAT'S RARE.
- YEAH, IT'S GETTING
COLD. IT'S GOOD.
- YEAH, IT'S COLD.
- NOW THAT WE HAVE
THE FRIDGE IN PIECES,
ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS CLEAN THEM UP.
[air hissing]
THEN WE SMOOTH OUT ALL
THE DENTS ON THE SURFACE.
[dull humming]
WE HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE
ON THIS HERSHEY'S MACHINE.
WE JUST GOT IT BACK
FROM SODA BLASTING,
AND IT'S GOING
STRAIGHT INTO PAINT.
WE'RE GONNA USE A BEAUTIFUL
SPECKLED CHOCOLATE BROWN.
MY PAINT GUN'S COOL.
IT PAINTS HIGH VOLUME
WITH LOW PRESSURE,
WHICH MEANS IT DOESN'T SPRAY
A LOT OF BAD STUFF INTO THE AIR.
- THE CHROME JUST
CAME IN FOR THE FRIDGE.
KYLE AND I ARE GONNA PUT IT
ON AND DO A LAST-MINUTE CHECK
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS.
- BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S CHECK THIS BAD BABY OUT.
OH, SWEET.
- OOH, FROSTY.
- WE'RE DONE.
- HIGH FIVE.
- THIS HERSHEY'S MACHINE
WAS A HUGE RUSH JOB.
ON TOP OF THAT, WE RAN
INTO A LOT OF OBSTACLES.
BUT WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
THE CUSTOMER'S HERE.
AND THE PAINT
LITERALLY JUST DRIED.
I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T NOTICE.
ALL RIGHT, BUD, YOU REALLY
HAD MY ASS WORKING THIS WEEK.
- I HAD TO, MAN. IT'S
MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY.
MAN, IT'S FOR MOM.
- YEAH, WE GOT IT DONE,
THOUGH, FOR YOU, ALL RIGHT?
- NICE, NICE.
- OKAY, YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
- THERE YOU GO.
- WOW.
THAT'S AMAZING.
- PRETTY COOL, HUH?
- YEAH, IT IS.
I LOVE THE WAY THE
HERSHEY MACHINE CAME OUT.
WHEN I BROUGHT IT
IN, IT WAS A WRECK.
I DID NOT THINK HE COULD
DO WHAT HE COULD DO WITH IT
IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
THIS WILL BE ONE OF
THE BEST BIRTHDAY GIFTS
I'VE EVER GIVEN MY MOM.
- I MEAN, THIS THING,
I MEAN, IT'S SMALL,
BUT THERE'S A TON OF
WORK IN THIS LITTLE THING.
THE INSIDES WEREN'T TOO BAD.
HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM
WITH GETTING IT,
YOU KNOW, BLASTED.
IT WAS REALLY HARD
TO GET THE PAINT OFF.
IT WAS ACTUALLY DONE IN, LIKE,
A CHROME OR A CADMIUM PLATE.
WE HAD TO GET ALL THAT MATERIAL
OFF BEFORE WE COULD PAINT IT.
I ENDED UP PAINTING IT
THIS CHOCOLATE BROWN.
IT HAS, LIKE, METAL
FLAKE INSIDE OF IT,
SO WHEN IT'S IN THE SUN,
IT LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE
A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE.
THE LABEL ON THE FRONT,
WE HAD TO RE-DIGITIZE THAT,
TAKE IT DOWN TO THE ARTIST
AND HAVE THEM MATCH THAT THING,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
THE PIECE OF PAPER
WE HAD IN THERE WAS DESTROYED,
AND ACTUALLY LITERALLY
HAD TO REDRAW IT
AND THEN PUT IT
ON A PIECE OF VINYL
SO WE COULD PUT IT ON THE FRONT.
- LOOKS GREAT. DOES IT WORK?
- WELL, HERE, LET'S SEE.
THE PENNY GOES RIGHT IN HERE.
YOU PULL THE LEVER DOWN.
- NICE.
- LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN.
- IT IS.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE,
IN A WEEK'S TIME,
THAT HE MADE IT
LOOK THE WAY HE DID
AND THAT IT ACTUALLY
FUNCTIONS AND WORKS.
IT'S AMAZING.
- THE VALUE ON THIS RIGHT
NOW IS RIGHT AROUND $850
IS WHAT IT'S WORTH RIGHT NOW.
- $850?
- $850.
- WOW. RICK, I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU'RE THE MAN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU DID IT IN A WEEK.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D
HAVE IT DONE, BRO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- OKAY, I HOPE YOUR
MOM APPRECIATES IT.
- SHE WILL. THANK YOU.
- NOTHING ABOUT THIS
WAS EASY. IT NEVER IS.
BUT I'M ALWAYS PSYCHED
TO SEE A HAPPY CUSTOMER.
I'M GONNA NEED ONE OF YOU...
- HEY, RICK. RICK.
- TO POLISH IT.
- YEAH?
- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
- WHAT'S UP?
- WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
- WE HAVE A PROBLEM?
- A LITTLE BIT.
JUST COME OVER HERE.
LOOK.
AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT
TO THE SHOWROOM, SO...
- HOLY CRAP.
OH, MY GOD.
I BET THAT WHOLE BOX IS FULL.
- WELL, DON'T GET
TOO CLOSE, OKAY?
- [bleep].
OKAY, SOMEBODY'S GOT
TO TAKE CARE OF THIS THING.
I'LL GET ONE OF
THE GUYS TO DO IT.
HEY, WHO LIKES HONEY?
- OH, BRETTLY.
- I'M REDOING MY GARAGE
SO IT'S MORE OF A MAN CAVE.
- RECENTLY WE DISCOVERED WE HAD
A REALLY, REALLY BAD
BEE PROBLEM AT THE SHOP.
THIS BEEHIVE IS ABOUT ONLY
EIGHT FEET FROM THE SHOWROOM,
AND THAT'S WHERE I
DO ALL MY BUSINESS.
I CAN'T HAVE THAT.
SO BRETTLY'S VOLUNTEERED
TO FIX IT FOR US.
- IT'S A REAL SIMPLE PROCEDURE.
WE'RE GONNA TAPE UP THE HOLES,
AND I'M GONNA HOSE THEM DOWN.
GET 'ER DONE, BRETTLY.
- COVER THE HOLES!
- N'T BE SCARED NOW.
[bees buzzing]
- THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
- AS LONG AS NO ONE
ACTS LIKE AN IDIOT,
WE SHOULDN'T GET STUNG.
OH, [bleep].
[bleep].
- OH, MY GOD.
- COVER THE HOLES, BRETTLY.
- BRETTLY, BE CAREFUL!
- OW, THERE'S ONE STING.
- COVER UP THE HOLES!
- OW, I GOT A [bleep]
BEE UP MY SHIRT!
- WE'VE BEEN WORKING
REALLY HARD ON A 1950s FRIDGE
FOR A CUSTOMER OF MINE.
- HEY, RICK!
- NOW THAT HE'S HERE,
I HOPE WE BLOW HIS SOCKS OFF.
- I'M REDOING MY GARAGE
SO IT'S MORE OF A MAN CAVE.
I'M REALLY STOKED AND EXCITED
TO SEE HOW IT TURNED OUT.
- ALL RIGHT. HEY, CARLOS.
- WOW.
- YEAH?
- OH, MAN, AWESOME.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, MAN.
THAT'S THE SAME FRIDGE?
WOW. SO WHAT'D YOU DO, RICK?
- WE LITERALLY
GUTTED THIS THING,
TOOK ALL THE INSULATION OUT.
WE TOOK ALL THE CHROME
OFF AND RECHROMED IT.
AND THEN WE EVEN LETTERED
THIS THE SAME COLOR AS THIS HERE.
- I WANTED IT TO LOOK
LIKE A '57 CHEVY, MAN,
AND YOU NAILED IT.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR
MORE. IT LOOKS GREAT.
- THAT'S EXACTLY
'57 CHEVY GREEN,
AND IN ORDER TO GET THIS LOOK,
IT WAS ACTUALLY
LIKE DOING A CAR.
OF COURSE, WE POUNDED
OUT ALL THE DENTS.
WE ENDED UP
PUTTING IT IN PRIMER,
PUTTING A BASE COAT
ON IT, CLEAR-COATING IT,
AND THEN WE SANDED IT ALL
DOWN AND POLISHED IT ALL
TO GIVE IT THAT REALLY,
REALLY NICE SHINE.
- YOU MEAN I MADE
IT LOOK THAT SWEET.
I DID ALL THAT POLISHING.
- SO CAN WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE INSIDE?
- OH, I DIDN'T DO THE INSIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO LOOK?
YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
- OH, WOW.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- THAT'S AMAZING.
- IT'S LIKE BRAND-NEW, HUH?
- YEAH.
- THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
THAT WENT INTO THIS.
THIS DOOR WAS MISSING, SO
WE ENDED UP MAKING THAT,
PUT A LITTLE FINAL
TOUCHES ON THERE,
WRITE "KELVINATOR" ON IT,
PAINTED IT IN THE SAME
SORT OF DESIGN AS THE FRONT.
- YEAH, THAT STANDS OUT,
MAN. THAT REALLY STANDS OUT.
THE COLORS ARE AWESOME.
I LOVE THE WAY RICK PAINTED
IT, AND I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.
SO HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA BE WORTH NOW?
- OH, THIS THING'S GONNA BE...
THIS THING'S RIGHT
AROUND $2,500 TO $3,000.
- WOW, THAT SOUNDS
FANTASTIC, RICK.
THANK YOU.
- MY PLEASURE.
- YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.
- LET'S WRAP HER UP, AND
WE'LL GET YOU LOADED.
- RIGHT ON.
- I'M REALLY HAPPY HOW
THE REFRIGERATOR CAME OUT.
THE TEAM WORKED REALLY
HARD TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A
SHOWROOM IN THE 1950s.
THEY JUST DON'T MAKE
THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
- RICK DID A GREAT JOB.
IT LOOKED LIKE A
PIECE OF CRAP BEFORE.
AND IT JUST REALLY LOOKS
LIKE A SHOWPIECE NOW,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
GET IT IN MY GARAGE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
WANT TO GO TO THE FRIDGE
AND GRAB A COLD BEER OUT OF IT.
- OH, [bleep].
OW, THERE'S ONE STING.
SON OF A BITCH.
- BRETTLY, BE CAREFUL!
ON AMERICAN RESTORATION...
- THIS IS AN AWESOME
PIECE OF AMERICANA.
- I WANT MY BEERS ICE
COLD OUT OF THIS THING.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
- WELL, I SEE A COUPLE PROBLEMS.
DIDN'T GET COLD.
- OH, WOW.
- THAT'S A 1940s
WALZER CANDY MACHINE.
- I CAN PICK IT UP BY FRIDAY?
- PEOPLE HAVE NO CONCEPT
OF HOW MUCH WORK
ACTUALLY GOES INTO
EACH ONE OF THESE JOBS.
I'LL DO MY BEST.
HOLY CRAP.
- AS LONG AS NO ONE
ACTS LIKE AN IDIOT,
WE SHOULDN'T GET STUNG.
THERE'S ONE STING.
- REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN THINGS WERE MADE BY HAND
AND PEOPLE TOOK
PRIDE IN THEIR WORK?
MY NAME'S RICK DALE,
AND I BRING THESE
THINGS BACK TO LIFE.
EVERY RESTORATION HAS
ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES.
THERE'S NO OWNER'S
MANUAL FOR WHAT WE DO,
BUT THERE'S NO JOB
WE CAN'T HANDLE.
TODAY KOWBOY AND I ARE GOING
TO PICK UP A REFRIGERATOR
FROM A CUSTOMER.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT
KIND OF CONDITION IT'S IN,
AND KOWBOY'S EXCITED TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY BEER IN IT.
- HI, RICK. HOW YOU DOING?
NICE TO MEET YOU. CARLOS.
- CARLOS, GOOD TO MEET
YOU. THIS IS KOWBOY.
- KOWBOY, HOW YOU DOING?
- NICE TO MEET YOU.
- SO THIS IS IT.
- THIS IS IT.
- I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.
I LOVE DOING REFRIGERATORS.
- I CAN'T WAIT, MAN.
I WANT MY BEERS ICE
COLD OUT OF THIS THING.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT: COLD BEER.
- HE DOESN'T EVEN PUT
FOOD IN HIS REFRIGERATOR.
ALL IT IS, IS BEER.
- STRAIGHT BEER, HUH?
- BEERS, RIGHT ON.
- THIS FRIDGE HAS BEEN SITTING
IN THE BACK OF MY DAD'S PLACE
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
IT'S JUST BEEN OUT IN THE SUN.
I'M TURNING MY GARAGE
INTO A HANGOUT SPOT,
SORT OF A MAN CAVE,
AND I WANT IT TO REALLY
STAND OUT IN THE ROOM.
- THIS IS AN AWESOME
PIECE OF AMERICANA.
WHAT'S REALLY COOL
ABOUT THE '50s STUFF IS,
THEY THREW THE CHROME ON, MAN.
THEY LAID THAT STUFF ON
THERE TO WHERE IT STUCK OUT.
I MEAN, IT WAS A
PRETTY PIECE OF ART
OR AN APPLIANCE IN YOUR HOUSE.
IN THE '50s, PEOPLE
STARTED MAKING MONEY.
IT WAS ALL ABOUT
GETTING THE NEWEST,
FLASHIEST APPLIANCES
FOR YOUR HOME,
AND THE REFRIGERATOR
WAS LIKE THE CENTERPIECE.
BACK IN THE DAY, THEY HAD
WOODEN REFRIGERATORS, ACTUALLY,
AND THEY WERE JUST
LITERALLY AN ICE CONTAINER,
SO YOU HAD TO GO TO THE STORE
AND GET A BLOCK OF ICE
AND THEN PUT THE ICE IN
THE BOTTOM OR THE TOP,
AND THEN YOU COULD
HAVE YOUR STUFF ALL COOL.
- REALLY?
- YEAH.
KELVINATOR WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST COMPANIES
THAT USED REFRIGERANT
IN REFRIGERATORS.
- OH, REALLY? I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
- NOW YOU COULD ACTUALLY
PUT YOUR FOOD IN THERE
AND KEEP IT FOR A
LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
NOWADAYS, PEOPLE'S
FRIDGES AND FREEZERS
ARE FULL OF INSTANT
PIZZAS AND TV DINNERS.
NOT BACK THEN.
BACK THEN, YOU FROZE
ICE, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR THIS?
- WELL, I WANT THIS THING
LOOKING LIKE IT DID
WHEN IT LEFT THE STORE.
MY DAD HAD AN OLD
'57 CHEVY THAT WAS...
IT WAS GREEN, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S A COLOR THAT WE CAN,
YOU KNOW, PAINT IT.
- SORT OF A TEAL GREEN?
- YEAH, I MEAN, IT WOULD
MEAN SOMETHING TO ME,
YOU KNOW, THAT PARTICULAR COLOR.
- YEAH, YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I SEE
A COUPLE PROBLEMS.
- I SEE A BIG ONE. THERE
AIN'T NO BEER IN IT.
[laughter]
- THAT'S GONNA CHANGE, THOUGH.
- THE THERMOSTAT
FEELS LIKE IT'S BAD.
SEE HOW IT'S SPINNING
OVER? IT SHOULD STOP.
SO WE GOT AN ISSUE
WITH THE THERMOSTAT.
THIS IS THE ICEBOX,
THE ORIGINAL ICEBOX.
THE PART THAT'S
MISSING IS THE DOOR.
IT WAS A PIECE OF ALUMINUM,
AND IT HAD PROBABLY
WRITING ON IT FROM KELVINATOR
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THE BOTTOM DOWN
HERE, THIS WAS STORAGE.
DIDN'T GET COLD.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT EVER
GOT ANYTHING IN THERE.
LOOKS LIKE POTATOES.
THE BODY OF THIS
IS NOT IN BAD SHAPE.
IT'S JUST MISSING A FEW PARTS.
BUT THE BIGGEST QUESTION
IS, WHAT'S AROUND BACK?
KELVINATOR ACTUALLY
MADE A COMPRESSOR.
THE COMPRESSOR IS A SEALED
UNIT THAT USUALLY DOESN'T LEAK.
IT'S ALL WELDED TOGETHER,
AND THEY DON'T LEAK.
THAT'S WHY THEY
KEEP WORKING, OKAY?
THIS MAY BE GOOD.
YOU KNOW, THE WIRING,
WE'LL GO THROUGH
ALL THIS WIRING.
THIS IS THE LINE THAT GOES UP
AND GOES INSIDE THE EVAPORATOR.
THIS ALL COMES OFF.
IF THE COMPRESSOR ON
THIS THING STILL WORKS,
WE'LL BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
IF NOT, THIS COULD
GET EXPENSIVE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
GOT A LOT TO DO.
- WELL, IT IS A LOT.
TOTAL RESTORATION COST OF THIS,
AS LONG AS THE COMPRESSOR WORKS,
IS RIGHT AT $1,500.
THAT'S TOTAL.
- REALLY?
- EVERYTHING I'M DOING.
- OH, WOW.
- FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DOING.
- ME. I'M THE ONE THAT DOES IT.
- AFTER IT'S DONE
RESTORED, THOUGH,
THEY'RE SELLING
RIGHT AROUND 3 GRAND.
- 3 GRAND?
- 3 GRAND.
OH, REALLY? SO THAT'S
DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
- ABSOLUTELY. GREAT INVESTMENT.
SO YOU WANT TO DO IT?
- ABSOLUTELY. IT SOUNDS FUN.
IT SOUNDS GREAT. I CAN'T WAIT.
- RIGHT ON.
- RIGHT ON.
- AWESOME.
- IF YOU HAVE ME OVER
FOR BEER WHEN IT'S DONE,
I'LL DO A BETTER JOB.
- OH, YOU GOT IT.
JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU
DRINK, AND IT'LL BE IN THERE.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED, IF KOWBOY
DOES COME OVER HERE FOR BEERS,
THAT HE'S NEVER GONNA LEAVE.
- WHAT YOU GOT HERE?
- WELL, IT'S AN OLD
HERSHEY BAR DISPENSER.
BACK IN THE DAY, MAN, WE'D
GO TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE,
AND SHE'D BE FEEDING US
CANDY OUT OF THIS THING.
AND SHE'S NOT WITH US ANYMORE,
AND IT'S MY MOM'S
BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
WE'D LIKE TO GET IT
RESTORED FOR HER.
- I'VE KNOWN IAN FOR
A LONG, LONG TIME.
HE'S CAME BY THE SHOP A
LOT BUT NEVER AS A CUSTOMER.
YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE
CHOCOLATE COMING OUT OF THAT.
- SURE THAT'S CHOCOLATE?
- I HOPE SO.
- I CAME TO RICK'S
RESTORATIONS TO GET THIS 1940s
VINTAGE HERSHEY'S DISPENSER
RESTORED FOR MY MOTHER.
WE'RE HOPING RICK HAS TIME
TO RESTORE THIS FOR HER,
AND I THINK SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
- MAN, THAT'S A 1940s
WALZER CANDY MACHINE.
IT'S SPECIFICALLY
MADE FOR HERSHEY'S.
THEY WERE USUALLY IN
DRUGSTORES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT WOULD BASICALLY WORK
LIKE, YOU'D PUT A PENNY IN,
YOU'D PULL THE LEVER,
AND OUT COME THE
LITTLE CANDY BAR.
AND AS A KID, MAN, I REMEMBER.
YOU'D HAVE A NICKEL,
AND YOU'D GO INSIDE
A CANDY STORE.
YOU WERE LIKE A
MILLIONAIRE, MAN.
YOU'D GET ALL THAT
CANDY FOR A NICKEL.
I MEAN, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
HERSHEY'S DIDN'T NEED A
MACHINE TO SELL CANDY.
THEY COULD HAVE JUST
PUT IT ON THE SHELF.
BUT THIS WAS A MARKETING TOOL.
YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BE
DRAWN TO THIS CANDY MACHINE
BECAUSE OF ITS LOOK.
YOU PUT IN A PENNY,
AND IT'S INTERACTIVE.
PUSH THE KNOB,
GET OUT A CANDY BAR.
I THINK WE DO A NICE
CHOCOLATE BROWN,
RIGHT, PAINT JOB ON IT.
WE'LL TAKE THIS OFF
AND REPOLISH IT ALL OUT
TO WHERE IT LOOKS ALL
BRAND-NEW AGAIN, OKAY?
ON THE FRONT,
WE'LL END UP PUTTING
A BRAND-NEW PIECE OF GLASS,
AND WE'LL SLIDE IN THAT
BRAND-NEW ARTWORK
WITH THAT INSIGNIA ALL
OVER THE FRONT OF IT.
WE'LL END UP PUTTING A
NEW TOP ON IT FOR YOU
WITH THE BACK INCORPORATED
IN IT WITH A NEW LOCK.
IT'LL LOOK BEAUTIFUL,
JUST LIKE IT DID IN THE DAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
AND HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
THAT'S GONNA RUN TO DO THAT?
- BECAUSE THE TOP AND
THE BACK'S MISSING...
IT'S ALSO MISSING THE GLASS...
AND IT ALL IS HELD
TOGETHER WITH THE TOP,
I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE
RIGHT AROUND $350 IN IT.
- MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY IS
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK,
SO I CAN PICK IT UP BY FRIDAY?
- I'LL DO MY BEST.
PEOPLE HAVE NO CONCEPT
OF HOW MUCH WORK
ACTUALLY GOES INTO
EACH ONE OF THESE JOBS.
WE'VE GOT TO
SANDBLAST THIS THING,
DO BODYWORK.
WE'LL NEED TO RE-CREATE
THE GRAPHIC INSERT
AND THEN GO THROUGH
THE MECHANICS
TO MAKE SURE IT'S
WORKING CORRECTLY.
AND THEN ONCE EVERYTHING'S SET,
WE'LL NEED TO PAINT IT
THREE TIMES AND LET IT DRY.
WE'LL GET IT DONE FOR HER.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT,
AND YEAH, SHE'LL
BE HAPPY WITH IT.
- ALL RIGHT, RICK. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MY FRIEND.
- ON ITS OWN, A WEEK IS
JUST BARELY ENOUGH TIME
TO GET THIS PROJECT FINISHED,
BUT WE HAVE AT LEAST A
DOZEN MORE JOBS GOING ON
AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE
ZERO ROOM FOR ERROR.
ANY MISTAKES, AND WE
COULD MISS THE DEADLINE.
ONE OF THE MOST
TEDIOUS PROCESSES FOR US
IS CLEANING OFF
RUST AND OLD PAINT.
THAT'S WHY IT NORMALLY
FALLS ON BRETTLY,
BECAUSE HE'S THE LOWEST
ONE ON THE TOTEM POLE.
- SO DO I MOST OF THE
SANDBLASTING HERE AT THE SHOP
TO GET ANY OLD
RUST OR PAINT OFF,
AND RIGHT NOW, I'M STARTING
WITH THE SMALLEST PIECE I HAVE,
WHICH IS THE BACKING FOR
THE HERSHEY'S MACHINE.
THE SANDBLASTING BOX
IS CALLED A GLASS BEATER,
AND WE USE THAT FOR SMALL
PIECES AND THIN METALS.
KOWBOY!
- WHAT'D YOU DO NOW?
[bleep].
- THIS METAL KEEPS
BENDING. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
- WHAT IS THIS?
- SAND.
- YOU GOT TO USE
WALNUTS ON ALUMINUM.
IT GETS HOT FROM THE SAND.
THAT'S WHY IT BENDS
AND STARTS CURLING.
MOST OF OUR
PROJECTS, WE USE SAND,
BUT SOMETIMES THE SAND
ON THE THINNER METALS
CAUSES A LOT OF FRICTION
AND MAKES THE METAL WARP.
THIS HERSHEY'S MACHINE,
BECAUSE THE METAL'S SO THIN,
WE HAVE TO USE CRUSHED WALNUTS.
IT CAUSES JUST ENOUGH
FRICTION TO TAKE THE PAINT OFF
AND NOT WARP THE METAL.
THIS NEEDS
WALNUTS. THIS IS SAND.
WALNUTS. SAND.
YOU GOT THAT THROUGH
YOUR WALNUT HEAD?
- YES.
- GET SOME WALNUTS.
- LET'S SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL
HERSHEY'S MACHINE.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO
LOOK BRAND-SPANKING-NEW.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?
- IT'S NOT CUTTING IT.
- YEAH, YEAH, IT'S NOT
TAKING IT OFF AT ALL.
- I KNOW; I'VE BEEN BLASTING
IT FOR 20 MINUTES NOW,
AND THE WALNUT'S JUST
NOT GETTING INTO IT ENOUGH.
- I HEARD OF A NEW
THING OUT THERE
THAT YOU CAN USE SODIUM
WITH PRESSURE AND WATER,
AND EVIDENTLY, IT
TAKES STUFF OFF.
IT WON'T AFFECT THE METAL.
IT'LL BE SOMETHING
I'VE NEVER DONE.
THERE'S SOMEBODY IN
TOWN THAT DOES SODIUM,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HE
CAN HAVE DONE ON THIS.
NORMALLY I WOULDN'T
EXPERIMENT WITH A NEW PROCESS
WHEN I ONLY HAVE A
WEEK TO GET IT DONE,
BUT WE GOT TO SEND IT
OVER AND HOPE IT WORKS.
YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
[drill whirring]
[metal scraping]
- WE'RE TAKING A COUPLE PARTS
UP TO A NEW SYSTEM OF,
BASICALLY, SANDBLASTING.
IT'S USING REGULAR,
ORDINARY BAKING SODA.
- I GOT A GREAT GROUP
OF GUYS WORKING FOR ME,
BUT THEY CAN BE A BIT
HARD TO MANAGE SOMETIMES,
NONE MORE THAN MY
LITTLE BROTHER RON.
- THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
THE EASIEST PART OF
THE JOB RIGHT HERE.
- MY SON TYLER LOOKS UP TO HIM,
AND HE LOVES GOING OUT
ON JOBS WITH HIS UNCLE.
I'M JUST WORRIED
THAT RON'S BAD HABITS
ARE GONNA START
RUBBING OFF ON TYLER.
- AIR-CONDITIONED CAR,
CRANK UP THE TUNES,
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF
RUSH GETTING THERE.
TYLER AND I ARE ON OUR WAY
TO GET THE HERSHEY
MACHINE SODA BLASTED.
THE SANDBLASTING WAS TOO HARSH,
AND THE WALNUT BLASTING
DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
WE'RE HOPING SODA BLASTING
WILL BE JUST WHAT THIS THING NEEDS.
HOW YOU DOING?
- HEY.
HOW'S IT GOING?
- HEY, I'M RON.
- I WORK AT MUTT
'N JEFF'S CLASSICS.
WE DO COMPLETE AUTO
BODY RESTORATION.
THIS IS THE SODA BLASTER.
IT USES REGULAR
BAKING SODA IN IT.
- WOW, THAT BIG A BAG?
DO WE GET TO BAKE A CAKE AFTER?
- SODA BLASTING IS A
LOT LIKE SANDBLASTING.
IT'LL TAKE THE
PAINT OFF YOUR CAR.
YOU USE WATER TO
CONTROL THE DUST,
BUT IT ALSO HELPS TO COOL IT.
IT DOESN'T WARP THE METAL.
IT DOESN'T PIT THE METAL.
- EVEN IF WE HAVE A GUY THAT
WILL BLAST THE SAME THING
FOR AN HOUR, IT'S NOT
GONNA RUIN ANYTHING?
- NOT GONNA RUIN NOTHING.
- SO IT'S BRETTLY PROOF.
- IT IS BRETTLY PROOF.
- HERE'S A PIECE
THAT WE BROUGHT.
IT'S THINNER METAL
THAT WE USUALLY HAVE.
- OKAY, LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
I THINK THE SODA
WILL TAKE IT RIGHT OFF.
[machine rumbling]
[air hissing]
- SODA BLASTING'S REALLY COOL.
IT'S SODIUM BICARBONATE,
WHICH IS BASICALLY BAKING SODA,
THAT THEY'RE APPLYING TO THE
SURFACE WITH COMPRESSED AIR.
IT DOESN'T TAKE PAINT
AND RUST OFF WITH FRICTION
LIKE SAND AND WALNUTS DO.
IT TAKES THEM OFF WITH
A CHEMICAL REACTION,
A SAFE ONE.
"T," CHECK THAT OUT, MAN.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
- WOW, I DIDN'T THINK
IT COULD DO THAT.
- DUDE, THAT IS AWESOME.
WATCHING YOU, IT LOOKED LIKE
YOU WERE JUST
SPRAYING IT WITH WATER.
- THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE MOST OF THE TIME.
UNLESS YOU SEE THE
STUFF COMING OFF,
YOU DON'T EVEN REALLY
REALIZE THE SODA IS COMING OUT.
YOU JUST RINSE IT
OFF, AND YOU'RE DONE.
- OKAY, GUYS, WELL,
I THINK TYLER AND I
ARE GONNA HEAD OFF
AND GET SOME LUNCH,
AND YOU GUYS FINISH IT UP
FOR US AND ROCK AND ROLL.
- ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
- WE REALLY DON'T TAKE
A LUNCH AT THE SHOP.
- THIS IS THE PERKS
OF GOING WITH ME.
- I ALWAYS WONDERED
WHY IT TOOK RON SO LONG,
LIKE, THREE HOURS TO GO
TO THE HARDWARE STORE,
BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND.
- MY LIFE IS THIS NICE,
RELAXED, EASY PACE.
OH!
- COME ON!
- BYE, LADIES! THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
- OH, MY GOD. LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOD. YOU
DID NOT JUST DO THAT.
[bees buzzing]
- RIGHT NOW, TYLER
AND I ARE WORKING
ON A 1950s KELVINATOR FRIDGE.
THE CHALLENGE AT THE MOMENT
IS TO GET THE COMPRESSOR OUT
WITHOUT SNAPPING THE LINE
THAT GOES TO THE EVAPORATOR.
IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT'S
A $100 BILL RIGHT THERE.
IT AIN'T EASY. THAT'S
WHY I'M THE ONE TO DO IT.
SAVED US 100 BUCKS.
NOW THAT WE GOT
IT OUT IN ONE PIECE,
WE TEST IT TO SEE
IF IT STILL WORKS.
- I'M GONNA THROW A LITTLE
POWER TO THIS COMPRESSOR,
SEE WHAT WE GOT GOING ON,
SEE IF MAYBE IT EVEN
HUMS A LITTLE BIT.
- FIRE IN THE HOLE.
- THERE WE GO.
- I HEAR IT. THAT
WAS ANTICLIMACTIC.
- MIGHT HAVE A LIVE ONE HERE.
- [scoffs] THAT'S RARE.
- YEAH, IT'S GETTING
COLD. IT'S GOOD.
- YEAH, IT'S COLD.
- NOW THAT WE HAVE
THE FRIDGE IN PIECES,
ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS CLEAN THEM UP.
[air hissing]
THEN WE SMOOTH OUT ALL
THE DENTS ON THE SURFACE.
[dull humming]
WE HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE
ON THIS HERSHEY'S MACHINE.
WE JUST GOT IT BACK
FROM SODA BLASTING,
AND IT'S GOING
STRAIGHT INTO PAINT.
WE'RE GONNA USE A BEAUTIFUL
SPECKLED CHOCOLATE BROWN.
MY PAINT GUN'S COOL.
IT PAINTS HIGH VOLUME
WITH LOW PRESSURE,
WHICH MEANS IT DOESN'T SPRAY
A LOT OF BAD STUFF INTO THE AIR.
- THE CHROME JUST
CAME IN FOR THE FRIDGE.
KYLE AND I ARE GONNA PUT IT
ON AND DO A LAST-MINUTE CHECK
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS.
- BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S CHECK THIS BAD BABY OUT.
OH, SWEET.
- OOH, FROSTY.
- WE'RE DONE.
- HIGH FIVE.
- THIS HERSHEY'S MACHINE
WAS A HUGE RUSH JOB.
ON TOP OF THAT, WE RAN
INTO A LOT OF OBSTACLES.
BUT WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
THE CUSTOMER'S HERE.
AND THE PAINT
LITERALLY JUST DRIED.
I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T NOTICE.
ALL RIGHT, BUD, YOU REALLY
HAD MY ASS WORKING THIS WEEK.
- I HAD TO, MAN. IT'S
MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY.
MAN, IT'S FOR MOM.
- YEAH, WE GOT IT DONE,
THOUGH, FOR YOU, ALL RIGHT?
- NICE, NICE.
- OKAY, YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
- THERE YOU GO.
- WOW.
THAT'S AMAZING.
- PRETTY COOL, HUH?
- YEAH, IT IS.
I LOVE THE WAY THE
HERSHEY MACHINE CAME OUT.
WHEN I BROUGHT IT
IN, IT WAS A WRECK.
I DID NOT THINK HE COULD
DO WHAT HE COULD DO WITH IT
IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
THIS WILL BE ONE OF
THE BEST BIRTHDAY GIFTS
I'VE EVER GIVEN MY MOM.
- I MEAN, THIS THING,
I MEAN, IT'S SMALL,
BUT THERE'S A TON OF
WORK IN THIS LITTLE THING.
THE INSIDES WEREN'T TOO BAD.
HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM
WITH GETTING IT,
YOU KNOW, BLASTED.
IT WAS REALLY HARD
TO GET THE PAINT OFF.
IT WAS ACTUALLY DONE IN, LIKE,
A CHROME OR A CADMIUM PLATE.
WE HAD TO GET ALL THAT MATERIAL
OFF BEFORE WE COULD PAINT IT.
I ENDED UP PAINTING IT
THIS CHOCOLATE BROWN.
IT HAS, LIKE, METAL
FLAKE INSIDE OF IT,
SO WHEN IT'S IN THE SUN,
IT LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE
A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE.
THE LABEL ON THE FRONT,
WE HAD TO RE-DIGITIZE THAT,
TAKE IT DOWN TO THE ARTIST
AND HAVE THEM MATCH THAT THING,
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
THE PIECE OF PAPER
WE HAD IN THERE WAS DESTROYED,
AND ACTUALLY LITERALLY
HAD TO REDRAW IT
AND THEN PUT IT
ON A PIECE OF VINYL
SO WE COULD PUT IT ON THE FRONT.
- LOOKS GREAT. DOES IT WORK?
- WELL, HERE, LET'S SEE.
THE PENNY GOES RIGHT IN HERE.
YOU PULL THE LEVER DOWN.
- NICE.
- LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN.
- IT IS.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE,
IN A WEEK'S TIME,
THAT HE MADE IT
LOOK THE WAY HE DID
AND THAT IT ACTUALLY
FUNCTIONS AND WORKS.
IT'S AMAZING.
- THE VALUE ON THIS RIGHT
NOW IS RIGHT AROUND $850
IS WHAT IT'S WORTH RIGHT NOW.
- $850?
- $850.
- WOW. RICK, I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU'RE THE MAN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU DID IT IN A WEEK.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D
HAVE IT DONE, BRO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- OKAY, I HOPE YOUR
MOM APPRECIATES IT.
- SHE WILL. THANK YOU.
- NOTHING ABOUT THIS
WAS EASY. IT NEVER IS.
BUT I'M ALWAYS PSYCHED
TO SEE A HAPPY CUSTOMER.
I'M GONNA NEED ONE OF YOU...
- HEY, RICK. RICK.
- TO POLISH IT.
- YEAH?
- I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
- WHAT'S UP?
- WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
- WE HAVE A PROBLEM?
- A LITTLE BIT.
JUST COME OVER HERE.
LOOK.
AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT
TO THE SHOWROOM, SO...
- HOLY CRAP.
OH, MY GOD.
I BET THAT WHOLE BOX IS FULL.
- WELL, DON'T GET
TOO CLOSE, OKAY?
- [bleep].
OKAY, SOMEBODY'S GOT
TO TAKE CARE OF THIS THING.
I'LL GET ONE OF
THE GUYS TO DO IT.
HEY, WHO LIKES HONEY?
- OH, BRETTLY.
- I'M REDOING MY GARAGE
SO IT'S MORE OF A MAN CAVE.
- RECENTLY WE DISCOVERED WE HAD
A REALLY, REALLY BAD
BEE PROBLEM AT THE SHOP.
THIS BEEHIVE IS ABOUT ONLY
EIGHT FEET FROM THE SHOWROOM,
AND THAT'S WHERE I
DO ALL MY BUSINESS.
I CAN'T HAVE THAT.
SO BRETTLY'S VOLUNTEERED
TO FIX IT FOR US.
- IT'S A REAL SIMPLE PROCEDURE.
WE'RE GONNA TAPE UP THE HOLES,
AND I'M GONNA HOSE THEM DOWN.
GET 'ER DONE, BRETTLY.
- COVER THE HOLES!
- N'T BE SCARED NOW.
[bees buzzing]
- THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
- AS LONG AS NO ONE
ACTS LIKE AN IDIOT,
WE SHOULDN'T GET STUNG.
OH, [bleep].
[bleep].
- OH, MY GOD.
- COVER THE HOLES, BRETTLY.
- BRETTLY, BE CAREFUL!
- OW, THERE'S ONE STING.
- COVER UP THE HOLES!
- OW, I GOT A [bleep]
BEE UP MY SHIRT!
- WE'VE BEEN WORKING
REALLY HARD ON A 1950s FRIDGE
FOR A CUSTOMER OF MINE.
- HEY, RICK!
- NOW THAT HE'S HERE,
I HOPE WE BLOW HIS SOCKS OFF.
- I'M REDOING MY GARAGE
SO IT'S MORE OF A MAN CAVE.
I'M REALLY STOKED AND EXCITED
TO SEE HOW IT TURNED OUT.
- ALL RIGHT. HEY, CARLOS.
- WOW.
- YEAH?
- OH, MAN, AWESOME.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, MAN.
THAT'S THE SAME FRIDGE?
WOW. SO WHAT'D YOU DO, RICK?
- WE LITERALLY
GUTTED THIS THING,
TOOK ALL THE INSULATION OUT.
WE TOOK ALL THE CHROME
OFF AND RECHROMED IT.
AND THEN WE EVEN LETTERED
THIS THE SAME COLOR AS THIS HERE.
- I WANTED IT TO LOOK
LIKE A '57 CHEVY, MAN,
AND YOU NAILED IT.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR
MORE. IT LOOKS GREAT.
- THAT'S EXACTLY
'57 CHEVY GREEN,
AND IN ORDER TO GET THIS LOOK,
IT WAS ACTUALLY
LIKE DOING A CAR.
OF COURSE, WE POUNDED
OUT ALL THE DENTS.
WE ENDED UP
PUTTING IT IN PRIMER,
PUTTING A BASE COAT
ON IT, CLEAR-COATING IT,
AND THEN WE SANDED IT ALL
DOWN AND POLISHED IT ALL
TO GIVE IT THAT REALLY,
REALLY NICE SHINE.
- YOU MEAN I MADE
IT LOOK THAT SWEET.
I DID ALL THAT POLISHING.
- SO CAN WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE INSIDE?
- OH, I DIDN'T DO THE INSIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO LOOK?
YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
- OH, WOW.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- THAT'S AMAZING.
- IT'S LIKE BRAND-NEW, HUH?
- YEAH.
- THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
THAT WENT INTO THIS.
THIS DOOR WAS MISSING, SO
WE ENDED UP MAKING THAT,
PUT A LITTLE FINAL
TOUCHES ON THERE,
WRITE "KELVINATOR" ON IT,
PAINTED IT IN THE SAME
SORT OF DESIGN AS THE FRONT.
- YEAH, THAT STANDS OUT,
MAN. THAT REALLY STANDS OUT.
THE COLORS ARE AWESOME.
I LOVE THE WAY RICK PAINTED
IT, AND I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.
SO HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA BE WORTH NOW?
- OH, THIS THING'S GONNA BE...
THIS THING'S RIGHT
AROUND $2,500 TO $3,000.
- WOW, THAT SOUNDS
FANTASTIC, RICK.
THANK YOU.
- MY PLEASURE.
- YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.
- LET'S WRAP HER UP, AND
WE'LL GET YOU LOADED.
- RIGHT ON.
- I'M REALLY HAPPY HOW
THE REFRIGERATOR CAME OUT.
THE TEAM WORKED REALLY
HARD TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE IT CAME OUT OF A
SHOWROOM IN THE 1950s.
THEY JUST DON'T MAKE
THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
- RICK DID A GREAT JOB.
IT LOOKED LIKE A
PIECE OF CRAP BEFORE.
AND IT JUST REALLY LOOKS
LIKE A SHOWPIECE NOW,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
GET IT IN MY GARAGE.
AND YOU'RE GONNA
WANT TO GO TO THE FRIDGE
AND GRAB A COLD BEER OUT OF IT.
- OH, [bleep].
OW, THERE'S ONE STING.
SON OF A BITCH.
- BRETTLY, BE CAREFUL!