Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 2, Episode 12 - Episode #2.12 - full transcript
You're like a man on a mission now.
The homes of Britain are stacked
with old possessions.
Oh, mate. Ah!
What looks like junk can
actually be worth a pretty penny.
Exposed rivets and polished copper,
now we're talking.
Get that outside and have a look.
GONG CLANGS
Henry Cole and Max McMurdo are here
to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
That's £250 of anyone's money.
Got to be.
For Henry and his mechanic...
Hey, hey, there we go, boys!
Those have come up posh.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Goes in there like that.
Look at that! Check that out!
Whilst upcycling genius Max and his
restorer love turning everyday
objects into fantastic furniture.
What?! No way!
My goodness, what a transformation,
Henry. Absolutely, mate.
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
That's a grand total profit of
£1,820.
Thanks, Henry. Brilliant.
Today, Henry smells something
a little off.
HE MAKES STRANGE NOISE
Max is off his rocker.
Oh, it's a bit front heavy.
Hang on, mate. There you go.
But they are both on their game.
What do you think? Wow, well done.
Go on, go and have a look. You've
been very, very hard at work.
Mate, it may be a long drive, but
it's beautiful, isn't it, eh?
The scenery in Wales is outstanding.
It's what they call in the trade
"picture-skew."
As usual, the boys are heading to
two locations today.
And the first is Aberystwyth, in
west Wales.
Do you know what "aber" means?
Ask me one on sport.
I've got no idea.
Well, it means "mouth of".
For a river, yeah? Oh, Aberystwyth.
OK, yeah.
Aberystwyth is an area where 60% of
inhabitants speak Welsh.
And obviously, Henry and Max are
keen to blend right in.
Do you know what "hello" is
in Welsh?
No, but I know it says "araf"
on the roads.
Oh, that means slow.
Yes. OK, so we're both fluent, then.
One language they are
fluent in is junk,
and Henry has located the perfect
place for them to visit.
OK, so it's John and June, he
collects junk, she puts up with it,
and we are going to find ourselves
two delectable items each to restore
or in your case, upcycle.
Is that right? I hope so.
John is an ex-printer and full-time
collector.
I got all that stuff because I don't
like throwing anything away.
Yeah, I think Henry and Max are
going to have
a field day in that shed, and they
can take everything from it as far
as I'm concerned.
Ah ha!
John, how are you?
Lovely to see you. This is Max.
June, how are you? Hello, Henry, I'm
very well, thanks.
That's Max. Nice to meet you both,
I'm Max. So nice to meet you, hello.
How long have you been here? Just
over 30 years,
we've been living here.
In the same house?
In the same little house, yeah.
With that view?
With that view, yeah.
Now if we do make you some money,
what would you spend it on?
One of the sheds, the roof is
collapsing, so we need a new shed,
so we can gather more junk.
Any reason to gather more junk, I think.
That's the way it should be,
really. John, thank you so much.
If it's all right with you, June, if
we have a rummage,
we'll see you in a little while.
So the boys are off, and Wales is
having an immediate effect on Henry.
Hey, do you think John would let me
pitch a tent here for a while?
What, are you going to move?
Man, check the views out!
It is stunning, isn't it?
I mean, this is peace and tranquillity.
Come on. Can I just say,
you've overlooked what I reckon to
be the only automotive thing here.
Right, shed.
He may not see many automobiles, but
Henry is a true metal detector.
That's nice. That's a beauty.
HE SNIFFS
First one smelled so great, and
straight away, plenty of items.
This is one of those
objects that I know I like it,
but I don't really know what it is.
Well, Max, it's an old paraffin
railway lamp, used until the 1950s.
They were gradually replaced by
electric torches and lanterns.
What would that fetch, though? Is it
worth the money?
Nah. A lot of work for the money,
isn't it? 20 quid.
And we all know Henry doesn't get
out of bed for less than 25.
So it's a good job that in this shed,
the lighting is about to strike twice.
Hold that, mate. Ooh.
An ostrich egg for you.
What is that off?
Spot the head lamp,
what's that off?
I think I'm going to win here.
Are you? I think these are off
a 2CV.
How would you possibly know these
are off a 2CV?
Just because they're iconic
headlights, basically.
Yes, Henry's picked up some
headlights from the legendary
Citroen 2CV.
This French classic was designed as
an affordable people's car and cost
half the amount of the German
equivalent, the VW Beetle.
I could do something with those.
Are you going for them, then? Can I?
I would. I've only gone into the
shed by about six feet,
got my first item. Happy days, Max
is already floundering.
Good, mate, so we're rocking.
Well, you are. Well, come on, mate,
bad luck, be creative.
So Henry's lit the way with his
first item,
and he's looking to unbottle his second.
Oh, that's had something in it.
HE MAKES STRANGE NOISE
To be fair, it does say poison on
the top.
Oh, that's probably... Maybe you
shouldn't have sniffed it so much.
Yeah, health and safety, mate.
What else we got? A bit more bamboo
furniture up there.
Oh. Maybe it's the fumes, but Henry
has spotted something of interest.
Oh, come on, help me up.
Now look, right, that, if I'm not
mistaken, is a nice bench.
It's... Nice and solid.
It's not new, is it?
Well no, it's not new,
and it's pretty rustic,
you know, but it's nice.
You, uh, getting weirdly excited
about an old rickety bench?
I am, mainly because that means,
mate, 2-0.
2-0.
I'm not helping you down, now. 2-0.
At this stage, I might mock him for
his choices, but actually,
I've got some salvaging to do.
Oh, hang on a minute.
Oh, mate, I can see them, yeah,
look at that!
Wow. Max has spotted an old
printing tray,
which was used to house the letters
and words which formed the
typesetting blocks.
You all right?
Now, these little items are lovely,
but I don't really know if we can do
anything with them.
But the box itself, this tray,
is stunning, isn't it?
Yeah. It's in really good nick as
well, every joint is still pristine.
This needs a really good clean-up,
I think.
Yeah. You might have take give him
these back, though.
I'll have to... But don't get that
mixed up when you pour them out.
THEY LAUGH
OK, so that's 2-1 at half-time.
Brilliant. Eh? Onwards.
Yeah, great, man.
Nice, mate, so we're doing
all right, aren't we?
Well, you are,
you've got both of yours.
You've got one. I really want
to take this shed home,
I love that structure.
Other people would say it's an eyesore.
I would say it's a delight,
especially with a bit of rust.
See, I've told you, rust is cool.
It rings my bell.
HE RINGS BELL
Something's got to.
All right, boys, back to work.
What's this little beauty?
Are you horsing around?
This, Henry, is a thing of beauty.
Look at that!
Mate, have you been drinking
something that you haven't given me?
I never had a rocking horse
as a child.
I think it's about time I got one.
Go on, then, see if...
Get your feet off the ground.
Oh, it's a bit front heavy.
Hang on, mate. There you go.
Look. Come on, just roll a little
bit more, like that.
How... How cool is that?
Come on, then, what's your thoughts
for that?
Now, when it comes to the rocking
horse that I found,
Henry doesn't share my vision.
Why don't we do something a little
bit special?
He thinks if you can't restore it
to its original former glory,
it can't be worth money.
Unicorns are massive right now.
Mate, I'm off.
HE LAUGHS
What, unicorns?
How difficult would it be?
He said unicorns!
I can make the coolest rocking
unicorn the world has ever seen!
I'm taking it, come on.
I don't even know whether I want to
follow you.
OK.
It's got a spike sticking out of its
forehead, hasn't it?
Yeah, I'm not quite sure, did it
have wings and that?
Perhaps he's going to do wings.
Like that. I could pass as a unicorn
with that nose, like that,
with the wings.
So, with Max in fantasyland,
it's time to show June and John with
the boys hope to take away.
We've selected four items here.
Please tell me about the rocking horse,
because I think it's a thing
of beauty.
Henry, on the other hand, disagrees.
I always thought I'd do something
with it and put my mind on it...
An unfinished project.
I'm going to do something quite
magical and marvellous,
and hopefully get lots of money
for you.
Something more sensible,
these glorious print trays.
Now, I've got a design in mind,
so hopefully you'll approve
of what I do.
OK, so I've got, well, I've got
three items, of which one is a pair.
What they are sitting on is a rather
nice bench, and if we can take them,
we'd love to make you some money.
Thank you very much, yeah,
we'd be delighted, wouldn't we?
Coming up, Henry can't get his
words out for once.
You're right,
I've done it relatively recently.
Max can't escape.
I might never get out again.
That might be a result.
And they both can't believe
their eyes.
Absolutely beautiful.
Could stand here looking at this all
day, couldn't you?
Admirals of the abandoned,
Max McMurdo and Henry Cole
are creating dosh
from the discarded.
Oh, that's had something in it.
And Henry's back home
in Oxfordshire,
to reveal his fabulous finds
to his partner in crime, Guy.
It's nice though.
What do you reckon?
I like it. It's quite industrial,
but nice.
Let's have a sit on it.
Now, you call it industrial.
I'd call it rustic.
I agree. Let's get it stripped
and then take a view.
I think we should just polish it.
Are you ready for the next one?
Come on, then. Or next pair, shall
we say, darling? All right, OK.
Henry's picked a pair
of head lamps from a Citroen 2CV.
So, I was thinking
as I was driving back here
what do I do with those lamps?
Well, perhaps put them
on a big tripod,
little tripods for up-lighters.
We will spray them a nice colour,
and then the key is to rewire them.
So, those will be grey, mate.
Lovely. Lovely.
But before rewiring,
there's a big decision
still to be made.
These need to be a beautiful colour.
Agreed. What colour?
A mid-metallic blue.
What about black?
I think that'll look cheap.
When was the last time
we did candy-apple red metallic?
I think we've only done it
a million times,
but we haven't done it
for at least two weeks.
HE LAUGHS
You're right.
We have done it relatively recently!
So, Henry's speechless,
allowing Guy to take the initiative
and do what he does best -
polishing his metal.
All right, this is looking good.
You compare the two of them...
I've got to do
another polish on it.
Yes, that's the first
one ground down.
But look, they're lovely,
aren't they?
And that means no need to paint,
unlike the bench.
In a nutshell,
we're going to polish the top
and paint the legs
sort of a Cotswold green.
Whilst Guy gets busy with
the paintbrush in Bedford...
Now, Chris... What is that?
...Max is revealing his recycling
projects to his collaborator, Chris.
Well, it used to be a rocking horse.
Now...
HE WHISTLES
OK. ..imagine a massive unicorn horn
on the top...
Yeah. Right.
Slightly more sensible, I feel,
is this letter tray,
and I'm wondering if maybe you
open up some of these little areas
and we can put some cork
in the back
so you can actually use
little drawing pins.
Great. Awesome. Let's get started.
Let's get on with it.
And Max is off at a gallop -
before he hits the first fence.
To get this nice and sanded back,
we have to remove
all of this gubbins
that's been applied over the years.
Max removes the harness
and mouldy saddle
and gets to work
gently smoothing the paint
with a light sanding.
Lovely and clean, fully sanded back,
to hopefully get some primer on.
Whilst Max gets his unicorn
primed and ready, next door,
Chris is working on the print tray.
This tray held the typeset,
or letters,
that would be used to print up
a newspaper
up until the mid 1970s
when computers took over.
Now, it's a little bit tricky
to work with.
Chris uses a sharp chisel
to remove some box partitions
to create bigger squares.
Not so easy. Quite a lot of patience
needed here, I think.
Once Chris has cut all the holes,
it'll be ready for the next stage.
Right, so that's done.
Brilliant. Yeah, super.
Put some pictures in it.
Back in Oxfordshire, Guy is ready
to show the head lamps off to Henry.
Feast your eyes. Blimey!
Hey, man, those have come out posh,
haven't they?
Yeah. What a lovely pair.
Cor!
All right, hold those.
All right? Yeah. Are you ready?
I've got a surprise. Go on, then.
Are you ready? Yeah.
Edward Tripodhands.
Now, OK, I bought them
off the internet, didn't I?
Yes. What do you reckon?
Those are great,
because they look industrial.
They do, don't they?
Not glitzy and polished.
The only thing that I've got an
issue with... Yes?
...they'll be able to go like that... Yeah.
...but they won't be able to go
like that. They will, actually.
By sheer fluke, you bought
exactly the right thing.
Go on, then. Why?
In his treasure trove
of weird fastenings,
Guy has found the perfect solution.
Those are Triumph motorcycle
head steadies.
Are they? Yeah.
So, that'll go like that,
and I'll make a bracket...
OK. ..so you will be able to swivel
it on that bolt.
And Guy get straight
to work on the brackets,
cutting holes in
a rectangular piece of brass
and bending it into an L-shape,
ready to attach it
to the lamp's casing.
Meanwhile, Henry adds the cabling
to the lamps,
and then joins Guy in his shed
to get in on the polishing action.
Can I just get on this? OK.
Henry is polishing the rim
of the lamp itself
so that it matches
the chrome outside,
whilst Guy has swiftly finished
making the brackets.
Here you go, mate. Yeah, man.
That's looking great.
Oh, yeah. You can swivel it.
I mean, look.
It's just only if you want to.
Yeah, perfect. That's lovely.
With all
the constituent parts ready,
they'll just need to assemble it,
but the boys have other matters
to attend to...
Mate, that Cotswold green is divine.
...as the paint on the bench is dry
and is in need of
some finishing magic.
Come on, then. Let's get polishing.
Do you want to start that one
and I'll do the other?
Yeah, put the jar
in the middle then.
The boys are using a wood wax,
which would bring out the colour
and detail in the wood's surface.
Just got to work this in now.
We need loads of it, don't we, mate?
Absolutely loads. I don't think
you can overdo it, actually.
No, I agree. And in this
temperature, it's lovely.
It goes on really easily.
Back in Bedford,
Chris is progressing
just as well with transforming
the printer's tray.
Next stage is to rub it down,
open the grain up a little bit,
and that'll just look lovely
with a bit of oil on it.
Fantastic.
Chris uses a Danish oil,
a protective liquid
which soaks in the wood
and gives a distinctive
low-sheen finish.
OK. Right, that's done.
I'm really pleased with that.
That's excellent.
So, let that dry.
Max also has another runner
in the race, his rocking horse.
Local artist MJ is adding a horn
and then spraying it gold.
But Max will just have to wait
and see for the result
as he's taking Henry to revisit
sheep farmer Alfie Chisholm
for his choice of location.
Well, I've been here 20 years now.
This is a commercial farm.
And Alfie is keen to get rid of
some more of his clutter.
A lot of items have been here
for quite a long time,
but there's a lot of potential
on items to tart them up.
Now that he's returned, Henry has
an opportunity to savour the view.
Absolutely beautiful.
Could stand here and look at this
all day, couldn't you?
Could, but, you know,
it needs a lick of paint,
the slurry tank, basically.
Yeah. Shame, that. Come on.
Let's go and get involved, man.
Hill farmers have lots of sheds.
Come on, mate.
Alfie, how are you?
How are you? Good to see you.
Good to see you. Max.
Nice to meet you, Alfie.
Hiya. All right?
How's it all going with the lambing?
Busy, busy. Yeah.
See, you know that noise as well,
it's just sort of homely.
And if we do make some money, Alfie,
what would you be spending it on?
We would probably go back
to putting it into
the same sort of things again,
so... Thank you so much, mate.
If it's all right with you...
You're welcome.
...we'll see you in a bit. Carry on.
Enjoy yourselves. Thanks so much.
As usual, the boys are hunting
for items to restore or repurpose
to make Alfie as much money
as possible.
And today, Henry's quick
to see the light.
Check that out, man.
What, an old street lamp?
How many gardens and places like
that have you seen street lamps?
I tell you what I like about it
is that it's really quite ornate,
but it'll be worth bringing it
back to life. What do you reckon?
It's just sitting there doing not
a lot at the moment, isn't it? Yeah.
I want that.
Is that your first item?
Well, it will be if you let me.
Come on. Yeah, go on.
Yeah? Good. Done.
Henry's first item is bagged...
I think it's going to be well nice.
...so it's Max's turn to show off his
incredible knowledge of farming.
I'm not entirely sure Alfie
will be happy for you
to go chopping up
his combine-y things.
What do you mean combine?
That's a topper.
That's what I meant.
That's a bailer there, mate.
Yeah.
Max just walks in and goes,
"Farmyard machinery."
Hey, look, man,
let's just have a quick look.
I've never known Henry to be so into
the most random object on the farm.
I mean, OK, modern stuff,
we can't do anything with them,
but it's lovely to see.
Henry's enjoying his new role as
official farm machinery tour guide.
What do you reckon that is, son?
It's seen better days,
whatever it is.
Yeah. Go on,
put me out of my misery.
Come on, it's a sharpener, innit?
Sharpener for what?
Agricultural implements.
Henry's in his element,
and to be honest I find it
occasionally quite boring.
See the wheel down there?
Right. You put that on here...
I want to go and get my hands on
some decent furniture now.
It's a lot of work to sharpen
a knife, isn't it?
Yeah, but back in the day, mate,
you had time to do that.
OK. You know?
Never mind, teach.
Maybe you'd better just get on
with the day job.
Mate, this is the garage I like,
because the door's broken.
That's always good.
It's full of furniture.
Look at these chairs.
It's actually nice, mate.
That's lovely.
You just...
I know what you're doing.
You're just getting it out
to sit in the sunshine, aren't you?
Basically. You go and have
a rummage. I'm going to have
a sit-down.
I'll go and have a look, then.
You just take the weight off, son.
Oh, I tell you what, though, mate,
you may be sunning yourself,
but if I can, anyone can.
Eh? How in a garage
full of furniture...
Hold that. ..did you find
something automotive?
What's lovely about that
is that there's no dents in it,
and the valuable cans like this,
the ones that have old brand names
that don't exist any more,
like Pratts.
Pratts traded in motor oil
from the 1880s,
and in 1935 changed
their brand-name to Esso,
so this can could be over
80 years old.
But that's beautifully pressed
into the metal.
It's got the original brass
top to it, yeah?
We can actually restore
this properly, how it should be.
I'm having that. Go on.
You can get in there with your wood
and your worm...
I shall. ..and have a good
rummage about, mate.
With Henry taking it easy,
Max is off on the hunt,
and it's not long until
he finds something
that fills him
with childish glee.
Wait till you see what I found.
Is that a climbing frame?
You can have your old tin can.
I have got a little child's desk.
It's a great piece of engineering,
and I think that needs brought back
to its former glory.
I don't know what
it's going to turn into.
I do.
And...
And what do you think that is?
That is awesome,
that's what that is.
That's a high chair.
That is beautifully made.
I reckon it's handmade, isn't it?
Max has gone gaga
for the baby's highchair,
but it's clear that
he isn't as familiar
with this classic highchair design
as father-of-two Henry.
Oh, this is genius.
This is how Britain used to be.
It used to be full of old men
in sheds making contraptions
to make life easier. Uh, mate...
...there still are loads of us
in sheds making stuff.
Not as cool as this, though.
Look at that.
Mate, if it makes you happy,
mate, do it.
I'll tell you what, that's 2-1.
So, with his first item grabbed,
Max is straight back
to the furniture shed.
Might never get out again...
That might be a result.
...but look at that.
Blimey!
Then suddenly he finds
what seems to me from distance
a very large
Christmas tree ornament.
It's got a small crack in.
Oh, it's got a bit of a ding there.
Is that a crack or patina?
Patina. It's patina
in the shops you sell it to.
I think it's probably decorative,
originally, do you think?
I've got no idea.
Well, chaps, it's actually
a hand-blown glass carbide bottle
used to hold liquid and
often used in home-brewing.
Good work. We're going to see Alfie.
Very good, mate.
So, with Max's glass
completing their menagerie,
the boys seek out Alfie
for his approval.
So, why don't you steam in first, mate?
Have you got any explanation
as to why you have
a big kind of glass jar
type contraption?
I don't really know what it is,
but I think it came from
when we renovated our house.
OK, well, I think it's beautiful.
Now, the item next to it,
the highchair-cum-kids desk
seating arrangement
I think is fascinating,
and I want to bring that back
to its former glory.
Now, look, talking about beauty
and vintage,
can I draw your attention
to my first item, Alfie,
which is the petrol can?
So, if it's all right with you,
I'll take it away and restore it
to how it should have been. Yes.
The second one is slightly larger,
and I think we've got some wonderful
items to take away
and try and make some money.
Excellent. Thanks ever so much.
Thanks so much, Alfie. Thank you.
Fantastic. Thanks again.
Coming up...
I can't wait to get cracking
on this highchair.
...Max finds true love...
I'm so in love with it,
and I want to do it justice.
...Henry find a new career...
We could release the Cole-Willison
work-out DVD while you're restoring.
...and at the valuation,
Max backs the wrong horse.
Well, I suspect the rocking horse
is going to be very difficult
for you to value.
Am I correct? I've only sold
a few hundred over the years. Oh!
Max McMurdo and Henry Cole are
finding, fixing and flogging
clutter for cash.
Check that out, man!
What, an old street lamp?
They both picked two items
from Alfie Chisholm's sheep farm...
Would you look at that?!
You're getting quite overexcited
by that.
...and have returned to show off
the spoils of their search.
In Bedford, Max is justifying
his strange taste in objects
to long-suffering partner Chris.
A weird choice, I know, Chris.
I've got no idea
what would've been used for,
I just thought they're quite hard
to come by.
But, I should add, at this stage,
it has got a slight dink on it
which I wasn't aware of, just there.
However, you can't feel it
from the outside,
so I'm hoping
that it is still watertight.
Well, more to the point, I was
wondering if it's at all possible
to turn this into
a really glorious fish tank.
Now, clearly, if that hole
seeps water, it's not.
It's not going to work. Backup plan
is we turn it into a piece of art.
OK. What else have you brought
for us?
Max's second item is the high chair
that transforms into a desk.
We just sand it back very delicately
and maybe an oil or a wax? Yeah.
That's it. It's got a bit of
engineering about it -
it's not just beautiful.
That's great. Yeah? OK.
I've never seen you so happy.
You're excited about this one.
Yeah, let's go for it.
Right, let's clean this up
and test it first.
To get a better idea of
the damage on the bottle,
Chris starts by cleaning.
Well, I've done some pretty strange
things in my time, but I've never
turned a big apple-shaped glass jug
into a fish tank before.
But I'm a bit concerned, because
there's a big crack in the side.
To test it's watertight,
Chris decants jugfuls
of H2O into the bottle.
Undamaged, it could be valuable.
Broken, well, worthless.
Right, now, what's happened here?
Oh, dear.
Yeah, it's definitely leaking.
Time for a plan B.
Whilst Chris is less
than bowled over by the glass,
Max is still marvelling
over the baby chair.
I can't wait to get cracking
on this highchair.
Some of these screws aren't
doing as they're told.
So Max begins by moving all
the home-made fixtures and fittings.
There we go, the first hinge is off.
In the time it takes a toddler
to fill his nappy,
Max has taken this highchair apart.
The good news is all of
those brackets and hinges and wheels
have come off without any accidents.
It just needs
a really good sand down.
But, first...
it's time for a cup of tea.
Over in Oxford, Guy is sizing up
Henry's latest finds.
I've found it. Oh, well done.
Oh, a classic.
Look, nice, pressed, embossed logos,
nice ribbing. Yeah.
All mint. Yeah.
Let's just restore it properly,
but embellish it slightly, yeah?
To spray it dark green. Yeah. Yeah?
And then highlight
the words in gold.
I tell you, he could go to
a chickpea and lentil emporium
and come out with a petrol can.
Henry's second item is
a Victorian street lamp.
What metal's that?
That is copper.
That will polish up beautifully.
It's slightly more difficult
than you think,
but that's no problem,
we'll get that lovely.
But the key is, what colour?
I think it should be gloss black,
and then rewire it, job done.
Yes. Yeah? Good. Come on, then.
After despatching the oil can
to be sandblasted,
there's something still bugging
Henry about the street lamp.
I don't think that should be here.
No, it's horrible. Yeah.
And also, the thing I really don't
like is this wire.
If you were to make an alley plate
here and we shoved the bulb here,
so then we wouldn't have all this,
would we? No.
So Henry cuts the offending cord...
Oh, I've just dropped it.
I like the sound of that.
...and sets to work uncovering
the true colour of the copper.
But I don't think...
Come on, you're a good polish.
Guy cleans it using
the wet-and-dry method,
which is using water and sandpaper
to thoroughly clean the gunk off.
Once completed, Guy can get to grips
with the polishing.
The main reason I'm putting this
polish on is, one, just to take any
watermarks off it that have gone on
it from the wet and dry,
but also, it kind of gives it
a bit of a wax,
so it kind of protects it
a little bit as well.
Back in Bedford, it's plan B
for the leaky bottle.
So what I've got is some ivy. OK.
And some fairy lights.
OK.... And I've made a door.
I think we can make
a magical world of fairyness.
Leave it with me,
let me have a play.
Good luck. Great idea, go for it.
HE IMITATES DOOR CREAKING
But before he delves into
his magical fairy world,
Max has some sanding to do.
I'm going to start with a bit of
coarse sandpaper, an 80 grit,
to take the worst of
the varnish off,
then work all the way down
to something a lot finer.
And it's just going to be
a case of slowly, slowly.
But after a while, the sanding is
beginning to take its toll.
Max is sanding wood, part 17.
Before the break,
we showed you Max sanding wood.
Max is still sanding wood.
Poor love. It's got so bad that Max
enlists Chris to rescue him
from all that hard work.
This, Chris, is why people don't
use varnish anymore. It is.
Cos it's hard to get off.
It is hard.
Eventually, they can sand no more,
which means Max is left to decide
upon the finish.
Now, it looks very harsh
when you see it in the tin
but if I grab a clean cloth...
once you put it on...
...it's actually quite subtle.
And it might just give it that
really nice Scandi kind of effect.
Max is using a white wood wax,
which lightens wood and gives
a gentle whitewashed effect.
Next, Max deals with the wheels.
I love grey, but if this is
for kids,
I think those three primary colours,
they are going to inject that little
bit of colour that I think it needs.
Whilst Max gets colourful,
in Oxfordshire, Guy has gone dark
and he's painting the crown of
the lamp a metallic black,
whilst Henry's job is to paint
the stem.
I'll tell you what,
that was a good decision.
I decided to get Daz to paint this,
only because I think he would do
a better job, and I'm right.
Classic Henry.
With painting duties successfully
skived, it's on to the electrics.
We've wired up our little post.
That means it's time for the glass,
using the revolutionary tactic of
cutting up some plastic tubing.
Right, I think that's about as far
as we want to push that one. OK.
OK, right, next.
The boys add it to the glass
and slot it in with ease.
That's it, we're in, mate.
Don't touch.
I'm very worried
about picking it up.
Just leave it, just leave it alone.
So whilst the boys tiptoe away
carefully, across town,
their petrol can
is being recoloured.
It is first stripped of
the old paint.
Next, sprayed
an old-fashioned green.
He's given me a proper challenge,
cos he wants gold inserts in here.
So, Henry, I'm going to use a brush.
Darren adds a thick layer of
gold paint
and will remove the excess
when dry.
Back in Bedford, and Max's team have
turned their attention back
to their first finds.
And for the old printer's tray,
Chris is adding a chain
to hang it on.
So now the chain's on,
it can be hung up.
I've cut these small squares
and rectangles,
just simply using some cork tiles.
So, now they are all made to size,
I'll glue them into place.
Chris uses some wood glue
to attach the tiles,
adds some antique upholstery pins,
and this tray is finished.
What a wonderful thing,
I absolutely love that.
And Max has found someone else
who loves it, as he's come to
meet Ian and Michael
in their Bedford coffee shop.
I think it's great, actually. Yeah,
to give it a new use like that,
and we can use something with
this easily. Brilliant idea.
Fantastic.
Well, I'm pleased you like it.
But are you prepared to part with
some hard-earned cash for it?
Definitely, yes, we are.
And I reckon... I think
about £40-£45 is about reasonable.
Hmm, OK. I'll tell you what -
if you meet me at 50,
I'll give you the pins for free.
That sounds fair.
Deal? That sounds fair.
Max, that's brilliant.
Brilliant. Thank you so much.
But Max isn't just pinning his hope
for profit on the board -
he has taken delivery
of his other item.
His rocking horse was
stripped, painted
and transformed into a unicorn.
Check that out! Look at that!
It's amazing, isn't it?
She's done really well.
Look at the pearlescent paint,
we've got the gold touches here.
I think it's just brilliant.
I love it.
Go on, back to your nuts and bolts.
Back to me screws.
So Max has galloped across
the finishing line,
but in Oxfordshire,
two old nags are taking it easy.
Why don't you just sit yourself
down?
Henry is finishing off
the bench he chose.
After sanding and painting the legs,
he covered this in wax
and now just needs to buff it up.
What do you reckon?
That is a full-on work-out. Yeah.
Hey, we could release
the Cole-Willison work-out DVD
while you're restoring.
Who needs to bench press
when you can do this? Yeah.
Go on, sit on the other end.
And to you, mate. And to me.
Oh, that's the way to do it, mate,
isn't it?
This could be part two
of the work-out.
Mate, I reckon that's
just about there.
What do you reckon?
I think it's fantastic.
It is, isn't it? Yeah, I love it.
Mate, walk away, it's done.
Don't you reckon? Absolutely.
Come on, then.
With the old geezers' work-out
completed, the boys are putting
the bits of lamp together
to construct the finished article.
Look at that. You see? Lovely.
Quality. Yeah, that's really nice.
Having removed the paint from
the lamps, built some brackets
and rewired, the lamps are coming
together a treat.
I'm quite excited, mate,
at this, aren't you?
Well, I think we should be, really.
Some final adjustments,
the glass clips into place,
and it's time for a test.
Is that in? Yeah.
I think they look gorge.
Shall we see if they work?
Are you ready? Yeah, go on.
One, two, three...
Mate. Fantastic. They are so cool!
They may look cool, but will they
fetch a hot price at the valuation?
John and June want to rid
their sheds of clutter,
but will the boys have made them
a pretty penny as well?
How are you? Very well, thank you.
Hey, Johnny, all right?
Good to see you, John. Hi.
Excellent. Now, then.
Well, feast your eyes.
That's fab.
Oh, we can't have him back now.
Even though I say it myself,
the boy's done a good job there,
I think.
Guys, what do you think?
I'm impressed.
Very, very impressed.
Took me 20 years
to do nothing with it.
Guys, so you are happy? Yeah.
Very happy.
Well, look, we may have done
some good transformations,
but have we made you any money?
To that end,
let me introduce you to Adam,
our incredibly independent valuer.
Hello, how are you?
Adam Partridge runs auction houses,
and if it can be sold,
he'll know exactly how much for.
Let's start with the bench, shall
we? Yeah. Well, I like the bench,
and I do like what you've done
with preserving the top
and painting the base -
that works very well.
The bench cost just £10 to restore.
I'm going to give
it £110 valuation.
Is that all right? I have to tell
you, I've sold it for 120 quid.
So the bench warms up with
a £110 profit.
So that's a result.
What about the 2CV lamps, Adam?
Yeah, I like them,
they look really smart.
Smartening up these lamps
cost £80 in total.
I see those at £75 apiece,
so 150. the pair.
Strike a light!
These lamps have made £70.
Well, I suspect the rocking horse is
going to be very difficult
for you to value. Am I correct?
I've only sold a few hundred over
the years.
To groom this amazing
unicorn rocking horse cost £20.
Adam, how much are we talking?
£75.
So a 55-quid profit.
Now, John, this is your industry.
So I think you've thought a bit
outside the box a bit
and you've produced something
that is a bit more versatile.
And it cost a mere £25 to upcycle.
But I would see a value of £45.
OK. Well, I kind of agree with him
on this one, to be fair,
cos I've already sold it
for 50 quid.
So they've pinned down a profit
of £25.
Let me tell you, June and John,
we have now then made £260 for you.
I'm impressed. Brilliant.
So Henry's choice of barn delivers
June and John a lovely little £260.
To be honest,
I thought we might have ended up
owing them money, but they've
managed to put a little bit
in our pockets,
and it'll go towards a new shed.
Coming up...
Max tells it like it is.
This is what you call
a full nut-and-bolt restoration,
Henry Cole.
Henry goes for the sympathy vote.
Come on, mate, from one collector
to the other,
you've got to give me
a little bit more than 50.
And at the valuation,
Henry comes up short.
Be honest,
it's over-restored, isn't it?
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole and Max
McMurdo are turning trash into cash.
How in a garage full of furniture
did you find something automotive?
At the valuation, Henry's bar
made £260.
I'm impressed. Yeah.
So it's up to Max to see if he can
beat it.
He starts by applying the finishing
touches to his high chair.
This is what you call a full nut
and bolt restoration, Henry Cole.
Yes. Look at those colours!
The white wax, the Scandinavian
wood, the primary,
childlike colours here,
and a new and improved footrest.
That is awesome.
With the high chair folded away,
Max moves on to his other item,
that leaky large glass bowl,
which he is turning into a
mysterious fairy world piece of art.
Right, come on. Enough's enough.
It's time for the lights.
Max has fashioned a highly technical
tool out of a coffee lid and an old
piece of pallet to arrange these
lights in the bowl.
Next, he stuffs the ivy into his
magical bowl world.
I think the fairy home is complete.
This is a great way to save
a rubbish old bottle.
Brilliant! But will the independent
valuer agree?
Back in Oxford, Henry and Guy are
finishing off their street lamp.
This is where it all goes
horribly wrong.
Having painted the stem a metallic
black and added new glass,
they just have to feed through
the cable.
There it is!
What's that thing that's just
stuck out?
There we go! Bingo!
We've got it! We've got it!
All they need to do now is mount
the head on
the pole, then attach the lid.
Right. I think we're there.
Right, switch it on, skid!
That's a beautifully restored
lamppost, that is.
Mate. Happy days.
Happy days.
You've lit up my life, Guy!
Really? Tea!
Tea drunk, Henry's back out to
finish off the oil can,
which is being repainted
in its original colours.
Now Henry's polishing up
the original brass cap
and Guy has taken delivery
of the finished can.
Check that out, lad.
Do you know what?
That's come out better
than I thought it would.
Has it? Cos I tell you what, man, it
is so difficult to do that writing.
Yeah, yeah. He's kept the blemishes
in the can, which is good.
Yeah, yeah. Put that on,
that's going to set it off.
Look at that. That's quality, innit?
Got it? Yeah, that's lovely.
Cor! I'm very happy
with me little cap.
And Henry might have found his happy
little can a happy little home,
as he has a buyer lined up.
95 quid. £95?
50? How does 50 sound?
Come on, mate. From one collector
to the other.
You've got to give me a little bit
more than 50.
55.
Oh, don't be like that!
Times are hard at the moment.
75 quid, let's shake on it, please?
Can we just put ourselves
out of the misery? You know it's
worth that.
OK. Good lad.
But will the independent valuer
think he has struck a good deal?
It's time to find out at the final valuation.
Alfie Chisholm and his wife Vicky
have arrived to see if the boys have
delivered the dosh to expand
their array of collectables.
Hey, Alfie, come on in.
Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate. Great to see
you. How you doing? Good, thanks.
Good, good, good. Excellent.
Well, look...
What do you think? Wow, well done.
Go on, go and have a look. You've
been very, very hard at work.
It wouldn't be out of place, I would
say, at Buckingham Palace.
Well, let's see if it's got the sort
of potential to earn royalty value,
shall we? Let's introduce Adam,
our esteemed valuation expert.
Adam is back to run his professional
eyes over the boys' labours.
Nice to meet you. I see you're
trying the polite approach,
that's...
Well. I'm happy to start, Henry,
if you don't mind,
with the highchair-cum-school desk.
I've never seen one of these before.
These metamorphic highchairs come up
quite often.
Ingenious things. I agree with you, though,
that you've done a nice restoration
job on it and it probably is a
home-made one rather than a sort
of production one.
It cost just £20 to restore this
highchair-cum-table.
And I think it would look really
well in any kind of nursery.
The values are
quite limited on them.
Therefore I'm going to put a very optimistic
70 English pounds sterling on it.
So the highchair-desk combo
transforms into a
£50 profit for Alfie.
Not bad, considering it just sat
there kind of doing nothing.
I think... I think that's fair.
From fair to fairy.
The fairy world cost £25
to construct.
Do you like it? I like it. Yeah?
You won't see many. There is
a reason for that.
It's a limited edition of one.
Hence it's worth...
50 quid.
So that's a less-than-magical
£25 profit.
25 quid, Alfie, I'm sorry.
Hmm. Well, you tried!
I tried my best. I can tell
I'm in for a hard time.
Go on, then, petrol can.
Beautifully done, off you go, Adam.
I'm disappointed in you, Henry,
because you are an automobilia man.
Be honest, it's over-restored,
isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah.
And to restore, it cost £30.
Adam, how much? Well...
I would say probably £60, but
an original one might make 80.
You're saying 60 quid?
Well, I flogged it for 75.
So...
HE BLOWS RASPBERRY
Well done!
There you go.
So Alfie gets a £45 profit.
OK, let's get down to business
with the street lamp.
Yeah. Quite nice, isn't it?
Victorian, cast iron, big,
heavy thing.
Takes you straight back to the days
of Jack the Ripper, doesn't it?
Yeah, and horses.
You know, these cost quite
a few quid at reclamation yards and
things like that, don't they?
No reclamation costs, but £125 spent
on restoring it.
How much?
450.
The street lamp has lit up the sky
with a massive £325 profit.
Right, so what have we got?
We've got 325, plus the other ones is...
445 in total.
That's not bad, Alfie? 445 quid.
So Max's choice of barn earns
a very respectable £445 for Alfie.
I think the boys have done
an excellent job.
They've transformed things which
otherwise would have been
forgotten about.
With Henry's choice of barn making
£260,
that means Max's location is today's
winner.
My item has won you the challenge.
This is what I love about you,
Henry, you're always
so gracious in defeat.
THEY LAUGH
Mate, we had a result
and, OK, I got a street lamp,
but you've worked very hard,
haven't you, mate?
You deserve to win.
I worked hard, but not necessarily
smart, I think, it's fair to say.
Good. Let's leave it at that, mate.
Subtitles by Ericsson
The homes of Britain are stacked
with old possessions.
Oh, mate. Ah!
What looks like junk can
actually be worth a pretty penny.
Exposed rivets and polished copper,
now we're talking.
Get that outside and have a look.
GONG CLANGS
Henry Cole and Max McMurdo are here
to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
That's £250 of anyone's money.
Got to be.
For Henry and his mechanic...
Hey, hey, there we go, boys!
Those have come up posh.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Goes in there like that.
Look at that! Check that out!
Whilst upcycling genius Max and his
restorer love turning everyday
objects into fantastic furniture.
What?! No way!
My goodness, what a transformation,
Henry. Absolutely, mate.
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
That's a grand total profit of
£1,820.
Thanks, Henry. Brilliant.
Today, Henry smells something
a little off.
HE MAKES STRANGE NOISE
Max is off his rocker.
Oh, it's a bit front heavy.
Hang on, mate. There you go.
But they are both on their game.
What do you think? Wow, well done.
Go on, go and have a look. You've
been very, very hard at work.
Mate, it may be a long drive, but
it's beautiful, isn't it, eh?
The scenery in Wales is outstanding.
It's what they call in the trade
"picture-skew."
As usual, the boys are heading to
two locations today.
And the first is Aberystwyth, in
west Wales.
Do you know what "aber" means?
Ask me one on sport.
I've got no idea.
Well, it means "mouth of".
For a river, yeah? Oh, Aberystwyth.
OK, yeah.
Aberystwyth is an area where 60% of
inhabitants speak Welsh.
And obviously, Henry and Max are
keen to blend right in.
Do you know what "hello" is
in Welsh?
No, but I know it says "araf"
on the roads.
Oh, that means slow.
Yes. OK, so we're both fluent, then.
One language they are
fluent in is junk,
and Henry has located the perfect
place for them to visit.
OK, so it's John and June, he
collects junk, she puts up with it,
and we are going to find ourselves
two delectable items each to restore
or in your case, upcycle.
Is that right? I hope so.
John is an ex-printer and full-time
collector.
I got all that stuff because I don't
like throwing anything away.
Yeah, I think Henry and Max are
going to have
a field day in that shed, and they
can take everything from it as far
as I'm concerned.
Ah ha!
John, how are you?
Lovely to see you. This is Max.
June, how are you? Hello, Henry, I'm
very well, thanks.
That's Max. Nice to meet you both,
I'm Max. So nice to meet you, hello.
How long have you been here? Just
over 30 years,
we've been living here.
In the same house?
In the same little house, yeah.
With that view?
With that view, yeah.
Now if we do make you some money,
what would you spend it on?
One of the sheds, the roof is
collapsing, so we need a new shed,
so we can gather more junk.
Any reason to gather more junk, I think.
That's the way it should be,
really. John, thank you so much.
If it's all right with you, June, if
we have a rummage,
we'll see you in a little while.
So the boys are off, and Wales is
having an immediate effect on Henry.
Hey, do you think John would let me
pitch a tent here for a while?
What, are you going to move?
Man, check the views out!
It is stunning, isn't it?
I mean, this is peace and tranquillity.
Come on. Can I just say,
you've overlooked what I reckon to
be the only automotive thing here.
Right, shed.
He may not see many automobiles, but
Henry is a true metal detector.
That's nice. That's a beauty.
HE SNIFFS
First one smelled so great, and
straight away, plenty of items.
This is one of those
objects that I know I like it,
but I don't really know what it is.
Well, Max, it's an old paraffin
railway lamp, used until the 1950s.
They were gradually replaced by
electric torches and lanterns.
What would that fetch, though? Is it
worth the money?
Nah. A lot of work for the money,
isn't it? 20 quid.
And we all know Henry doesn't get
out of bed for less than 25.
So it's a good job that in this shed,
the lighting is about to strike twice.
Hold that, mate. Ooh.
An ostrich egg for you.
What is that off?
Spot the head lamp,
what's that off?
I think I'm going to win here.
Are you? I think these are off
a 2CV.
How would you possibly know these
are off a 2CV?
Just because they're iconic
headlights, basically.
Yes, Henry's picked up some
headlights from the legendary
Citroen 2CV.
This French classic was designed as
an affordable people's car and cost
half the amount of the German
equivalent, the VW Beetle.
I could do something with those.
Are you going for them, then? Can I?
I would. I've only gone into the
shed by about six feet,
got my first item. Happy days, Max
is already floundering.
Good, mate, so we're rocking.
Well, you are. Well, come on, mate,
bad luck, be creative.
So Henry's lit the way with his
first item,
and he's looking to unbottle his second.
Oh, that's had something in it.
HE MAKES STRANGE NOISE
To be fair, it does say poison on
the top.
Oh, that's probably... Maybe you
shouldn't have sniffed it so much.
Yeah, health and safety, mate.
What else we got? A bit more bamboo
furniture up there.
Oh. Maybe it's the fumes, but Henry
has spotted something of interest.
Oh, come on, help me up.
Now look, right, that, if I'm not
mistaken, is a nice bench.
It's... Nice and solid.
It's not new, is it?
Well no, it's not new,
and it's pretty rustic,
you know, but it's nice.
You, uh, getting weirdly excited
about an old rickety bench?
I am, mainly because that means,
mate, 2-0.
2-0.
I'm not helping you down, now. 2-0.
At this stage, I might mock him for
his choices, but actually,
I've got some salvaging to do.
Oh, hang on a minute.
Oh, mate, I can see them, yeah,
look at that!
Wow. Max has spotted an old
printing tray,
which was used to house the letters
and words which formed the
typesetting blocks.
You all right?
Now, these little items are lovely,
but I don't really know if we can do
anything with them.
But the box itself, this tray,
is stunning, isn't it?
Yeah. It's in really good nick as
well, every joint is still pristine.
This needs a really good clean-up,
I think.
Yeah. You might have take give him
these back, though.
I'll have to... But don't get that
mixed up when you pour them out.
THEY LAUGH
OK, so that's 2-1 at half-time.
Brilliant. Eh? Onwards.
Yeah, great, man.
Nice, mate, so we're doing
all right, aren't we?
Well, you are,
you've got both of yours.
You've got one. I really want
to take this shed home,
I love that structure.
Other people would say it's an eyesore.
I would say it's a delight,
especially with a bit of rust.
See, I've told you, rust is cool.
It rings my bell.
HE RINGS BELL
Something's got to.
All right, boys, back to work.
What's this little beauty?
Are you horsing around?
This, Henry, is a thing of beauty.
Look at that!
Mate, have you been drinking
something that you haven't given me?
I never had a rocking horse
as a child.
I think it's about time I got one.
Go on, then, see if...
Get your feet off the ground.
Oh, it's a bit front heavy.
Hang on, mate. There you go.
Look. Come on, just roll a little
bit more, like that.
How... How cool is that?
Come on, then, what's your thoughts
for that?
Now, when it comes to the rocking
horse that I found,
Henry doesn't share my vision.
Why don't we do something a little
bit special?
He thinks if you can't restore it
to its original former glory,
it can't be worth money.
Unicorns are massive right now.
Mate, I'm off.
HE LAUGHS
What, unicorns?
How difficult would it be?
He said unicorns!
I can make the coolest rocking
unicorn the world has ever seen!
I'm taking it, come on.
I don't even know whether I want to
follow you.
OK.
It's got a spike sticking out of its
forehead, hasn't it?
Yeah, I'm not quite sure, did it
have wings and that?
Perhaps he's going to do wings.
Like that. I could pass as a unicorn
with that nose, like that,
with the wings.
So, with Max in fantasyland,
it's time to show June and John with
the boys hope to take away.
We've selected four items here.
Please tell me about the rocking horse,
because I think it's a thing
of beauty.
Henry, on the other hand, disagrees.
I always thought I'd do something
with it and put my mind on it...
An unfinished project.
I'm going to do something quite
magical and marvellous,
and hopefully get lots of money
for you.
Something more sensible,
these glorious print trays.
Now, I've got a design in mind,
so hopefully you'll approve
of what I do.
OK, so I've got, well, I've got
three items, of which one is a pair.
What they are sitting on is a rather
nice bench, and if we can take them,
we'd love to make you some money.
Thank you very much, yeah,
we'd be delighted, wouldn't we?
Coming up, Henry can't get his
words out for once.
You're right,
I've done it relatively recently.
Max can't escape.
I might never get out again.
That might be a result.
And they both can't believe
their eyes.
Absolutely beautiful.
Could stand here looking at this all
day, couldn't you?
Admirals of the abandoned,
Max McMurdo and Henry Cole
are creating dosh
from the discarded.
Oh, that's had something in it.
And Henry's back home
in Oxfordshire,
to reveal his fabulous finds
to his partner in crime, Guy.
It's nice though.
What do you reckon?
I like it. It's quite industrial,
but nice.
Let's have a sit on it.
Now, you call it industrial.
I'd call it rustic.
I agree. Let's get it stripped
and then take a view.
I think we should just polish it.
Are you ready for the next one?
Come on, then. Or next pair, shall
we say, darling? All right, OK.
Henry's picked a pair
of head lamps from a Citroen 2CV.
So, I was thinking
as I was driving back here
what do I do with those lamps?
Well, perhaps put them
on a big tripod,
little tripods for up-lighters.
We will spray them a nice colour,
and then the key is to rewire them.
So, those will be grey, mate.
Lovely. Lovely.
But before rewiring,
there's a big decision
still to be made.
These need to be a beautiful colour.
Agreed. What colour?
A mid-metallic blue.
What about black?
I think that'll look cheap.
When was the last time
we did candy-apple red metallic?
I think we've only done it
a million times,
but we haven't done it
for at least two weeks.
HE LAUGHS
You're right.
We have done it relatively recently!
So, Henry's speechless,
allowing Guy to take the initiative
and do what he does best -
polishing his metal.
All right, this is looking good.
You compare the two of them...
I've got to do
another polish on it.
Yes, that's the first
one ground down.
But look, they're lovely,
aren't they?
And that means no need to paint,
unlike the bench.
In a nutshell,
we're going to polish the top
and paint the legs
sort of a Cotswold green.
Whilst Guy gets busy with
the paintbrush in Bedford...
Now, Chris... What is that?
...Max is revealing his recycling
projects to his collaborator, Chris.
Well, it used to be a rocking horse.
Now...
HE WHISTLES
OK. ..imagine a massive unicorn horn
on the top...
Yeah. Right.
Slightly more sensible, I feel,
is this letter tray,
and I'm wondering if maybe you
open up some of these little areas
and we can put some cork
in the back
so you can actually use
little drawing pins.
Great. Awesome. Let's get started.
Let's get on with it.
And Max is off at a gallop -
before he hits the first fence.
To get this nice and sanded back,
we have to remove
all of this gubbins
that's been applied over the years.
Max removes the harness
and mouldy saddle
and gets to work
gently smoothing the paint
with a light sanding.
Lovely and clean, fully sanded back,
to hopefully get some primer on.
Whilst Max gets his unicorn
primed and ready, next door,
Chris is working on the print tray.
This tray held the typeset,
or letters,
that would be used to print up
a newspaper
up until the mid 1970s
when computers took over.
Now, it's a little bit tricky
to work with.
Chris uses a sharp chisel
to remove some box partitions
to create bigger squares.
Not so easy. Quite a lot of patience
needed here, I think.
Once Chris has cut all the holes,
it'll be ready for the next stage.
Right, so that's done.
Brilliant. Yeah, super.
Put some pictures in it.
Back in Oxfordshire, Guy is ready
to show the head lamps off to Henry.
Feast your eyes. Blimey!
Hey, man, those have come out posh,
haven't they?
Yeah. What a lovely pair.
Cor!
All right, hold those.
All right? Yeah. Are you ready?
I've got a surprise. Go on, then.
Are you ready? Yeah.
Edward Tripodhands.
Now, OK, I bought them
off the internet, didn't I?
Yes. What do you reckon?
Those are great,
because they look industrial.
They do, don't they?
Not glitzy and polished.
The only thing that I've got an
issue with... Yes?
...they'll be able to go like that... Yeah.
...but they won't be able to go
like that. They will, actually.
By sheer fluke, you bought
exactly the right thing.
Go on, then. Why?
In his treasure trove
of weird fastenings,
Guy has found the perfect solution.
Those are Triumph motorcycle
head steadies.
Are they? Yeah.
So, that'll go like that,
and I'll make a bracket...
OK. ..so you will be able to swivel
it on that bolt.
And Guy get straight
to work on the brackets,
cutting holes in
a rectangular piece of brass
and bending it into an L-shape,
ready to attach it
to the lamp's casing.
Meanwhile, Henry adds the cabling
to the lamps,
and then joins Guy in his shed
to get in on the polishing action.
Can I just get on this? OK.
Henry is polishing the rim
of the lamp itself
so that it matches
the chrome outside,
whilst Guy has swiftly finished
making the brackets.
Here you go, mate. Yeah, man.
That's looking great.
Oh, yeah. You can swivel it.
I mean, look.
It's just only if you want to.
Yeah, perfect. That's lovely.
With all
the constituent parts ready,
they'll just need to assemble it,
but the boys have other matters
to attend to...
Mate, that Cotswold green is divine.
...as the paint on the bench is dry
and is in need of
some finishing magic.
Come on, then. Let's get polishing.
Do you want to start that one
and I'll do the other?
Yeah, put the jar
in the middle then.
The boys are using a wood wax,
which would bring out the colour
and detail in the wood's surface.
Just got to work this in now.
We need loads of it, don't we, mate?
Absolutely loads. I don't think
you can overdo it, actually.
No, I agree. And in this
temperature, it's lovely.
It goes on really easily.
Back in Bedford,
Chris is progressing
just as well with transforming
the printer's tray.
Next stage is to rub it down,
open the grain up a little bit,
and that'll just look lovely
with a bit of oil on it.
Fantastic.
Chris uses a Danish oil,
a protective liquid
which soaks in the wood
and gives a distinctive
low-sheen finish.
OK. Right, that's done.
I'm really pleased with that.
That's excellent.
So, let that dry.
Max also has another runner
in the race, his rocking horse.
Local artist MJ is adding a horn
and then spraying it gold.
But Max will just have to wait
and see for the result
as he's taking Henry to revisit
sheep farmer Alfie Chisholm
for his choice of location.
Well, I've been here 20 years now.
This is a commercial farm.
And Alfie is keen to get rid of
some more of his clutter.
A lot of items have been here
for quite a long time,
but there's a lot of potential
on items to tart them up.
Now that he's returned, Henry has
an opportunity to savour the view.
Absolutely beautiful.
Could stand here and look at this
all day, couldn't you?
Could, but, you know,
it needs a lick of paint,
the slurry tank, basically.
Yeah. Shame, that. Come on.
Let's go and get involved, man.
Hill farmers have lots of sheds.
Come on, mate.
Alfie, how are you?
How are you? Good to see you.
Good to see you. Max.
Nice to meet you, Alfie.
Hiya. All right?
How's it all going with the lambing?
Busy, busy. Yeah.
See, you know that noise as well,
it's just sort of homely.
And if we do make some money, Alfie,
what would you be spending it on?
We would probably go back
to putting it into
the same sort of things again,
so... Thank you so much, mate.
If it's all right with you...
You're welcome.
...we'll see you in a bit. Carry on.
Enjoy yourselves. Thanks so much.
As usual, the boys are hunting
for items to restore or repurpose
to make Alfie as much money
as possible.
And today, Henry's quick
to see the light.
Check that out, man.
What, an old street lamp?
How many gardens and places like
that have you seen street lamps?
I tell you what I like about it
is that it's really quite ornate,
but it'll be worth bringing it
back to life. What do you reckon?
It's just sitting there doing not
a lot at the moment, isn't it? Yeah.
I want that.
Is that your first item?
Well, it will be if you let me.
Come on. Yeah, go on.
Yeah? Good. Done.
Henry's first item is bagged...
I think it's going to be well nice.
...so it's Max's turn to show off his
incredible knowledge of farming.
I'm not entirely sure Alfie
will be happy for you
to go chopping up
his combine-y things.
What do you mean combine?
That's a topper.
That's what I meant.
That's a bailer there, mate.
Yeah.
Max just walks in and goes,
"Farmyard machinery."
Hey, look, man,
let's just have a quick look.
I've never known Henry to be so into
the most random object on the farm.
I mean, OK, modern stuff,
we can't do anything with them,
but it's lovely to see.
Henry's enjoying his new role as
official farm machinery tour guide.
What do you reckon that is, son?
It's seen better days,
whatever it is.
Yeah. Go on,
put me out of my misery.
Come on, it's a sharpener, innit?
Sharpener for what?
Agricultural implements.
Henry's in his element,
and to be honest I find it
occasionally quite boring.
See the wheel down there?
Right. You put that on here...
I want to go and get my hands on
some decent furniture now.
It's a lot of work to sharpen
a knife, isn't it?
Yeah, but back in the day, mate,
you had time to do that.
OK. You know?
Never mind, teach.
Maybe you'd better just get on
with the day job.
Mate, this is the garage I like,
because the door's broken.
That's always good.
It's full of furniture.
Look at these chairs.
It's actually nice, mate.
That's lovely.
You just...
I know what you're doing.
You're just getting it out
to sit in the sunshine, aren't you?
Basically. You go and have
a rummage. I'm going to have
a sit-down.
I'll go and have a look, then.
You just take the weight off, son.
Oh, I tell you what, though, mate,
you may be sunning yourself,
but if I can, anyone can.
Eh? How in a garage
full of furniture...
Hold that. ..did you find
something automotive?
What's lovely about that
is that there's no dents in it,
and the valuable cans like this,
the ones that have old brand names
that don't exist any more,
like Pratts.
Pratts traded in motor oil
from the 1880s,
and in 1935 changed
their brand-name to Esso,
so this can could be over
80 years old.
But that's beautifully pressed
into the metal.
It's got the original brass
top to it, yeah?
We can actually restore
this properly, how it should be.
I'm having that. Go on.
You can get in there with your wood
and your worm...
I shall. ..and have a good
rummage about, mate.
With Henry taking it easy,
Max is off on the hunt,
and it's not long until
he finds something
that fills him
with childish glee.
Wait till you see what I found.
Is that a climbing frame?
You can have your old tin can.
I have got a little child's desk.
It's a great piece of engineering,
and I think that needs brought back
to its former glory.
I don't know what
it's going to turn into.
I do.
And...
And what do you think that is?
That is awesome,
that's what that is.
That's a high chair.
That is beautifully made.
I reckon it's handmade, isn't it?
Max has gone gaga
for the baby's highchair,
but it's clear that
he isn't as familiar
with this classic highchair design
as father-of-two Henry.
Oh, this is genius.
This is how Britain used to be.
It used to be full of old men
in sheds making contraptions
to make life easier. Uh, mate...
...there still are loads of us
in sheds making stuff.
Not as cool as this, though.
Look at that.
Mate, if it makes you happy,
mate, do it.
I'll tell you what, that's 2-1.
So, with his first item grabbed,
Max is straight back
to the furniture shed.
Might never get out again...
That might be a result.
...but look at that.
Blimey!
Then suddenly he finds
what seems to me from distance
a very large
Christmas tree ornament.
It's got a small crack in.
Oh, it's got a bit of a ding there.
Is that a crack or patina?
Patina. It's patina
in the shops you sell it to.
I think it's probably decorative,
originally, do you think?
I've got no idea.
Well, chaps, it's actually
a hand-blown glass carbide bottle
used to hold liquid and
often used in home-brewing.
Good work. We're going to see Alfie.
Very good, mate.
So, with Max's glass
completing their menagerie,
the boys seek out Alfie
for his approval.
So, why don't you steam in first, mate?
Have you got any explanation
as to why you have
a big kind of glass jar
type contraption?
I don't really know what it is,
but I think it came from
when we renovated our house.
OK, well, I think it's beautiful.
Now, the item next to it,
the highchair-cum-kids desk
seating arrangement
I think is fascinating,
and I want to bring that back
to its former glory.
Now, look, talking about beauty
and vintage,
can I draw your attention
to my first item, Alfie,
which is the petrol can?
So, if it's all right with you,
I'll take it away and restore it
to how it should have been. Yes.
The second one is slightly larger,
and I think we've got some wonderful
items to take away
and try and make some money.
Excellent. Thanks ever so much.
Thanks so much, Alfie. Thank you.
Fantastic. Thanks again.
Coming up...
I can't wait to get cracking
on this highchair.
...Max finds true love...
I'm so in love with it,
and I want to do it justice.
...Henry find a new career...
We could release the Cole-Willison
work-out DVD while you're restoring.
...and at the valuation,
Max backs the wrong horse.
Well, I suspect the rocking horse
is going to be very difficult
for you to value.
Am I correct? I've only sold
a few hundred over the years. Oh!
Max McMurdo and Henry Cole are
finding, fixing and flogging
clutter for cash.
Check that out, man!
What, an old street lamp?
They both picked two items
from Alfie Chisholm's sheep farm...
Would you look at that?!
You're getting quite overexcited
by that.
...and have returned to show off
the spoils of their search.
In Bedford, Max is justifying
his strange taste in objects
to long-suffering partner Chris.
A weird choice, I know, Chris.
I've got no idea
what would've been used for,
I just thought they're quite hard
to come by.
But, I should add, at this stage,
it has got a slight dink on it
which I wasn't aware of, just there.
However, you can't feel it
from the outside,
so I'm hoping
that it is still watertight.
Well, more to the point, I was
wondering if it's at all possible
to turn this into
a really glorious fish tank.
Now, clearly, if that hole
seeps water, it's not.
It's not going to work. Backup plan
is we turn it into a piece of art.
OK. What else have you brought
for us?
Max's second item is the high chair
that transforms into a desk.
We just sand it back very delicately
and maybe an oil or a wax? Yeah.
That's it. It's got a bit of
engineering about it -
it's not just beautiful.
That's great. Yeah? OK.
I've never seen you so happy.
You're excited about this one.
Yeah, let's go for it.
Right, let's clean this up
and test it first.
To get a better idea of
the damage on the bottle,
Chris starts by cleaning.
Well, I've done some pretty strange
things in my time, but I've never
turned a big apple-shaped glass jug
into a fish tank before.
But I'm a bit concerned, because
there's a big crack in the side.
To test it's watertight,
Chris decants jugfuls
of H2O into the bottle.
Undamaged, it could be valuable.
Broken, well, worthless.
Right, now, what's happened here?
Oh, dear.
Yeah, it's definitely leaking.
Time for a plan B.
Whilst Chris is less
than bowled over by the glass,
Max is still marvelling
over the baby chair.
I can't wait to get cracking
on this highchair.
Some of these screws aren't
doing as they're told.
So Max begins by moving all
the home-made fixtures and fittings.
There we go, the first hinge is off.
In the time it takes a toddler
to fill his nappy,
Max has taken this highchair apart.
The good news is all of
those brackets and hinges and wheels
have come off without any accidents.
It just needs
a really good sand down.
But, first...
it's time for a cup of tea.
Over in Oxford, Guy is sizing up
Henry's latest finds.
I've found it. Oh, well done.
Oh, a classic.
Look, nice, pressed, embossed logos,
nice ribbing. Yeah.
All mint. Yeah.
Let's just restore it properly,
but embellish it slightly, yeah?
To spray it dark green. Yeah. Yeah?
And then highlight
the words in gold.
I tell you, he could go to
a chickpea and lentil emporium
and come out with a petrol can.
Henry's second item is
a Victorian street lamp.
What metal's that?
That is copper.
That will polish up beautifully.
It's slightly more difficult
than you think,
but that's no problem,
we'll get that lovely.
But the key is, what colour?
I think it should be gloss black,
and then rewire it, job done.
Yes. Yeah? Good. Come on, then.
After despatching the oil can
to be sandblasted,
there's something still bugging
Henry about the street lamp.
I don't think that should be here.
No, it's horrible. Yeah.
And also, the thing I really don't
like is this wire.
If you were to make an alley plate
here and we shoved the bulb here,
so then we wouldn't have all this,
would we? No.
So Henry cuts the offending cord...
Oh, I've just dropped it.
I like the sound of that.
...and sets to work uncovering
the true colour of the copper.
But I don't think...
Come on, you're a good polish.
Guy cleans it using
the wet-and-dry method,
which is using water and sandpaper
to thoroughly clean the gunk off.
Once completed, Guy can get to grips
with the polishing.
The main reason I'm putting this
polish on is, one, just to take any
watermarks off it that have gone on
it from the wet and dry,
but also, it kind of gives it
a bit of a wax,
so it kind of protects it
a little bit as well.
Back in Bedford, it's plan B
for the leaky bottle.
So what I've got is some ivy. OK.
And some fairy lights.
OK.... And I've made a door.
I think we can make
a magical world of fairyness.
Leave it with me,
let me have a play.
Good luck. Great idea, go for it.
HE IMITATES DOOR CREAKING
But before he delves into
his magical fairy world,
Max has some sanding to do.
I'm going to start with a bit of
coarse sandpaper, an 80 grit,
to take the worst of
the varnish off,
then work all the way down
to something a lot finer.
And it's just going to be
a case of slowly, slowly.
But after a while, the sanding is
beginning to take its toll.
Max is sanding wood, part 17.
Before the break,
we showed you Max sanding wood.
Max is still sanding wood.
Poor love. It's got so bad that Max
enlists Chris to rescue him
from all that hard work.
This, Chris, is why people don't
use varnish anymore. It is.
Cos it's hard to get off.
It is hard.
Eventually, they can sand no more,
which means Max is left to decide
upon the finish.
Now, it looks very harsh
when you see it in the tin
but if I grab a clean cloth...
once you put it on...
...it's actually quite subtle.
And it might just give it that
really nice Scandi kind of effect.
Max is using a white wood wax,
which lightens wood and gives
a gentle whitewashed effect.
Next, Max deals with the wheels.
I love grey, but if this is
for kids,
I think those three primary colours,
they are going to inject that little
bit of colour that I think it needs.
Whilst Max gets colourful,
in Oxfordshire, Guy has gone dark
and he's painting the crown of
the lamp a metallic black,
whilst Henry's job is to paint
the stem.
I'll tell you what,
that was a good decision.
I decided to get Daz to paint this,
only because I think he would do
a better job, and I'm right.
Classic Henry.
With painting duties successfully
skived, it's on to the electrics.
We've wired up our little post.
That means it's time for the glass,
using the revolutionary tactic of
cutting up some plastic tubing.
Right, I think that's about as far
as we want to push that one. OK.
OK, right, next.
The boys add it to the glass
and slot it in with ease.
That's it, we're in, mate.
Don't touch.
I'm very worried
about picking it up.
Just leave it, just leave it alone.
So whilst the boys tiptoe away
carefully, across town,
their petrol can
is being recoloured.
It is first stripped of
the old paint.
Next, sprayed
an old-fashioned green.
He's given me a proper challenge,
cos he wants gold inserts in here.
So, Henry, I'm going to use a brush.
Darren adds a thick layer of
gold paint
and will remove the excess
when dry.
Back in Bedford, and Max's team have
turned their attention back
to their first finds.
And for the old printer's tray,
Chris is adding a chain
to hang it on.
So now the chain's on,
it can be hung up.
I've cut these small squares
and rectangles,
just simply using some cork tiles.
So, now they are all made to size,
I'll glue them into place.
Chris uses some wood glue
to attach the tiles,
adds some antique upholstery pins,
and this tray is finished.
What a wonderful thing,
I absolutely love that.
And Max has found someone else
who loves it, as he's come to
meet Ian and Michael
in their Bedford coffee shop.
I think it's great, actually. Yeah,
to give it a new use like that,
and we can use something with
this easily. Brilliant idea.
Fantastic.
Well, I'm pleased you like it.
But are you prepared to part with
some hard-earned cash for it?
Definitely, yes, we are.
And I reckon... I think
about £40-£45 is about reasonable.
Hmm, OK. I'll tell you what -
if you meet me at 50,
I'll give you the pins for free.
That sounds fair.
Deal? That sounds fair.
Max, that's brilliant.
Brilliant. Thank you so much.
But Max isn't just pinning his hope
for profit on the board -
he has taken delivery
of his other item.
His rocking horse was
stripped, painted
and transformed into a unicorn.
Check that out! Look at that!
It's amazing, isn't it?
She's done really well.
Look at the pearlescent paint,
we've got the gold touches here.
I think it's just brilliant.
I love it.
Go on, back to your nuts and bolts.
Back to me screws.
So Max has galloped across
the finishing line,
but in Oxfordshire,
two old nags are taking it easy.
Why don't you just sit yourself
down?
Henry is finishing off
the bench he chose.
After sanding and painting the legs,
he covered this in wax
and now just needs to buff it up.
What do you reckon?
That is a full-on work-out. Yeah.
Hey, we could release
the Cole-Willison work-out DVD
while you're restoring.
Who needs to bench press
when you can do this? Yeah.
Go on, sit on the other end.
And to you, mate. And to me.
Oh, that's the way to do it, mate,
isn't it?
This could be part two
of the work-out.
Mate, I reckon that's
just about there.
What do you reckon?
I think it's fantastic.
It is, isn't it? Yeah, I love it.
Mate, walk away, it's done.
Don't you reckon? Absolutely.
Come on, then.
With the old geezers' work-out
completed, the boys are putting
the bits of lamp together
to construct the finished article.
Look at that. You see? Lovely.
Quality. Yeah, that's really nice.
Having removed the paint from
the lamps, built some brackets
and rewired, the lamps are coming
together a treat.
I'm quite excited, mate,
at this, aren't you?
Well, I think we should be, really.
Some final adjustments,
the glass clips into place,
and it's time for a test.
Is that in? Yeah.
I think they look gorge.
Shall we see if they work?
Are you ready? Yeah, go on.
One, two, three...
Mate. Fantastic. They are so cool!
They may look cool, but will they
fetch a hot price at the valuation?
John and June want to rid
their sheds of clutter,
but will the boys have made them
a pretty penny as well?
How are you? Very well, thank you.
Hey, Johnny, all right?
Good to see you, John. Hi.
Excellent. Now, then.
Well, feast your eyes.
That's fab.
Oh, we can't have him back now.
Even though I say it myself,
the boy's done a good job there,
I think.
Guys, what do you think?
I'm impressed.
Very, very impressed.
Took me 20 years
to do nothing with it.
Guys, so you are happy? Yeah.
Very happy.
Well, look, we may have done
some good transformations,
but have we made you any money?
To that end,
let me introduce you to Adam,
our incredibly independent valuer.
Hello, how are you?
Adam Partridge runs auction houses,
and if it can be sold,
he'll know exactly how much for.
Let's start with the bench, shall
we? Yeah. Well, I like the bench,
and I do like what you've done
with preserving the top
and painting the base -
that works very well.
The bench cost just £10 to restore.
I'm going to give
it £110 valuation.
Is that all right? I have to tell
you, I've sold it for 120 quid.
So the bench warms up with
a £110 profit.
So that's a result.
What about the 2CV lamps, Adam?
Yeah, I like them,
they look really smart.
Smartening up these lamps
cost £80 in total.
I see those at £75 apiece,
so 150. the pair.
Strike a light!
These lamps have made £70.
Well, I suspect the rocking horse is
going to be very difficult
for you to value. Am I correct?
I've only sold a few hundred over
the years.
To groom this amazing
unicorn rocking horse cost £20.
Adam, how much are we talking?
£75.
So a 55-quid profit.
Now, John, this is your industry.
So I think you've thought a bit
outside the box a bit
and you've produced something
that is a bit more versatile.
And it cost a mere £25 to upcycle.
But I would see a value of £45.
OK. Well, I kind of agree with him
on this one, to be fair,
cos I've already sold it
for 50 quid.
So they've pinned down a profit
of £25.
Let me tell you, June and John,
we have now then made £260 for you.
I'm impressed. Brilliant.
So Henry's choice of barn delivers
June and John a lovely little £260.
To be honest,
I thought we might have ended up
owing them money, but they've
managed to put a little bit
in our pockets,
and it'll go towards a new shed.
Coming up...
Max tells it like it is.
This is what you call
a full nut-and-bolt restoration,
Henry Cole.
Henry goes for the sympathy vote.
Come on, mate, from one collector
to the other,
you've got to give me
a little bit more than 50.
And at the valuation,
Henry comes up short.
Be honest,
it's over-restored, isn't it?
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole and Max
McMurdo are turning trash into cash.
How in a garage full of furniture
did you find something automotive?
At the valuation, Henry's bar
made £260.
I'm impressed. Yeah.
So it's up to Max to see if he can
beat it.
He starts by applying the finishing
touches to his high chair.
This is what you call a full nut
and bolt restoration, Henry Cole.
Yes. Look at those colours!
The white wax, the Scandinavian
wood, the primary,
childlike colours here,
and a new and improved footrest.
That is awesome.
With the high chair folded away,
Max moves on to his other item,
that leaky large glass bowl,
which he is turning into a
mysterious fairy world piece of art.
Right, come on. Enough's enough.
It's time for the lights.
Max has fashioned a highly technical
tool out of a coffee lid and an old
piece of pallet to arrange these
lights in the bowl.
Next, he stuffs the ivy into his
magical bowl world.
I think the fairy home is complete.
This is a great way to save
a rubbish old bottle.
Brilliant! But will the independent
valuer agree?
Back in Oxford, Henry and Guy are
finishing off their street lamp.
This is where it all goes
horribly wrong.
Having painted the stem a metallic
black and added new glass,
they just have to feed through
the cable.
There it is!
What's that thing that's just
stuck out?
There we go! Bingo!
We've got it! We've got it!
All they need to do now is mount
the head on
the pole, then attach the lid.
Right. I think we're there.
Right, switch it on, skid!
That's a beautifully restored
lamppost, that is.
Mate. Happy days.
Happy days.
You've lit up my life, Guy!
Really? Tea!
Tea drunk, Henry's back out to
finish off the oil can,
which is being repainted
in its original colours.
Now Henry's polishing up
the original brass cap
and Guy has taken delivery
of the finished can.
Check that out, lad.
Do you know what?
That's come out better
than I thought it would.
Has it? Cos I tell you what, man, it
is so difficult to do that writing.
Yeah, yeah. He's kept the blemishes
in the can, which is good.
Yeah, yeah. Put that on,
that's going to set it off.
Look at that. That's quality, innit?
Got it? Yeah, that's lovely.
Cor! I'm very happy
with me little cap.
And Henry might have found his happy
little can a happy little home,
as he has a buyer lined up.
95 quid. £95?
50? How does 50 sound?
Come on, mate. From one collector
to the other.
You've got to give me a little bit
more than 50.
55.
Oh, don't be like that!
Times are hard at the moment.
75 quid, let's shake on it, please?
Can we just put ourselves
out of the misery? You know it's
worth that.
OK. Good lad.
But will the independent valuer
think he has struck a good deal?
It's time to find out at the final valuation.
Alfie Chisholm and his wife Vicky
have arrived to see if the boys have
delivered the dosh to expand
their array of collectables.
Hey, Alfie, come on in.
Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate. Great to see
you. How you doing? Good, thanks.
Good, good, good. Excellent.
Well, look...
What do you think? Wow, well done.
Go on, go and have a look. You've
been very, very hard at work.
It wouldn't be out of place, I would
say, at Buckingham Palace.
Well, let's see if it's got the sort
of potential to earn royalty value,
shall we? Let's introduce Adam,
our esteemed valuation expert.
Adam is back to run his professional
eyes over the boys' labours.
Nice to meet you. I see you're
trying the polite approach,
that's...
Well. I'm happy to start, Henry,
if you don't mind,
with the highchair-cum-school desk.
I've never seen one of these before.
These metamorphic highchairs come up
quite often.
Ingenious things. I agree with you, though,
that you've done a nice restoration
job on it and it probably is a
home-made one rather than a sort
of production one.
It cost just £20 to restore this
highchair-cum-table.
And I think it would look really
well in any kind of nursery.
The values are
quite limited on them.
Therefore I'm going to put a very optimistic
70 English pounds sterling on it.
So the highchair-desk combo
transforms into a
£50 profit for Alfie.
Not bad, considering it just sat
there kind of doing nothing.
I think... I think that's fair.
From fair to fairy.
The fairy world cost £25
to construct.
Do you like it? I like it. Yeah?
You won't see many. There is
a reason for that.
It's a limited edition of one.
Hence it's worth...
50 quid.
So that's a less-than-magical
£25 profit.
25 quid, Alfie, I'm sorry.
Hmm. Well, you tried!
I tried my best. I can tell
I'm in for a hard time.
Go on, then, petrol can.
Beautifully done, off you go, Adam.
I'm disappointed in you, Henry,
because you are an automobilia man.
Be honest, it's over-restored,
isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah.
And to restore, it cost £30.
Adam, how much? Well...
I would say probably £60, but
an original one might make 80.
You're saying 60 quid?
Well, I flogged it for 75.
So...
HE BLOWS RASPBERRY
Well done!
There you go.
So Alfie gets a £45 profit.
OK, let's get down to business
with the street lamp.
Yeah. Quite nice, isn't it?
Victorian, cast iron, big,
heavy thing.
Takes you straight back to the days
of Jack the Ripper, doesn't it?
Yeah, and horses.
You know, these cost quite
a few quid at reclamation yards and
things like that, don't they?
No reclamation costs, but £125 spent
on restoring it.
How much?
450.
The street lamp has lit up the sky
with a massive £325 profit.
Right, so what have we got?
We've got 325, plus the other ones is...
445 in total.
That's not bad, Alfie? 445 quid.
So Max's choice of barn earns
a very respectable £445 for Alfie.
I think the boys have done
an excellent job.
They've transformed things which
otherwise would have been
forgotten about.
With Henry's choice of barn making
£260,
that means Max's location is today's
winner.
My item has won you the challenge.
This is what I love about you,
Henry, you're always
so gracious in defeat.
THEY LAUGH
Mate, we had a result
and, OK, I got a street lamp,
but you've worked very hard,
haven't you, mate?
You deserve to win.
I worked hard, but not necessarily
smart, I think, it's fair to say.
Good. Let's leave it at that, mate.
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