Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 1, Episode 15 - Episode #1.15 - full transcript
Whoa! Look at this!
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
It's an old toilet.
Thanks for telling me!
What looks like junk can
actually be worth a pretty penny.
I've never seen a chair like it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that
clutter into hard cash.
We can get serious money for that.
£100,000? Yeah.
Upcycling genius Simon...
It works! Don't sound so surprised!
...and is restorer love
turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Gemma, come on.
Absolute winner.
BELL DINGS
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy!
...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.
She's off!
It runs!
Despite their differences,
they always come good and
they'll turn a tidy profit
for their owners.
You're going to put
in your pocket £10,630.
Great. Absolutely brilliant.
Today...
Simon has a treat
in store for Henry...
Are you ready? Yeah, yeah, OK.
Are you ready?
Open your eyes and look up.
HENRY GASPS
Cor, blimey!
Those are nice though, aren't they.
...restorations
fall flat in Liverpool.
SHE SCREAMS
That didn't really go
according to plan, did it? No.
And all their hard
work is well-received.
You've made it look very usable.
User-friendly, shall we say?
The rebels of restoration
are back on the road.
We've got good news
and we've got bad news.
The bad news is... Yeah?
...we've run out of jelly babies.
It's Simon's turn to choose
a candidate for a clear out.
He's brought Henry to
Wensleydale, in Yorkshire,
renowned for its
world-famous cheese.
He's got a special birthday treat
in store for petrolhead Henry.
Oh, mate,
I didn't think you cared!
Wensleydale is also home to
the historic Bolton Castle,
where Mary Queen of Scots
was once imprisoned.
That's only the start of
your birthday present because
the barn we're going to today...
Yeah?
...Jeff's barn.
He collects...
Wooden artefacts.
...auto memorabilia.
Happy birthday.
Oh, mate!
A retired farmer, Jeff also
worked for auctioneers and valuers,
so he has an eye for a
bargain, which explains
the outbuildings crammed with
collectables and memorabilia.
We bought the place in 2009.
We wanted somewhere where
I could house my old cars.
I always had a passion
for prewar vehicles.
Now retired,
Jeff can focus on his main hobby,
collecting and
restoring all sorts of cars.
Maybe with a little of
the money that we raise
I can put it towards buying
a pedal car for the grandson
and maybe get him
interested in some of the items
I've collected over the years, and
maybe he'll follow on in the future.
Let's hope Simon
and birthday boy Henry
can Jeff something
to celebrate, too.
Jeff, how are you? Hi, how are you?
Jeff, it's fair to say that you
are a lover of auto memorabilia.
That's right. We buy all sorts
of weird and wonderful things.
Well, we're going to have a good
old rummage through all your
barns and sheds and everything,
and we're going to pick out
two pieces each and then
convert that into cash for you.
How does that sound?
Sounds good to me. Great.
Perhaps we'll start in there.
Come on, then. Help yourselves.
Absolute pleasure, mate.
Thank you so much, mate.
And if you're lucky, I might give
you a bit of Bakewell tart as well.
I'll look forward to that.
Cheers, mate, see you later.
See you later, Jeff. Bye!
Looks like Henry's birthday
wish has come true.
LAUGHTER
There's just so much to see!
Oh, look at these.
This is what it's all about, man.
Collecting at its finest.
Isn't it just great to see just
something like that with all
those fascinating ornaments
and objects that obviously
had a purpose at some point? Yeah.
These fob watches.
They're great, aren't they?
Here is where I agree with Henry,
everyone should have
trinket cabinet.
Come on, then!
Is this a friend of yours? No.
Hello. What's your...?
No, steady on...! Thanks very much.
Come on, mate.
THEY MUMBLE
That's lovely, isn't it?
That is lovely.
Henry has found an
old Sphinx stirrup pump.
Used to inflate care tyres,
the Sphinx was manufactured
around 100 years ago in Sheffield.
You put in down. Yep. Your feet
go on the outside like that.
Put that on the tyre like that.
I'm ready. I'm the tyre.
OK, and then you've got
some real pressure. Except...
There isn't too much there at all.
I think your seals have gone, mate.
It doesn't work at the moment
so basically we'll refurb it,
we'll polish it up and that's brass.
It will come up beautifully.
I'm sure I could sell that
when it's done.
That will transform
very quickly, mate.
Confident that
there's a market for
this piece of
automotive memorabilia,
Henry's chosen the
brass pump as his first item.
Often the case with items
like that is that they're left in
a shed and you forget about them.
What you want to do
is fall in love again.
On the hunt for more items to add
value to, the lads delve deeper.
Oh, look at this.
I can feel your sap rising.
You can! This is more your
thing, isn't it? Isn't it just?!
I love them. It's a pair of hoppers.
I think they're fantastic.
I'm going to hop
to it and claim them.
Both decorative and functional,
hoppers formed part of a building's
guttering system, collecting
and draining away rainwater.
So up on the wall...
Yeah, got it. Yeah?
Put a light inside,
you've got an uplight, downlight.
A pair of them. I'm loving it.
What a light through the bottom?
Yeah. OK, I've got it.
You have, yeah. A sort of
castellated cathedral vibe.
Yeah, it's good, isn't it?
I love it, mate.
Now, they are a
definite, definite for me.
For his first item, Simon's chosen
to repurpose these cast iron
rainwater hoppers into lights.
His first find has opened
up the floodgates for Simon.
Look what I've found.
Cor, what's that? See these... Slate.
No, not slate. What are they?
Yorkstone, I believe. OK, stone.
Now, they're cheese shelves.
They're for storing
your local Wensleydale cheese.
Once made, the cheese would be
stored on these cool stone slabs
in a larder to develop its
distinct Wensleydale flavours.
These stone shelves are often
sold for hundreds of pounds
in reclamation yards,
but sitting around gathering dust,
they're currently making
no money for owner Jeff.
So we've got a
shelving unit going on.
It's a shelving unit.
I mean, that's serious weight.
Would you take all of those?
Absolutely. You know what I'm like,
in for a penny... In for a pound.
In for a pound of cheese. Yeah.
When they're put back together,
they're going to be
absolutely fabulous and with
a real history about them as well.
Cleaning up the stone slabs to
create some shelving should be
a relatively straightforward task
and with both items banked,
Simon turns his attention back to
Henry and his birthday treats.
Are you ready? Yeah, yeah, OK.
Are you ready?
Yeah, I'm ready. I'm ready.
Open your eyes and look up.
Hey my birthday's got
a whole lot better.
Sorry... Those are nice though,
aren't they?
I am in heaven.
Don't these do something to you?
Huh? I mean, look at that!
That is...
Si?
'I can't understand why
he doesn't like an oil can.'
I mean, how can you not like
an oil can?
This pie crust can here,
the round one, that's rare.
I realised we still needed one
more item and it was his birthday,
so I thought I'd do him a favour.
I'll put my Bakewell down then.
What have you got there?
Radiator... Come here.
Now, then,
you said something to me earlier...
Right? Yeah. You know that little
glass cabinet we were looking in?
Sure.
You haven't got one, have you? No.
What about...? Hang on,
I see where you're coming from.
If one of these was on a wall...
Yeah?
...with shelves inside it...
Yeah, I like it.
What has happened to you today?
It's your birthday.
I was feeling very creative
today and I thought I'd stick with
the automotive theme. It wasn't too
much of a leap to put shelves in it.
Ah, there you go,
birthday present.
With Simon's help, Henry's also
bagged his final item -
a radiator cowl.
Designed to improve
a car's aesthetics,
it framed the
essential, but ugly, car radiator.
This one's from the front of
a 1930s Morris Oxford Light van.
We now have our two items each.
So if we go and find Jeff...
Yeah?
We could cut the cake.
I'm loving it, mate.
What a great day. Thanks, man.
Take it with you. I will.
There you go.
I'm loving it.
Henry, Henry, Henry, are you sure
about that bicycle pump?
Don't be stupid, man.
I'm telling you, mate,
I'm going to keep the track pump.
I know what you mean... All right.
...but that plus...
OK, let's go and see Jeff.
Have you...?
Have you nicked me cake?
I didn't touch it.
Well, you must have done.
I haven't touched it.
I haven't touched it!
Blimey, you need some work in there!
You snooze, you lose, Henry.
Let's hope the lads assortment
of weird and wonderful things
can win Jeff some money.
Amongst all of this stuff,
all these beautiful old cars
and everything,
we find such things as these.
But they're amazing,
beautiful things.
A little bit of TLC on the stonework
and I think we've got
a winner for you there, mate.
We really, really have.
A lovely piece. OK. Great.
Jeff, now, I've got something
that I'm not going to repurpose,
I'm just going to clean up
and that is that track pump.
Even if someone doesn't use it
as a pump,
it'll be a lovely
decorative item.
You'll be amazed how beautiful
that looks. Sounds good.
So, Jeff, if it's all
right with you, mate,
we'll be back with some
folding cash.
That sounds good to me.
Simon restorer
draws a blank.
I'm stuck.
I don't know what to
do with them.
Henry's got a plan
to keep his restorer
out of trouble.
Best of luck, bud.
That will keep him busy
for about three hours.
And in the
second search,
the lads take a trip
down memory lane.
Now, this is what were
talking about, isn't it?
I'm feeling 18 again.
Expert upcyclers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a crusade to turn trash into cash.
Collecting at its finest. Oh!
After grabbing two items each from
Jeff's automotive treasure
trove the boys have returned home to
start their restorations.
In Liverpool Simon's eager to
reveal to restorer Gemma
his plans for the old stone shelves.
There you go. Why do you look
so pleased with this?
Here's what I've got in mind... Go
on. ..but it might be impossible.
I might be able to make them into
a freestanding set of shelves.
Now, they'd be pretty weighty.
Freestanding? Yeah.
But if you can do it so you can take
them to bits by pinning through.
Right. Going to be very heavy.
They are going to be very heavy
indeed but I just couldn't
resist them.
I do love beautiful slabs of stone.
They are very you, Simon.
I'm not sure what you mean by that.
Well, it means that I'm stuck.
I don't know what to do with them.
Well, you can help me clean them up.
Just get these bits and pieces off.
OK. OK? Yeah.
Perhaps the cast iron rainwater
hoppers will get Gemma's
creative juices going.
Oh, they are nice.
Now then... They're very decorative
aren't they? They're gorgeous.
My guess is they're off a church or
a very grand manor house or
something like that. Yeah.
Here's my thought. OK.
Stay there so you can have a look at
this from a distance.
It looks heavy.
It is heavy but look. Nice.
Like a light. Yeah.
I think that's a great idea. Good.
So we've got a pair? Yes, we have.
Great. So I did 50% well.
50% well. Yeah. These are good.
These are... Interesting. Hm.
I don't know what he's thinking with
these slabs of stone.
Apparently they're for
cooling cheeses on.
We've got fridges for those nowadays.
While the hoppers are sent away
to be sandblasted,
a process in which old rust and
paint will be removed with
pressurised sand, Simon turns his
attention to the stone slabs.
So the cheese cells were just
completely coated with old lime.
Whitewash obviously.
They were for storing food so they
had to be hygienic.
That's the old way of doing it.
The stone shelves are valuable
just as they are
so Simon only needs to give them
a simple clean-up, removing old
whitewash and imperfections with
a chisel and a wire brush
before stacking them and testing out
his freestanding shelves idea.
So straight on. I think it should be
all right.
Go on. Are you on? I'm on.
CRASH
Oh!
It collapsed. It collapsed.
I think it... You've just put one
too many on, didn't you?
I wanted all four. Shall we just
have a floating shelf like that?
Yeah, this one looks lovely.
Your toes all right? My toes are OK.
Yours? Yeah, yeah. Ah.
That didn't really go according to
plan, did it? No.
Oh, dear, the heavy slabs are
turning out to be a handful.
To avoid another dangerous collapse
they opt for three shelves
instead of four.
Wouldn't look out of place in the
Flintstones, would it? It wouldn't.
That's what it is, isn't it? It's
a flatpack Flintstone shelf pack.
Yeah. I'm just glad I've still got
my feet intact. So am I. Yeah. Yeah.
In Oxfordshire Henry is showing off
the radiator cowl to
restoration expert Guy.
Morning. What do you reckon?
You ain't no Madonna.
HE LAUGHS
Hey! That is rather nice.
Oxford light van. Lovely. Now then,
what are we going to do with that?
Don't know. Shall I tell you?
Go on, then. Put it on a wall.
I'm liking that. Either shelving or
we could have a workshop blackboard.
I prefer the blackboard idea.
I think it's different, isn't it?
Yeah.
But what will Guy make of the
vintage tyre pump?
Isn't it beautiful? Yes.
A little Sphinx air pump.
And by time I polish that... Or are
you going to polish it? Are we both
going to polish it?
Probably you. OK.
Isn't it just lovely to hang on
the wall of the workshop,
just have it hanging up somewhere.
Well, have it hanging up
and have it usable.
That can be perfectly usable,
that thing. Let's do it. Yeah.
A very, very simple restoration
costing no money at all.
We like that.
To get the radiator surround shining
like new and fit for sale
Guy's working his magic on the
polishing mop.
I'm going to fit this beautiful
Monza filler cap to take up
this big hole in the top
cos that looks very unsightly.
I've just got to make some brackets
that will sort of go like this.
I've got to bend them to the
right angle.
This can be a little bit fiddly
so on we go.
Guy fashions some custom-made
brackets for the fuel filler cap.
This Monza design is associated with
famous competition cars of the
'60s and will add a decorative
finish to the chalkboard and
hopefully add value.
Meanwhile Henry has cut out plywood
to fit the shape of the
radiator cowling.
And with a light sanding is ready
for the black chalkboard paint.
Readily available in DIY stores a
small tin costs around a fiver.
That's looking posh now, don't you
think? That's great.
Can you open it? Yeah.
Hello. Look at that. Quality.
Far better than having a hole the
top of it, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.
I'm going to do a swap then with
you if I've got to polish that.
Best of luck son. OK. All right.
See you later. OK, mate.
Best of luck, bud.
That'll keep him busy for about
three hours. Excellent.
It's all hands to the pump. While
Henry buffs up the radiator
surround, Guy is polishing
up the tyre pump.
Back in Liverpool the rainwater
hoppers have returned from
the blasters.
All the paint's been removed.
They're back to their natural state.
Just a clear lacquer and this
will protect them.
Costing just a few pounds this
acrylic-based clear lacquer
will give the hoppers a tough,
durable high-gloss finish.
Right, so once they're dry I'll get
an electrician in,
they can get the electrics inside
and they'll be ready to go.
With the items from Jeff's place in
mid-transformation it's
Henry's turn to choose their next
hunting ground.
He's taking Simon to Preston
in Lancashire.
We're going to go to see John. OK?
All right.
And he's got a plethora of
automotive excellence but
this may not be for you.
John and his wife Lorna run
a house clearance company.
I collect because it's just
interesting. You don't know what's
round the corner, you don'tknow
who's going to turn up with what
tomorrow. It's just exciting.
John and Lorna are clearing houses
faster than they are selling on
their contents so their stock is now
overwhelming their sheds at home.
My wife thinks my collection is
all over the place.
She calls it John's junk.
So it's time to reclaim their sheds
by starting a clearout and
hopefully raise some cash.
It will get reinvested into future
auctions or future purchases to try
and make some
more money for the future.
John, hello, mate. Hi. John. Hi.
How are you? Simon. Are you all
right? Yeah.
Morning, John. How are you, mate?
Are you all right? Lovely to
see you.
It's cold up here. It's freezing.
How long have you been here?
15 years.
Have you really? What's your
motivation to collect stuff?
It's exciting. You don't know what
comes round tomorrow. Exactly.
What's round corner.
I've just got this feeling we're
going to get a result either way.
Cheers, John. See you later.
Cheers. See you soon.
We'll see you after we've had a
rummage. Start over here, yeah?
Yeah.
Yeah, come on, let's start over
here. That looks good.
The boys must find two items each
that they can restore or
repurpose to make John money.
What a lovely, sweet collection.
All sorts, all shapes and sizes.
Is it still your birthday?
I think it might be.
I'm feeling 18 again.
Now, this is what we're talking
about, isn't it?
Mark 2 Chopper bicycle in purple.
You like your Choppers, don't you?
I love my Choppers. In fact I
collect them. This is an icon.
What a classic bike they are.
But once more there is nothing wrong
with that. Leave it alone, Henry.
Move on.
Come on. Move on. 1970s Mark 2
Choppers sell for £500 unrestored.
This one is in mint condition
so there is nothing Henry can do
to add value.
Henry has to pass on it but there's
no skating past the next item.
Now then. Were you good at that?
Do you know what?
I was all right at skateboarding.
Were you?
I took it up in a big way, right?
Yeah.
This is the late '70s, early '80s,
Pro-am Pure Gold.
You don't see these very often.
And wouldn't that look lovely all
polished up? And this is retro.
Some kid would love this.
I could certainly never afford
an aluminium one when I was
little so now is the chance.
Come on. Here we go. Let's see if I
can go all the way round.
I haven't done this for 30 years.
Haven't you really? No.
No, not quite. I've saved you, mate.
Please take that cos I'd love to
see that minted. OK.
I actually thought Simon's tricks
were all right.
'I was never very good.
I was terrified of skateboards.'
Do it like that.
So Simon's taken a ride down memory
lane with his first item.
And the nostalgia seems to be catching.
THEY LAUGH
Can I just move us along slightly
because I've seen
something that reminds
me of my childhood.
I tell you what. I bet you I
can have this. Oh.
What do you reckon on this puppy?
What do you think?
ADOPTS POSH ACCENT: Giddy-up,
Horsey. Anyone like a mince pie or
port?
It will be sent around in
a minute on a silver salver.
In all seriousness I think it
only looks like
a little home-made job but it's
really nice.
What a lovely little thing. I was
quite jealous when he spotted that.
And I can really see that being
turned into something very
lovely for next to nothing.
You could probably recover the seat
a little bit. Yeah.
You could just polish it up with
some cool colours. Yeah.
I know it's weird for a biker but
I'm going to take that rocking horse
and I'm going to give it what for.
Toy rocking horses always sell well
so he's picked it as his first item.
Where are you going? You can't have
any of that stuff. Never mind.
Huh? Hang on, I've changed... Do you
know what? You can't have that, mate.
I am definitely having this. What?
Look what we have here.
He's found a plank of wood.
Look at that.
Gorgeous slab of tropical hardwood.
I mean you don't come across that
every day. It's coming home with me.
I'm thinking floating shelves, OK?
There's a very clever way you can
fix them to the wall.
Worth £40 just as a piece of timber,
Simon is convinced
he can work his magic on this piece
of valuable Central African
sapele hardwood which is used to
make acoustic guitar bodies.
With Simon finished, the lads head
out in search of Henry's last pick.
Come on, we're not finished yet.
What do you mean we're not
finished? There you go.
One man's trash is another man's
treasure?
Come on. Don't be absurd.
It's a bonfire. Come on.
In preparation for Guy Fawkes
night John's built
a bonfire out of what he thought was
some old rubbish but some of
the items still have potential.
Perfectly good couch there, Henry.
What about that? I'm going up. Look
at these. Old doors. Look at this.
It's a box. Don't even ask me to.
You're going to say, "Turn that into
a box", aren't you? Look.
Have a look at it. Let's start using
your imagination for a second. Look.
Intrinsically... Come on. It is a
perfectly good, solid, little toy box.
And you're asking me to create
something out of a box that
if we got here next week wouldn't be
here cos it would have been burnt?
That's right. Do I have to?
Despite his reservations the old box
is in good condition and with
a little imagination it could be
transformed into a toy box.
I'm on it. Give it to me.
Am I excited?
Yes, I am, cos I am right up
for the challenge.
I'm going to show Simon,
the king of upcycling,
that there just might be
a successor.
With Henry challenging Simon's crown
and the box safe from the
fire their search is over.
Come on, you idiot.
John, I have to say,
we couldn't take away the absolutely
lovely stuff, and quite rightly.
So we found ourselves
a few other items.
It's a lovely piece of wood,
isn't it?
Once that's polished up and oiled
me and you both know they will
look fantastic. Yeah. And they'll
will be worth a few quid as well.
John, I turn up today and wouldn't
imagine that I'd be taking
home a rocking horse.
But I do think I could get you
a little bit of money for that,
but not half as much as my second
item. That little box there.
Good luck. We're going to make you
some money. Thank you.
That's brilliant stuff.
See you later. All right.
See you later, John.
Simon tries to get his restorer on board.
Are we making a ramp?
That's a good idea. Yeah!
Henry is blown away by Guy's
efforts.
Guy... A beauty, isn't it? ..you are
a master of your art.
And Simon goes shopping at the first valuation.
Does it work? Yeah.
I'll give you 25 quid.
Upcycling experts
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a mission to turn trash
into profitable pieces.
Perfectly good couch there, Henry.
What about that?
After both choosing
their final two items,
it's back to their respective
workshops to begin work.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's sharing
his plans for the rescued toy box
with best mate
and restoration guru Guy.
Oh, my God!
Now, that was on a bonfire.
By now, it should have been
incinerated. Yes.
I think it's a kid's toy box. Yeah.
And I think it should be
a ludicrous colour. OK.
We've got to do something with it,
so we will. Yeah.
And I'm sure at the end of the day,
you'll think,
"20 times better than it was,"
because it WAS on a bonfire...
Yeah. ..ready to go.
Yeah, so we've saved something,
and that's cool. Yes. You know?
Now, obviously,
it's a rocking horse.
And it's seen better days
and it's obviously home-made.
I think we should rejuvenate this
as best we can.
Yeah? And as cheaply as we can.
And as cheaply as we can.
To maximise our profit.
Also, I quite like the idea of a
leather mane or something like that.
OK. And I'm feeling
psychedelic colours.
Well, it certainly needs
brightening up, doesn't it?
Having decided that a bright
paint job is the way forward,
Henry heads off to his trusted
local resprayers, Daz,
for some advice.
Now, look, right.
OK, it don't look too good,
does it? Not really, mate.
They've seen a better day, ain't
they? What would you do with it?
Either white or brown, and then
just copy the design that's on there
and renew the leather and seats
and put hair on it, maybe,
something like that,
and bring it back to a toy.
You powder-coat and spray-paint?
Can you do all that?
I could certainly sort it out, mate,
yeah. No problem at all.
I love the idea
of it being a white base.
Yeah? Rather than wood. Wood.
Now, look, right. The box. Uh-huh.
And I've got this vibe, perhaps,
of kind of racing car,
fire engine...
That's fine. Something like that.
I don't know.
What about white background again,
nice and clean features,
we put a racing track on the top
so he can play with the cars,
and then a picture of a garage,
petrol pump or something
on the front?
How about that? You never cease
to amaze me. Could you do that?
Yeah. Top work, mate.
Leave it with me.
Daz is in a creative mood
and get to work on spray-painting
Henry's items immediately.
He starts by giving the toy horse
a crisp, clean, white base.
Just going to get the design
on the side of the horse.
Then I'm going to add
some colours to it.
Using painter's tape, Daz marks out
areas to be painted green,
masking out the areas
that he wants to keep white.
Well, what I'm going to do now
is I'm just going to sharpen up
these edges with some fine line.
We're going to choose gold,
cos green and gold looks nice.
So with a bit of luck,
that should finish that off nicely.
While Daz works his Midas touch
on the toy horse,
up in Liverpool, Simon's on his way
to show off his finds
to his restorer, Gemma,
and not a moment too soon.
What are you doing? I'm just
getting the firewood ready. No!
Is this not firewood?
This is not firewood!
Is that an item? Yes, it is an item!
You get worse.
Are we making a ramp?
Now, there's an idea! Yeah.
There you go.
Have a go each.
OK, where do you want to start?
Let's start with this, then. Right.
Well, this is a retro,
original, aluminium skateboard.
I can see that.
This is a bit of a one-off, really.
I haven't seen one of these
for years.
So the idea is, literally,
let's get it working,
let's get it looking beautiful,
get some new trucks for it,
you know, maybe get some kryptonite,
lime green, you know what I mean?
Are you with me?
And then I'm going to hit the ramp.
You think you're dead cool,
don't you, Simon?
Um... OK.
Yeah.
What about this?
I genuinely did not realise
this was an item.
I was going to cut this up
for the fire. Stop it, Gemma.
This is a beautiful piece
of hardwood. Right.
I think we've just got enough
to create three shelves
of different sizes.
I think two bigger ones
would be better than...
Now, normally...
...than a little bitty one.
Normally I would disagree with you,
but it's less work,
so I'm all for that. OK.
You get on with that.
You get your cap and your sneakers.
Yeah, man, I'm going down the ramps.
Just going down the ramps.
Going to kick one round the bowl.
See you later.
Gemma gets straight to work
on the hardwood.
I'm going to give it
a good sanding and a clean
and then it should be ready to go.
Let's get cracking.
SANDER BUZZES
With a piece of timber this big,
Gemma is using an electric sander
to get the surface
as smooth as possible.
Look at that.
That's coming up lovely.
Brand-new.
In order to turn back the clock
on the retro skateboard,
Simon's tackling
the squeaky, uneven wheels.
He's replacing the bearings.
Available for under a tenner
in specialist skateboard shops,
new wheel bearings
will ensure a smoother ride
without breaking the bank.
For those people
who aren't aficionados
of skateboard technology,
it is amazing.
You've got your sealed bearings,
you've got different types
of rubber,
whether you want to ride soft
or hard, fast or slow, do tricks,
and then these rubbers here,
the spacers,
that gives you
your suspension and steering.
And you even get different densities
of them as well
depending on what kind of ride
you want.
It's incredible.
To give the skateboard
an instant makeover,
Simon sprays the bearings black
before reattaching them
to the board.
The difference between that
and the old bearings -
no noise and it just rolls.
Ooh! Gorgeous.
Just give it
a bit of a clean-up round the edge.
With valuation day
around the corner,
it's time to turn their attention
to finishing their first finds.
To complete the hoppers'
transformation,
Simon's hired
a professional electrician
to install light fittings
into the decorative hoppers
and hopefully increase their value.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Henry and Guy
are also turning their attention
to getting their items ready
for the first valuation.
Guy's finishing the polish
of the vintage car pump.
This is just the first polish
as well.
I'll put a final one on it
in a minute.
It's coming up really nice,
but they always do, these.
They're really good quality.
Henry's adding the finishing touches
to the car radiator surround,
which has been repurposed
into a workshop chalkboard.
Always best to do everything
like this in sections.
Then you can work your way round.
That's looking posh, I think.
All that's left to do
is to fix the blackboard in place
for a job well done.
Oh, my lord. Feast your eyes.
Look at that -
the badges and everything.
And look at your tyre valve thing.
Cor, mate!
HENRY GASPS
Guy... It's a beauty, isn't it?
...you are a master of your art.
'The bicycle pump looks as fabulous
as I thought it would.
'The badges on it are beautiful.'
Overall, I reckon it's one of
the nicest pumps I've ever seen.
That's great.
Imagine that against the wall.
Fabulous. Oh, man,
what a transformation! Yeah.
So, look,
we've got two beautiful items
that I think
will make serious money.
But is Henry right?
It's time for the first valuation.
Simon's choice of salvage spot
was classic car enthusiast
Jeff's place in Yorkshire.
Now Jeff's arrived to inspect Henry
and Simon's restoration efforts.
Good to see. Good to see you, mate.
And to find out
if they've made him enough money
to purchase a pedal car
for his grandson.
Go and have a look. Have a look
around, mate. Have a look around.
Wow. Very good. Quite impressed.
Yeah, you've done a good job.
Quite impressed?!
I'd take that as a compliment, mate.
The sweat... The sweat! The tears!
But that was Gemma.
That wasn't me. Yeah.
I didn't do much, to be honest.
Hopefully you're pleased with how
it's turned out. Yes, very good.
But that's all well and good,
isn't it, that you love the stuff?
But have we made you any money?
That would be nice, wouldn't it?
Well, we'll find out right now,
because joining us
is our independent valuer, Fay.
Fay Rutter runs a successful
antiques emporium in Walsall.
With years of experience
running this family business,
she's always on the money
when it comes to valuations.
Shall we start with the cast-iron
repurposed hoppers?
They're great, aren't they?
I've never thought
to put lights in them
and make them as uplighters
or downlighters.
I think it works
really, really well with them.
Simon spent £110 on sandblasting
and on hiring an electrician
to re-purpose the cast iron hoppers
into stylish wall lamps.
They're obviously
some sort of cast iron.
They serve a good purpose.
I would put a value of those
of £200.
£200 for some old hoppers.
What do you reckon, Jeff?
Doesn't sound too bad.
Simon's off to a solid start,
banking Jeff a profit of £90.
Let's go on to the next item.
The old cheese shelves.
These are fantastic, aren't they?
Just so you know, Fay,
we've only displayed a set two there
against that temporary wall.
But we do have six shelves in all.
Giving the stone cheese shelves
a thorough clean-up
didn't cost Simon a thing.
They're really, really good.
I think you've done a nice job
of cleaning them up.
It would be lovely
to see the set of six in situ.
A very difficult thing
to put a value on,
but I'm going to say around £250.
But in the right place,
with the right people...
Clear profit, there, mate. 250 quid.
Sounds OK. Yeah.
A great result for Simon,
netting Jeff £250 in pure profit.
Right, Fay, radiator cowl
turned into workshop blackboard,
with lovely Monza filler cap
that I think is a glorious
little motif on the top.
Mm. What's not to like about it?
You've turned it into something
that would appeal
to a much wider audience
than had you left it unrestored.
Henry spent just £20
on paint and materials
to re-purpose the radiator surround
into a chalkboard.
I think that would complement
a lot of kitchens.
I think it would look really good.
£50.
Henry's first restoration has
chalked up a modest rocket of £30
to add to Jeff's total.
So, let's do the air pump. OK.
Um... Again,
it's cleaned up beautifully.
They're not really uncommon.
There's a lot
of Sphinx pumps about.
But it looks decorative.
It's a pretty looking object.
Thanks to some free-of-charge elbow
grease from his restorer, Guy,
Henry's tyre pump
has polished up a treat.
Unfortunately,
I only value that at £20.
OK. Well, the good news, Jeff,
is that it cost us nothing to do.
We just put it on the mop,
or Guy did while I had tea.
Henry, can I ask... Yeah.
...does it work?
Yeah. I'll give you 25 quid.
You're rocking. I think
it's fabulous. It's a lovely thing.
I'm a big push-bike fan,
and so long as it works, as long as
you're not having me on,
I'll give you 25 quid.
Done. It's done, mate.
There you go, mate.
Thanks to Simon's interest
in the pump,
that's another £25 profit for Jeff
to complete
this round of valuations.
So, all told,
taking out the expenditure,
you're going home, mate,
with £395 in your back pocket.
How about that?
Yeah, it's OK. Yeah, good lad.
What will that money go towards?
A pedal car for the grandson. Oh,
will it? Oh, mate. That's so lovely.
Thanks very much. Fantastic stuff.
What a lovely thing to do.
Thanks to the lads' efforts,
Jeff will be walking away
with £395,
enough to buy the very best
pedal car for his grandson.
I was quite impressed the way
they've turned the rain hoppers
into down and uplighters, yeah.
Henry puts his upcycling skills
to the test.
That's about as close to decoupage
as I get.
Simon's item gets cut down to size.
Two floating shelves...
Here we go.
And the restorations impress
at the second valuation.
Do you know what I like, Henry?
You've brought it back to life.
Thanks, mate.
A kid can enjoy that now.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are restoring and upcycling
peoples' clutter
into desirable new items
in the hope of turning
a profit for their owners.
Simon's choice of location
raised £395 for Jeff.
So Henry is under pressure
to do better with his choice,
house clearance business owner,
John Naylor.
Well, Daz has been getting on with
the toy box and the rocking horse,
but today I've just turned up to put
some finishing touches on them.
I can't wait!
Henry rescued this old toy box
from Jeff's bonfire,
but, after a white spray-paint
by Daz,
it's ready to be given
a new lease of life
with some car-themed stickers,
including a race track on the lid.
Perfect for racing toy cars.
Mate, that's about as close
to decoupage as I get,
and that is lovely.
Bought for just a couple of quid
off the internet,
these colourful stickers are
a cheap and cheerful way
to add a professional colourful
finish to the plain white box.
That is fantastic! Yes. Isn't it?
Look at that. Yes, that's good.
Considering what that was.
Huh?
You're a master. Thanks, mate.
It's come out well, hasn't it?
Next, they turn their attention
to the toy horse.
And this is a triumph. Well,
it's not, it's a rocking horse.
But, I love it, mate.
We just need to basically
accessorise, don't we?
We need to finish her off, yes.
The first thing is eyes.
I love these.
That's bang on, man!
Using a strong adhesive,
they glue the eyes in place.
Then some hair to create a mane,
before fixing on some leather
and straps to make
a saddle and a bridle.
Cor, blimey. So, there it is.
Talk about a transformation, mate.
Yes, it's looking well.
There it is. That's lovely.
If I was a kid, I'd want that. Yes.
Mate, posh as you like.
Happy days, mate!
Thank you very much.
OK, two floating shelves.
Here we go.
In Liverpool, Simon is tackling
the timber that will become
two floating shelves.
The smell is beautiful.
A hardwood.
Simon inserts three threaded rods
into each shelf,
then cuts off the excess.
These rods will bear
the shelves' weight,
eliminating the need
for traditional brackets.
So there's two ways
of doing floating shelves.
You can either get massive rawlplugs
that go into the wall,
and then just slot it on
and resin this on,
or, my preference,
is to attach the rods into the wall
and then slide the shelf on.
It just has to be very
carefully measured.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Henry has had some interest
from a potential buyer
for his toy box.
Karen? Hello. Hi, Henry.
Hi, darling. Come in. Here it is.
There is the toy box.
What you reckon? It is very nice.
I mean, it's just a sweet
little thing, isn't it?
The boys are going to love it. Would
you take £50? I would love £80.
But... Hmm...
Come on, you've got to go up
from £50. £60?
Go on, then. It's a deal.
All right, as long as you
make me a cup of tea.
And a piece of cake?
Now you're on! Good, brilliant.
A result, but will the valuer
agree with Henry's deal?
It's time to find out
at the final valuation.
Henry chose house
clearance company owner
John Naylor's place in Preston.
Now he's here to find out what the
lads have done to his possessions,
and, more importantly, whether
they've made him some cash.
Come on in, mate. Hello. Good to
see you. Cold out there, is it?
Freezing!
John, take a look, mate.
Go and have a shifty if you fancy.
A closer look. Have a nose around.
That looks different.
Yes, that's
massively different, mate.
And that is the same box that was
on your bonfire. Wow, well done.
I'm surprised.
We've had a lot of fun with it,
but the key, obviously, mate,
is whether all this transforming
stuff has actually earned any money.
So, to that effect, meet Fay,
our independent valuer.
Fay Rutter is back to price up
the boys' latest restorations.
What shall we start with?
Shelves? Yes.
Floating shelves,
they speak for themselves, really.
Do you know what sort
of wood they are?
We believe that they are sapele.
Yes. OK, that gives it more value.
If it was just an MDF or veneered,
they are low value items, really.
Simon spent just £10 upcycling
a piece of timber
into two floating shelves.
Anybody that wants
a pair of hanging shelves
is going to want to pay £100, £120.
Brilliant. £120. Great.
Yes, I heard that as £120.
Yes, it was £120, I'm sure.
It was £100-£120.
That's right, exactly.
120 quid, brilliant.
Simon is off to a great start,
netting John a £110 profit
with his floating shelves.
I tell you what else
is cool as well. Go on.
Retro aluminium skateboards with
brand-new bearings, of course.
Talk to me, pro-am, pure gold.
Word up.
I'd give you a demo
if I wasn't wearing these today!
Restoring the retro skateboard
cost just £10
for new bearings and spray paint.
I've never had to give a value
before on a skateboard,
I'll be honest with you.
It is very retro-looking,
with it being aluminium. Um...
£30-£50.
I've had an offer of £50,
it sold for £50. Brilliant!
So, top end of the valuation there.
Simon's sale means that John
will be riding away with
a further £40 in profit.
Moving on then to my rocking horse.
As rare as. Well, absolutely!
I couldn't have put it
clearer myself.
Henry spent £30 on
spray-painting and materials
to give the toy rocking horse
a new lease of life.
You have made it look very usable,
user-friendly, shall we say?
I think, I'm not sure but I think
it might be home-made originally
John, is it? I think so, yes.
I think so.
Yes, I struggle to put a date on it.
Could have been '50s, '60s or '70s,
so it's home-made... Last Tuesday.
£65 including the teddy.
Well, you can't have the teddy,
so shall we just call it 65 quid?
Go on, then.
After deducting costs, that leaves
John with just a £35 profit.
Do you know what I like,
Henry? What?
I know that I was in your ear
about taking that.
You have brought it back to life.
Thanks, mate.
It looked a bit sad,
the old rocking horse.
A kid can enjoy that now,
it's lovely.
OK, moving onto the box, Fay.
Yes, an interesting box.
Very imaginative use of stickers.
Transforming the tired old box
into a stylish toy box cost £25
for white spray-painting
and the car themed stickers.
Boy's bedroom, again,
I don't know, £40.
I've flogged that... Have you?
...for £60.
Oh, well done.
That was a very good price.
Henry's savvy sale has netted
a further £35 profit for John
to finish off the final valuation.
I mean, for something that was
actually on your bonfire
ready to go up...
Yes, it was on the bonfire.
I mean, you could have just
burnt 35 quid. You know what I mean?
John, that gives you a grand total
of cash to take away,
of 220 quid.
Are you happy with that, mate? Yes!
All the stuff was literally just
hanging around, lying around.
So, can I ask, what are you going
to spend the money on?
More stuff to restore.
Yeah, rock on, mate!
Absolute pleasure, mate.
Thank you so much, mate. Super.
Happy days, man. Thank you. Lovely.
Thanks to the lads' efforts, John is
walking away with a total of £220.
Quite remarkable, to be fair.
I think the rocking horse
is the biggest surprise.
I got that in a local auction for
next to nothing, and it was a mess.
Henry's choice made £220, but it
is Simon who is today's victor,
making Jeff from Yorkshire £395.
That was fun, wasn't it?
Well, it was fun...
Hey, look. I pushed the envelope,
I've come up smiling,
I've earned some money for the boys.
Happy days. Yes.
Just not as happy as me. Urgh!
Subtitles by Ericsson
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
It's an old toilet.
Thanks for telling me!
What looks like junk can
actually be worth a pretty penny.
I've never seen a chair like it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are here to help turn that
clutter into hard cash.
We can get serious money for that.
£100,000? Yeah.
Upcycling genius Simon...
It works! Don't sound so surprised!
...and is restorer love
turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Gemma, come on.
Absolute winner.
BELL DINGS
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy!
...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.
She's off!
It runs!
Despite their differences,
they always come good and
they'll turn a tidy profit
for their owners.
You're going to put
in your pocket £10,630.
Great. Absolutely brilliant.
Today...
Simon has a treat
in store for Henry...
Are you ready? Yeah, yeah, OK.
Are you ready?
Open your eyes and look up.
HENRY GASPS
Cor, blimey!
Those are nice though, aren't they.
...restorations
fall flat in Liverpool.
SHE SCREAMS
That didn't really go
according to plan, did it? No.
And all their hard
work is well-received.
You've made it look very usable.
User-friendly, shall we say?
The rebels of restoration
are back on the road.
We've got good news
and we've got bad news.
The bad news is... Yeah?
...we've run out of jelly babies.
It's Simon's turn to choose
a candidate for a clear out.
He's brought Henry to
Wensleydale, in Yorkshire,
renowned for its
world-famous cheese.
He's got a special birthday treat
in store for petrolhead Henry.
Oh, mate,
I didn't think you cared!
Wensleydale is also home to
the historic Bolton Castle,
where Mary Queen of Scots
was once imprisoned.
That's only the start of
your birthday present because
the barn we're going to today...
Yeah?
...Jeff's barn.
He collects...
Wooden artefacts.
...auto memorabilia.
Happy birthday.
Oh, mate!
A retired farmer, Jeff also
worked for auctioneers and valuers,
so he has an eye for a
bargain, which explains
the outbuildings crammed with
collectables and memorabilia.
We bought the place in 2009.
We wanted somewhere where
I could house my old cars.
I always had a passion
for prewar vehicles.
Now retired,
Jeff can focus on his main hobby,
collecting and
restoring all sorts of cars.
Maybe with a little of
the money that we raise
I can put it towards buying
a pedal car for the grandson
and maybe get him
interested in some of the items
I've collected over the years, and
maybe he'll follow on in the future.
Let's hope Simon
and birthday boy Henry
can Jeff something
to celebrate, too.
Jeff, how are you? Hi, how are you?
Jeff, it's fair to say that you
are a lover of auto memorabilia.
That's right. We buy all sorts
of weird and wonderful things.
Well, we're going to have a good
old rummage through all your
barns and sheds and everything,
and we're going to pick out
two pieces each and then
convert that into cash for you.
How does that sound?
Sounds good to me. Great.
Perhaps we'll start in there.
Come on, then. Help yourselves.
Absolute pleasure, mate.
Thank you so much, mate.
And if you're lucky, I might give
you a bit of Bakewell tart as well.
I'll look forward to that.
Cheers, mate, see you later.
See you later, Jeff. Bye!
Looks like Henry's birthday
wish has come true.
LAUGHTER
There's just so much to see!
Oh, look at these.
This is what it's all about, man.
Collecting at its finest.
Isn't it just great to see just
something like that with all
those fascinating ornaments
and objects that obviously
had a purpose at some point? Yeah.
These fob watches.
They're great, aren't they?
Here is where I agree with Henry,
everyone should have
trinket cabinet.
Come on, then!
Is this a friend of yours? No.
Hello. What's your...?
No, steady on...! Thanks very much.
Come on, mate.
THEY MUMBLE
That's lovely, isn't it?
That is lovely.
Henry has found an
old Sphinx stirrup pump.
Used to inflate care tyres,
the Sphinx was manufactured
around 100 years ago in Sheffield.
You put in down. Yep. Your feet
go on the outside like that.
Put that on the tyre like that.
I'm ready. I'm the tyre.
OK, and then you've got
some real pressure. Except...
There isn't too much there at all.
I think your seals have gone, mate.
It doesn't work at the moment
so basically we'll refurb it,
we'll polish it up and that's brass.
It will come up beautifully.
I'm sure I could sell that
when it's done.
That will transform
very quickly, mate.
Confident that
there's a market for
this piece of
automotive memorabilia,
Henry's chosen the
brass pump as his first item.
Often the case with items
like that is that they're left in
a shed and you forget about them.
What you want to do
is fall in love again.
On the hunt for more items to add
value to, the lads delve deeper.
Oh, look at this.
I can feel your sap rising.
You can! This is more your
thing, isn't it? Isn't it just?!
I love them. It's a pair of hoppers.
I think they're fantastic.
I'm going to hop
to it and claim them.
Both decorative and functional,
hoppers formed part of a building's
guttering system, collecting
and draining away rainwater.
So up on the wall...
Yeah, got it. Yeah?
Put a light inside,
you've got an uplight, downlight.
A pair of them. I'm loving it.
What a light through the bottom?
Yeah. OK, I've got it.
You have, yeah. A sort of
castellated cathedral vibe.
Yeah, it's good, isn't it?
I love it, mate.
Now, they are a
definite, definite for me.
For his first item, Simon's chosen
to repurpose these cast iron
rainwater hoppers into lights.
His first find has opened
up the floodgates for Simon.
Look what I've found.
Cor, what's that? See these... Slate.
No, not slate. What are they?
Yorkstone, I believe. OK, stone.
Now, they're cheese shelves.
They're for storing
your local Wensleydale cheese.
Once made, the cheese would be
stored on these cool stone slabs
in a larder to develop its
distinct Wensleydale flavours.
These stone shelves are often
sold for hundreds of pounds
in reclamation yards,
but sitting around gathering dust,
they're currently making
no money for owner Jeff.
So we've got a
shelving unit going on.
It's a shelving unit.
I mean, that's serious weight.
Would you take all of those?
Absolutely. You know what I'm like,
in for a penny... In for a pound.
In for a pound of cheese. Yeah.
When they're put back together,
they're going to be
absolutely fabulous and with
a real history about them as well.
Cleaning up the stone slabs to
create some shelving should be
a relatively straightforward task
and with both items banked,
Simon turns his attention back to
Henry and his birthday treats.
Are you ready? Yeah, yeah, OK.
Are you ready?
Yeah, I'm ready. I'm ready.
Open your eyes and look up.
Hey my birthday's got
a whole lot better.
Sorry... Those are nice though,
aren't they?
I am in heaven.
Don't these do something to you?
Huh? I mean, look at that!
That is...
Si?
'I can't understand why
he doesn't like an oil can.'
I mean, how can you not like
an oil can?
This pie crust can here,
the round one, that's rare.
I realised we still needed one
more item and it was his birthday,
so I thought I'd do him a favour.
I'll put my Bakewell down then.
What have you got there?
Radiator... Come here.
Now, then,
you said something to me earlier...
Right? Yeah. You know that little
glass cabinet we were looking in?
Sure.
You haven't got one, have you? No.
What about...? Hang on,
I see where you're coming from.
If one of these was on a wall...
Yeah?
...with shelves inside it...
Yeah, I like it.
What has happened to you today?
It's your birthday.
I was feeling very creative
today and I thought I'd stick with
the automotive theme. It wasn't too
much of a leap to put shelves in it.
Ah, there you go,
birthday present.
With Simon's help, Henry's also
bagged his final item -
a radiator cowl.
Designed to improve
a car's aesthetics,
it framed the
essential, but ugly, car radiator.
This one's from the front of
a 1930s Morris Oxford Light van.
We now have our two items each.
So if we go and find Jeff...
Yeah?
We could cut the cake.
I'm loving it, mate.
What a great day. Thanks, man.
Take it with you. I will.
There you go.
I'm loving it.
Henry, Henry, Henry, are you sure
about that bicycle pump?
Don't be stupid, man.
I'm telling you, mate,
I'm going to keep the track pump.
I know what you mean... All right.
...but that plus...
OK, let's go and see Jeff.
Have you...?
Have you nicked me cake?
I didn't touch it.
Well, you must have done.
I haven't touched it.
I haven't touched it!
Blimey, you need some work in there!
You snooze, you lose, Henry.
Let's hope the lads assortment
of weird and wonderful things
can win Jeff some money.
Amongst all of this stuff,
all these beautiful old cars
and everything,
we find such things as these.
But they're amazing,
beautiful things.
A little bit of TLC on the stonework
and I think we've got
a winner for you there, mate.
We really, really have.
A lovely piece. OK. Great.
Jeff, now, I've got something
that I'm not going to repurpose,
I'm just going to clean up
and that is that track pump.
Even if someone doesn't use it
as a pump,
it'll be a lovely
decorative item.
You'll be amazed how beautiful
that looks. Sounds good.
So, Jeff, if it's all
right with you, mate,
we'll be back with some
folding cash.
That sounds good to me.
Simon restorer
draws a blank.
I'm stuck.
I don't know what to
do with them.
Henry's got a plan
to keep his restorer
out of trouble.
Best of luck, bud.
That will keep him busy
for about three hours.
And in the
second search,
the lads take a trip
down memory lane.
Now, this is what were
talking about, isn't it?
I'm feeling 18 again.
Expert upcyclers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a crusade to turn trash into cash.
Collecting at its finest. Oh!
After grabbing two items each from
Jeff's automotive treasure
trove the boys have returned home to
start their restorations.
In Liverpool Simon's eager to
reveal to restorer Gemma
his plans for the old stone shelves.
There you go. Why do you look
so pleased with this?
Here's what I've got in mind... Go
on. ..but it might be impossible.
I might be able to make them into
a freestanding set of shelves.
Now, they'd be pretty weighty.
Freestanding? Yeah.
But if you can do it so you can take
them to bits by pinning through.
Right. Going to be very heavy.
They are going to be very heavy
indeed but I just couldn't
resist them.
I do love beautiful slabs of stone.
They are very you, Simon.
I'm not sure what you mean by that.
Well, it means that I'm stuck.
I don't know what to do with them.
Well, you can help me clean them up.
Just get these bits and pieces off.
OK. OK? Yeah.
Perhaps the cast iron rainwater
hoppers will get Gemma's
creative juices going.
Oh, they are nice.
Now then... They're very decorative
aren't they? They're gorgeous.
My guess is they're off a church or
a very grand manor house or
something like that. Yeah.
Here's my thought. OK.
Stay there so you can have a look at
this from a distance.
It looks heavy.
It is heavy but look. Nice.
Like a light. Yeah.
I think that's a great idea. Good.
So we've got a pair? Yes, we have.
Great. So I did 50% well.
50% well. Yeah. These are good.
These are... Interesting. Hm.
I don't know what he's thinking with
these slabs of stone.
Apparently they're for
cooling cheeses on.
We've got fridges for those nowadays.
While the hoppers are sent away
to be sandblasted,
a process in which old rust and
paint will be removed with
pressurised sand, Simon turns his
attention to the stone slabs.
So the cheese cells were just
completely coated with old lime.
Whitewash obviously.
They were for storing food so they
had to be hygienic.
That's the old way of doing it.
The stone shelves are valuable
just as they are
so Simon only needs to give them
a simple clean-up, removing old
whitewash and imperfections with
a chisel and a wire brush
before stacking them and testing out
his freestanding shelves idea.
So straight on. I think it should be
all right.
Go on. Are you on? I'm on.
CRASH
Oh!
It collapsed. It collapsed.
I think it... You've just put one
too many on, didn't you?
I wanted all four. Shall we just
have a floating shelf like that?
Yeah, this one looks lovely.
Your toes all right? My toes are OK.
Yours? Yeah, yeah. Ah.
That didn't really go according to
plan, did it? No.
Oh, dear, the heavy slabs are
turning out to be a handful.
To avoid another dangerous collapse
they opt for three shelves
instead of four.
Wouldn't look out of place in the
Flintstones, would it? It wouldn't.
That's what it is, isn't it? It's
a flatpack Flintstone shelf pack.
Yeah. I'm just glad I've still got
my feet intact. So am I. Yeah. Yeah.
In Oxfordshire Henry is showing off
the radiator cowl to
restoration expert Guy.
Morning. What do you reckon?
You ain't no Madonna.
HE LAUGHS
Hey! That is rather nice.
Oxford light van. Lovely. Now then,
what are we going to do with that?
Don't know. Shall I tell you?
Go on, then. Put it on a wall.
I'm liking that. Either shelving or
we could have a workshop blackboard.
I prefer the blackboard idea.
I think it's different, isn't it?
Yeah.
But what will Guy make of the
vintage tyre pump?
Isn't it beautiful? Yes.
A little Sphinx air pump.
And by time I polish that... Or are
you going to polish it? Are we both
going to polish it?
Probably you. OK.
Isn't it just lovely to hang on
the wall of the workshop,
just have it hanging up somewhere.
Well, have it hanging up
and have it usable.
That can be perfectly usable,
that thing. Let's do it. Yeah.
A very, very simple restoration
costing no money at all.
We like that.
To get the radiator surround shining
like new and fit for sale
Guy's working his magic on the
polishing mop.
I'm going to fit this beautiful
Monza filler cap to take up
this big hole in the top
cos that looks very unsightly.
I've just got to make some brackets
that will sort of go like this.
I've got to bend them to the
right angle.
This can be a little bit fiddly
so on we go.
Guy fashions some custom-made
brackets for the fuel filler cap.
This Monza design is associated with
famous competition cars of the
'60s and will add a decorative
finish to the chalkboard and
hopefully add value.
Meanwhile Henry has cut out plywood
to fit the shape of the
radiator cowling.
And with a light sanding is ready
for the black chalkboard paint.
Readily available in DIY stores a
small tin costs around a fiver.
That's looking posh now, don't you
think? That's great.
Can you open it? Yeah.
Hello. Look at that. Quality.
Far better than having a hole the
top of it, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.
I'm going to do a swap then with
you if I've got to polish that.
Best of luck son. OK. All right.
See you later. OK, mate.
Best of luck, bud.
That'll keep him busy for about
three hours. Excellent.
It's all hands to the pump. While
Henry buffs up the radiator
surround, Guy is polishing
up the tyre pump.
Back in Liverpool the rainwater
hoppers have returned from
the blasters.
All the paint's been removed.
They're back to their natural state.
Just a clear lacquer and this
will protect them.
Costing just a few pounds this
acrylic-based clear lacquer
will give the hoppers a tough,
durable high-gloss finish.
Right, so once they're dry I'll get
an electrician in,
they can get the electrics inside
and they'll be ready to go.
With the items from Jeff's place in
mid-transformation it's
Henry's turn to choose their next
hunting ground.
He's taking Simon to Preston
in Lancashire.
We're going to go to see John. OK?
All right.
And he's got a plethora of
automotive excellence but
this may not be for you.
John and his wife Lorna run
a house clearance company.
I collect because it's just
interesting. You don't know what's
round the corner, you don'tknow
who's going to turn up with what
tomorrow. It's just exciting.
John and Lorna are clearing houses
faster than they are selling on
their contents so their stock is now
overwhelming their sheds at home.
My wife thinks my collection is
all over the place.
She calls it John's junk.
So it's time to reclaim their sheds
by starting a clearout and
hopefully raise some cash.
It will get reinvested into future
auctions or future purchases to try
and make some
more money for the future.
John, hello, mate. Hi. John. Hi.
How are you? Simon. Are you all
right? Yeah.
Morning, John. How are you, mate?
Are you all right? Lovely to
see you.
It's cold up here. It's freezing.
How long have you been here?
15 years.
Have you really? What's your
motivation to collect stuff?
It's exciting. You don't know what
comes round tomorrow. Exactly.
What's round corner.
I've just got this feeling we're
going to get a result either way.
Cheers, John. See you later.
Cheers. See you soon.
We'll see you after we've had a
rummage. Start over here, yeah?
Yeah.
Yeah, come on, let's start over
here. That looks good.
The boys must find two items each
that they can restore or
repurpose to make John money.
What a lovely, sweet collection.
All sorts, all shapes and sizes.
Is it still your birthday?
I think it might be.
I'm feeling 18 again.
Now, this is what we're talking
about, isn't it?
Mark 2 Chopper bicycle in purple.
You like your Choppers, don't you?
I love my Choppers. In fact I
collect them. This is an icon.
What a classic bike they are.
But once more there is nothing wrong
with that. Leave it alone, Henry.
Move on.
Come on. Move on. 1970s Mark 2
Choppers sell for £500 unrestored.
This one is in mint condition
so there is nothing Henry can do
to add value.
Henry has to pass on it but there's
no skating past the next item.
Now then. Were you good at that?
Do you know what?
I was all right at skateboarding.
Were you?
I took it up in a big way, right?
Yeah.
This is the late '70s, early '80s,
Pro-am Pure Gold.
You don't see these very often.
And wouldn't that look lovely all
polished up? And this is retro.
Some kid would love this.
I could certainly never afford
an aluminium one when I was
little so now is the chance.
Come on. Here we go. Let's see if I
can go all the way round.
I haven't done this for 30 years.
Haven't you really? No.
No, not quite. I've saved you, mate.
Please take that cos I'd love to
see that minted. OK.
I actually thought Simon's tricks
were all right.
'I was never very good.
I was terrified of skateboards.'
Do it like that.
So Simon's taken a ride down memory
lane with his first item.
And the nostalgia seems to be catching.
THEY LAUGH
Can I just move us along slightly
because I've seen
something that reminds
me of my childhood.
I tell you what. I bet you I
can have this. Oh.
What do you reckon on this puppy?
What do you think?
ADOPTS POSH ACCENT: Giddy-up,
Horsey. Anyone like a mince pie or
port?
It will be sent around in
a minute on a silver salver.
In all seriousness I think it
only looks like
a little home-made job but it's
really nice.
What a lovely little thing. I was
quite jealous when he spotted that.
And I can really see that being
turned into something very
lovely for next to nothing.
You could probably recover the seat
a little bit. Yeah.
You could just polish it up with
some cool colours. Yeah.
I know it's weird for a biker but
I'm going to take that rocking horse
and I'm going to give it what for.
Toy rocking horses always sell well
so he's picked it as his first item.
Where are you going? You can't have
any of that stuff. Never mind.
Huh? Hang on, I've changed... Do you
know what? You can't have that, mate.
I am definitely having this. What?
Look what we have here.
He's found a plank of wood.
Look at that.
Gorgeous slab of tropical hardwood.
I mean you don't come across that
every day. It's coming home with me.
I'm thinking floating shelves, OK?
There's a very clever way you can
fix them to the wall.
Worth £40 just as a piece of timber,
Simon is convinced
he can work his magic on this piece
of valuable Central African
sapele hardwood which is used to
make acoustic guitar bodies.
With Simon finished, the lads head
out in search of Henry's last pick.
Come on, we're not finished yet.
What do you mean we're not
finished? There you go.
One man's trash is another man's
treasure?
Come on. Don't be absurd.
It's a bonfire. Come on.
In preparation for Guy Fawkes
night John's built
a bonfire out of what he thought was
some old rubbish but some of
the items still have potential.
Perfectly good couch there, Henry.
What about that? I'm going up. Look
at these. Old doors. Look at this.
It's a box. Don't even ask me to.
You're going to say, "Turn that into
a box", aren't you? Look.
Have a look at it. Let's start using
your imagination for a second. Look.
Intrinsically... Come on. It is a
perfectly good, solid, little toy box.
And you're asking me to create
something out of a box that
if we got here next week wouldn't be
here cos it would have been burnt?
That's right. Do I have to?
Despite his reservations the old box
is in good condition and with
a little imagination it could be
transformed into a toy box.
I'm on it. Give it to me.
Am I excited?
Yes, I am, cos I am right up
for the challenge.
I'm going to show Simon,
the king of upcycling,
that there just might be
a successor.
With Henry challenging Simon's crown
and the box safe from the
fire their search is over.
Come on, you idiot.
John, I have to say,
we couldn't take away the absolutely
lovely stuff, and quite rightly.
So we found ourselves
a few other items.
It's a lovely piece of wood,
isn't it?
Once that's polished up and oiled
me and you both know they will
look fantastic. Yeah. And they'll
will be worth a few quid as well.
John, I turn up today and wouldn't
imagine that I'd be taking
home a rocking horse.
But I do think I could get you
a little bit of money for that,
but not half as much as my second
item. That little box there.
Good luck. We're going to make you
some money. Thank you.
That's brilliant stuff.
See you later. All right.
See you later, John.
Simon tries to get his restorer on board.
Are we making a ramp?
That's a good idea. Yeah!
Henry is blown away by Guy's
efforts.
Guy... A beauty, isn't it? ..you are
a master of your art.
And Simon goes shopping at the first valuation.
Does it work? Yeah.
I'll give you 25 quid.
Upcycling experts
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a mission to turn trash
into profitable pieces.
Perfectly good couch there, Henry.
What about that?
After both choosing
their final two items,
it's back to their respective
workshops to begin work.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's sharing
his plans for the rescued toy box
with best mate
and restoration guru Guy.
Oh, my God!
Now, that was on a bonfire.
By now, it should have been
incinerated. Yes.
I think it's a kid's toy box. Yeah.
And I think it should be
a ludicrous colour. OK.
We've got to do something with it,
so we will. Yeah.
And I'm sure at the end of the day,
you'll think,
"20 times better than it was,"
because it WAS on a bonfire...
Yeah. ..ready to go.
Yeah, so we've saved something,
and that's cool. Yes. You know?
Now, obviously,
it's a rocking horse.
And it's seen better days
and it's obviously home-made.
I think we should rejuvenate this
as best we can.
Yeah? And as cheaply as we can.
And as cheaply as we can.
To maximise our profit.
Also, I quite like the idea of a
leather mane or something like that.
OK. And I'm feeling
psychedelic colours.
Well, it certainly needs
brightening up, doesn't it?
Having decided that a bright
paint job is the way forward,
Henry heads off to his trusted
local resprayers, Daz,
for some advice.
Now, look, right.
OK, it don't look too good,
does it? Not really, mate.
They've seen a better day, ain't
they? What would you do with it?
Either white or brown, and then
just copy the design that's on there
and renew the leather and seats
and put hair on it, maybe,
something like that,
and bring it back to a toy.
You powder-coat and spray-paint?
Can you do all that?
I could certainly sort it out, mate,
yeah. No problem at all.
I love the idea
of it being a white base.
Yeah? Rather than wood. Wood.
Now, look, right. The box. Uh-huh.
And I've got this vibe, perhaps,
of kind of racing car,
fire engine...
That's fine. Something like that.
I don't know.
What about white background again,
nice and clean features,
we put a racing track on the top
so he can play with the cars,
and then a picture of a garage,
petrol pump or something
on the front?
How about that? You never cease
to amaze me. Could you do that?
Yeah. Top work, mate.
Leave it with me.
Daz is in a creative mood
and get to work on spray-painting
Henry's items immediately.
He starts by giving the toy horse
a crisp, clean, white base.
Just going to get the design
on the side of the horse.
Then I'm going to add
some colours to it.
Using painter's tape, Daz marks out
areas to be painted green,
masking out the areas
that he wants to keep white.
Well, what I'm going to do now
is I'm just going to sharpen up
these edges with some fine line.
We're going to choose gold,
cos green and gold looks nice.
So with a bit of luck,
that should finish that off nicely.
While Daz works his Midas touch
on the toy horse,
up in Liverpool, Simon's on his way
to show off his finds
to his restorer, Gemma,
and not a moment too soon.
What are you doing? I'm just
getting the firewood ready. No!
Is this not firewood?
This is not firewood!
Is that an item? Yes, it is an item!
You get worse.
Are we making a ramp?
Now, there's an idea! Yeah.
There you go.
Have a go each.
OK, where do you want to start?
Let's start with this, then. Right.
Well, this is a retro,
original, aluminium skateboard.
I can see that.
This is a bit of a one-off, really.
I haven't seen one of these
for years.
So the idea is, literally,
let's get it working,
let's get it looking beautiful,
get some new trucks for it,
you know, maybe get some kryptonite,
lime green, you know what I mean?
Are you with me?
And then I'm going to hit the ramp.
You think you're dead cool,
don't you, Simon?
Um... OK.
Yeah.
What about this?
I genuinely did not realise
this was an item.
I was going to cut this up
for the fire. Stop it, Gemma.
This is a beautiful piece
of hardwood. Right.
I think we've just got enough
to create three shelves
of different sizes.
I think two bigger ones
would be better than...
Now, normally...
...than a little bitty one.
Normally I would disagree with you,
but it's less work,
so I'm all for that. OK.
You get on with that.
You get your cap and your sneakers.
Yeah, man, I'm going down the ramps.
Just going down the ramps.
Going to kick one round the bowl.
See you later.
Gemma gets straight to work
on the hardwood.
I'm going to give it
a good sanding and a clean
and then it should be ready to go.
Let's get cracking.
SANDER BUZZES
With a piece of timber this big,
Gemma is using an electric sander
to get the surface
as smooth as possible.
Look at that.
That's coming up lovely.
Brand-new.
In order to turn back the clock
on the retro skateboard,
Simon's tackling
the squeaky, uneven wheels.
He's replacing the bearings.
Available for under a tenner
in specialist skateboard shops,
new wheel bearings
will ensure a smoother ride
without breaking the bank.
For those people
who aren't aficionados
of skateboard technology,
it is amazing.
You've got your sealed bearings,
you've got different types
of rubber,
whether you want to ride soft
or hard, fast or slow, do tricks,
and then these rubbers here,
the spacers,
that gives you
your suspension and steering.
And you even get different densities
of them as well
depending on what kind of ride
you want.
It's incredible.
To give the skateboard
an instant makeover,
Simon sprays the bearings black
before reattaching them
to the board.
The difference between that
and the old bearings -
no noise and it just rolls.
Ooh! Gorgeous.
Just give it
a bit of a clean-up round the edge.
With valuation day
around the corner,
it's time to turn their attention
to finishing their first finds.
To complete the hoppers'
transformation,
Simon's hired
a professional electrician
to install light fittings
into the decorative hoppers
and hopefully increase their value.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Henry and Guy
are also turning their attention
to getting their items ready
for the first valuation.
Guy's finishing the polish
of the vintage car pump.
This is just the first polish
as well.
I'll put a final one on it
in a minute.
It's coming up really nice,
but they always do, these.
They're really good quality.
Henry's adding the finishing touches
to the car radiator surround,
which has been repurposed
into a workshop chalkboard.
Always best to do everything
like this in sections.
Then you can work your way round.
That's looking posh, I think.
All that's left to do
is to fix the blackboard in place
for a job well done.
Oh, my lord. Feast your eyes.
Look at that -
the badges and everything.
And look at your tyre valve thing.
Cor, mate!
HENRY GASPS
Guy... It's a beauty, isn't it?
...you are a master of your art.
'The bicycle pump looks as fabulous
as I thought it would.
'The badges on it are beautiful.'
Overall, I reckon it's one of
the nicest pumps I've ever seen.
That's great.
Imagine that against the wall.
Fabulous. Oh, man,
what a transformation! Yeah.
So, look,
we've got two beautiful items
that I think
will make serious money.
But is Henry right?
It's time for the first valuation.
Simon's choice of salvage spot
was classic car enthusiast
Jeff's place in Yorkshire.
Now Jeff's arrived to inspect Henry
and Simon's restoration efforts.
Good to see. Good to see you, mate.
And to find out
if they've made him enough money
to purchase a pedal car
for his grandson.
Go and have a look. Have a look
around, mate. Have a look around.
Wow. Very good. Quite impressed.
Yeah, you've done a good job.
Quite impressed?!
I'd take that as a compliment, mate.
The sweat... The sweat! The tears!
But that was Gemma.
That wasn't me. Yeah.
I didn't do much, to be honest.
Hopefully you're pleased with how
it's turned out. Yes, very good.
But that's all well and good,
isn't it, that you love the stuff?
But have we made you any money?
That would be nice, wouldn't it?
Well, we'll find out right now,
because joining us
is our independent valuer, Fay.
Fay Rutter runs a successful
antiques emporium in Walsall.
With years of experience
running this family business,
she's always on the money
when it comes to valuations.
Shall we start with the cast-iron
repurposed hoppers?
They're great, aren't they?
I've never thought
to put lights in them
and make them as uplighters
or downlighters.
I think it works
really, really well with them.
Simon spent £110 on sandblasting
and on hiring an electrician
to re-purpose the cast iron hoppers
into stylish wall lamps.
They're obviously
some sort of cast iron.
They serve a good purpose.
I would put a value of those
of £200.
£200 for some old hoppers.
What do you reckon, Jeff?
Doesn't sound too bad.
Simon's off to a solid start,
banking Jeff a profit of £90.
Let's go on to the next item.
The old cheese shelves.
These are fantastic, aren't they?
Just so you know, Fay,
we've only displayed a set two there
against that temporary wall.
But we do have six shelves in all.
Giving the stone cheese shelves
a thorough clean-up
didn't cost Simon a thing.
They're really, really good.
I think you've done a nice job
of cleaning them up.
It would be lovely
to see the set of six in situ.
A very difficult thing
to put a value on,
but I'm going to say around £250.
But in the right place,
with the right people...
Clear profit, there, mate. 250 quid.
Sounds OK. Yeah.
A great result for Simon,
netting Jeff £250 in pure profit.
Right, Fay, radiator cowl
turned into workshop blackboard,
with lovely Monza filler cap
that I think is a glorious
little motif on the top.
Mm. What's not to like about it?
You've turned it into something
that would appeal
to a much wider audience
than had you left it unrestored.
Henry spent just £20
on paint and materials
to re-purpose the radiator surround
into a chalkboard.
I think that would complement
a lot of kitchens.
I think it would look really good.
£50.
Henry's first restoration has
chalked up a modest rocket of £30
to add to Jeff's total.
So, let's do the air pump. OK.
Um... Again,
it's cleaned up beautifully.
They're not really uncommon.
There's a lot
of Sphinx pumps about.
But it looks decorative.
It's a pretty looking object.
Thanks to some free-of-charge elbow
grease from his restorer, Guy,
Henry's tyre pump
has polished up a treat.
Unfortunately,
I only value that at £20.
OK. Well, the good news, Jeff,
is that it cost us nothing to do.
We just put it on the mop,
or Guy did while I had tea.
Henry, can I ask... Yeah.
...does it work?
Yeah. I'll give you 25 quid.
You're rocking. I think
it's fabulous. It's a lovely thing.
I'm a big push-bike fan,
and so long as it works, as long as
you're not having me on,
I'll give you 25 quid.
Done. It's done, mate.
There you go, mate.
Thanks to Simon's interest
in the pump,
that's another £25 profit for Jeff
to complete
this round of valuations.
So, all told,
taking out the expenditure,
you're going home, mate,
with £395 in your back pocket.
How about that?
Yeah, it's OK. Yeah, good lad.
What will that money go towards?
A pedal car for the grandson. Oh,
will it? Oh, mate. That's so lovely.
Thanks very much. Fantastic stuff.
What a lovely thing to do.
Thanks to the lads' efforts,
Jeff will be walking away
with £395,
enough to buy the very best
pedal car for his grandson.
I was quite impressed the way
they've turned the rain hoppers
into down and uplighters, yeah.
Henry puts his upcycling skills
to the test.
That's about as close to decoupage
as I get.
Simon's item gets cut down to size.
Two floating shelves...
Here we go.
And the restorations impress
at the second valuation.
Do you know what I like, Henry?
You've brought it back to life.
Thanks, mate.
A kid can enjoy that now.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are restoring and upcycling
peoples' clutter
into desirable new items
in the hope of turning
a profit for their owners.
Simon's choice of location
raised £395 for Jeff.
So Henry is under pressure
to do better with his choice,
house clearance business owner,
John Naylor.
Well, Daz has been getting on with
the toy box and the rocking horse,
but today I've just turned up to put
some finishing touches on them.
I can't wait!
Henry rescued this old toy box
from Jeff's bonfire,
but, after a white spray-paint
by Daz,
it's ready to be given
a new lease of life
with some car-themed stickers,
including a race track on the lid.
Perfect for racing toy cars.
Mate, that's about as close
to decoupage as I get,
and that is lovely.
Bought for just a couple of quid
off the internet,
these colourful stickers are
a cheap and cheerful way
to add a professional colourful
finish to the plain white box.
That is fantastic! Yes. Isn't it?
Look at that. Yes, that's good.
Considering what that was.
Huh?
You're a master. Thanks, mate.
It's come out well, hasn't it?
Next, they turn their attention
to the toy horse.
And this is a triumph. Well,
it's not, it's a rocking horse.
But, I love it, mate.
We just need to basically
accessorise, don't we?
We need to finish her off, yes.
The first thing is eyes.
I love these.
That's bang on, man!
Using a strong adhesive,
they glue the eyes in place.
Then some hair to create a mane,
before fixing on some leather
and straps to make
a saddle and a bridle.
Cor, blimey. So, there it is.
Talk about a transformation, mate.
Yes, it's looking well.
There it is. That's lovely.
If I was a kid, I'd want that. Yes.
Mate, posh as you like.
Happy days, mate!
Thank you very much.
OK, two floating shelves.
Here we go.
In Liverpool, Simon is tackling
the timber that will become
two floating shelves.
The smell is beautiful.
A hardwood.
Simon inserts three threaded rods
into each shelf,
then cuts off the excess.
These rods will bear
the shelves' weight,
eliminating the need
for traditional brackets.
So there's two ways
of doing floating shelves.
You can either get massive rawlplugs
that go into the wall,
and then just slot it on
and resin this on,
or, my preference,
is to attach the rods into the wall
and then slide the shelf on.
It just has to be very
carefully measured.
Back in Oxfordshire,
Henry has had some interest
from a potential buyer
for his toy box.
Karen? Hello. Hi, Henry.
Hi, darling. Come in. Here it is.
There is the toy box.
What you reckon? It is very nice.
I mean, it's just a sweet
little thing, isn't it?
The boys are going to love it. Would
you take £50? I would love £80.
But... Hmm...
Come on, you've got to go up
from £50. £60?
Go on, then. It's a deal.
All right, as long as you
make me a cup of tea.
And a piece of cake?
Now you're on! Good, brilliant.
A result, but will the valuer
agree with Henry's deal?
It's time to find out
at the final valuation.
Henry chose house
clearance company owner
John Naylor's place in Preston.
Now he's here to find out what the
lads have done to his possessions,
and, more importantly, whether
they've made him some cash.
Come on in, mate. Hello. Good to
see you. Cold out there, is it?
Freezing!
John, take a look, mate.
Go and have a shifty if you fancy.
A closer look. Have a nose around.
That looks different.
Yes, that's
massively different, mate.
And that is the same box that was
on your bonfire. Wow, well done.
I'm surprised.
We've had a lot of fun with it,
but the key, obviously, mate,
is whether all this transforming
stuff has actually earned any money.
So, to that effect, meet Fay,
our independent valuer.
Fay Rutter is back to price up
the boys' latest restorations.
What shall we start with?
Shelves? Yes.
Floating shelves,
they speak for themselves, really.
Do you know what sort
of wood they are?
We believe that they are sapele.
Yes. OK, that gives it more value.
If it was just an MDF or veneered,
they are low value items, really.
Simon spent just £10 upcycling
a piece of timber
into two floating shelves.
Anybody that wants
a pair of hanging shelves
is going to want to pay £100, £120.
Brilliant. £120. Great.
Yes, I heard that as £120.
Yes, it was £120, I'm sure.
It was £100-£120.
That's right, exactly.
120 quid, brilliant.
Simon is off to a great start,
netting John a £110 profit
with his floating shelves.
I tell you what else
is cool as well. Go on.
Retro aluminium skateboards with
brand-new bearings, of course.
Talk to me, pro-am, pure gold.
Word up.
I'd give you a demo
if I wasn't wearing these today!
Restoring the retro skateboard
cost just £10
for new bearings and spray paint.
I've never had to give a value
before on a skateboard,
I'll be honest with you.
It is very retro-looking,
with it being aluminium. Um...
£30-£50.
I've had an offer of £50,
it sold for £50. Brilliant!
So, top end of the valuation there.
Simon's sale means that John
will be riding away with
a further £40 in profit.
Moving on then to my rocking horse.
As rare as. Well, absolutely!
I couldn't have put it
clearer myself.
Henry spent £30 on
spray-painting and materials
to give the toy rocking horse
a new lease of life.
You have made it look very usable,
user-friendly, shall we say?
I think, I'm not sure but I think
it might be home-made originally
John, is it? I think so, yes.
I think so.
Yes, I struggle to put a date on it.
Could have been '50s, '60s or '70s,
so it's home-made... Last Tuesday.
£65 including the teddy.
Well, you can't have the teddy,
so shall we just call it 65 quid?
Go on, then.
After deducting costs, that leaves
John with just a £35 profit.
Do you know what I like,
Henry? What?
I know that I was in your ear
about taking that.
You have brought it back to life.
Thanks, mate.
It looked a bit sad,
the old rocking horse.
A kid can enjoy that now,
it's lovely.
OK, moving onto the box, Fay.
Yes, an interesting box.
Very imaginative use of stickers.
Transforming the tired old box
into a stylish toy box cost £25
for white spray-painting
and the car themed stickers.
Boy's bedroom, again,
I don't know, £40.
I've flogged that... Have you?
...for £60.
Oh, well done.
That was a very good price.
Henry's savvy sale has netted
a further £35 profit for John
to finish off the final valuation.
I mean, for something that was
actually on your bonfire
ready to go up...
Yes, it was on the bonfire.
I mean, you could have just
burnt 35 quid. You know what I mean?
John, that gives you a grand total
of cash to take away,
of 220 quid.
Are you happy with that, mate? Yes!
All the stuff was literally just
hanging around, lying around.
So, can I ask, what are you going
to spend the money on?
More stuff to restore.
Yeah, rock on, mate!
Absolute pleasure, mate.
Thank you so much, mate. Super.
Happy days, man. Thank you. Lovely.
Thanks to the lads' efforts, John is
walking away with a total of £220.
Quite remarkable, to be fair.
I think the rocking horse
is the biggest surprise.
I got that in a local auction for
next to nothing, and it was a mess.
Henry's choice made £220, but it
is Simon who is today's victor,
making Jeff from Yorkshire £395.
That was fun, wasn't it?
Well, it was fun...
Hey, look. I pushed the envelope,
I've come up smiling,
I've earned some money for the boys.
Happy days. Yes.
Just not as happy as me. Urgh!
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