Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 15 - Episode #3.15 - full transcript
Oh, my God.
The sheds, garages and barns
of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
This is heaven, mate. I mean, that's
the only way to describe it.
What looks like valueless junk could
be worth a pretty penny.
I've just fallen in love.
Man, that's gorgeous.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish...
...and once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's immense, mate.
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it!
...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.
Oh, my God, it goes!
While Simon and his upcycler
re-purpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Oh, my word.
That's amazing.
Have a look. What do you reckon?
I think it's remarkable.
It's breathtaking.
All right! Eh?
They may have different approaches,
but together, they'll turn a profit
for the owners.
You're going home, mate, with 6,220 quid.
How does that sound?
That sounds brilliant.
Today, Henry's breath is taken away...
Cor! You see?
Oh, my God!
...Simon is left flabbergasted...
This is not an ordinary day.
...and a decidedly tricky valuation.
I bet you've never valued one of
these before, hm?
Um, no.
Oddly.
Today, the lads are on the road to Monmouthshire.
Now, Henry, I don't want you to stress,
but I'm going to use a word now...
I'm not stressed. ..which is foreign
to you.
What? Culture.
What does that mean? Exactly.
We're going to Hay-on-Wye...
Oh!
Which famously hosts a literary festival
invented by Welsh book-seller
Richard Booth.
Have you been to Hay-on-Wye to read
excerpts of your biography?
HE LAUGHS
My biography isn't finished yet.
Whereas yours is coming to a close,
mine is still only on chapter two.
I have to tell you, mate,
mine is coming to a close,
and it's only about that thick.
And another chapter is about to be
written today.
We are going to see a lovely fellow
called David, right,
and he has a variety of things.
Honestly, you're going to be happy.
There will be things for you
as well.
David bought this sawmill farm 20
years ago,
and now lives there with his family,
where they house an impressive
collection of steam engines.
My father started collecting steam
engines in the early '80s,
and we've always had steam engines
since I was a child.
And it's something I've just
followed on, really.
Any money would go straight back into
restoring another part of a steam engine.
Hi, David, how are you? Are you all
right?
David, how are you?
Very good, thank you.
Sorry. David, now, look, tell me, right.
Because Simon's brought me here.
Normally, there is just wood.
But tractors.
Are there any other vehicles?
There is a few other vehicles about.
See? Why did you bring me here?
It's not my birthday.
Because I look after you.
Where do we start, David?
Down in the big barn. Don't worry
about the handshake and all that.
Cheers, David. David, we'll see you
in a bit.
The boys are each on the hunt for
two items, big or small,
to restore or repurpose for profit.
God. You see?
Oh, my God!
Open the doors, I mean, I've never
seen anything like this.
They are lovely, but Henry gets very
excited about that kind of thing.
What were you doing, mate?
You see? Oh, my God!
Do I look after you?
Simon! Is that a Burrell?
I don't know. Thanks, Si.
You're actually quite a nice bloke.
Do they do anything to you?
I have to say, of all machinery,
the big old steam engines are cool.
30 years ago,
those big steam engines, they would
pay you to take them away.
Now David has a collection worth
£1 million, possibly.
Extraordinary. That, less so.
Fowlers, less so. And a steam roller...
What's this, about 150 or something
like that?
Probably about the money. Yes.
This... Come on. A roller, probably
about 30 to 50 grand.
Ooh, I'd better ring the wife!
No, roll away, lads,
as you're looking for something
significantly cheaper.
Come on, two items.
Hang on a second, mate.
Check these out. Oh, cool.
What do you reckon on them?
I guess air horns, aren't they?
Yeah!
Henry has taken a shine to these
truck air horns,
which would have sat on top of
a lorry's cab.
On a lorry, like that, on the roof.
Ah! Ah!
They're a lovely form, these things.
You could hang it from the ceiling,
couldn't you? Yeah!
And then you could wire them, polish
them up,
and then you could have nice bulbs
hanging out.
They're going to look great. My
first item.
How easy is that? Right, lovely.
Look, you see? I thought we'd come
to it at some point.
Absolutely. What a place!
You could literally build a house
out of what David's got in his mill
right now, and I mean everything.
That crawler's seen better days.
Hasn't it just?
Nice little dozer, man.
Oh, this has seen better days.
Are we done with the wood, yet?
No, no, no, no, we're not. Look.
What's that? Check this out.
I don't know.
I reckon that was, at some point,
do you reckon, a raised bed?
You're right.
Am I?
It's hard to date this old
raised flower bed frame,
but as it's made from solid wood,
with a bit of TLC,
it could be repurposed into
profitable furniture.
So come on, then.
What I'm thinking is, if we kind of
lift it, OK,
to a standard height by putting some
iron legs on the bottom,
lovely big dining table.
Well done, mate.
Can we get back to civilisation?
I'm feeling a little bit bucolic
out here.
You know these corners are where
it's about.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Come on, well done, mate.
So Simon has his first item.
But Henry is still dreaming
of steam engines.
HE LAUGHS
Henry! Mm?
I decided I was going to have a good
old play on that beautiful Fowler,
but Simon wasn't hanging around.
You are king of the road
on something like this.
Come on. Come on, I've found some stairs.
We're going upstairs.
OK, I'm coming.
I'm happy to let Henry play with his
big boy's toys,
because that gives me the edge.
I can get in and find a good item
before he does.
And I did.
Come and see what I've found.
Come on.
Let's have a look.
Wow, man. Yeah, that is nice.
Look at that. Talk to me.
OK. So it's kind of a small tallboy,
isn't it?
The name tallboy is derived from a
corruption of the French bois,
which means wood, and became common
in English in the late 1600s.
I love those. Really just unusual
set of shelves down the side.
Why not?
Do you know what? The thing about these...
Yeah. Really, really saleable items.
Yeah, I guess they are. Because they
go in any space, great storage,
and they don't take up much floor space.
I've got my second item.
Oh, boy.
So, Simon has his final item.
Time to get in gear, Henry.
I just need something.
I need something engine-y.
Something small.
Something perfectly formed.
Something... Like a Lister D
stationary engine.
That's an engine?
Yes, that's a stationary engine,
made between 1926 and 1964
by RA Lister and company.
The engines were used
to power water pumps,
cement mixers and many other items.
Nowadays, what you do, right,
you become old like me with a lovely
grey beard, yeah?
You get one of these, you go to
a country fair,
you sit there in your deckchair
while your Lister goes doo, doo, doo.
So you've got to get that going,
otherwise, you lose your cred
at the steam fair.
Oh, and come on, I dare you,
threw down the gauntlet.
And he was suckered by it.
What's not to lose?
Oh!
Time to see what David will make of
their picks.
Simon's first up with the bed.
We're guessing it was a raised bed
or something?
Yeah, raised bed.
That came from the primary school my
kids go to.
I'd like to take that away with
these boards here.
My second item, if it's OK, I'd like
to take that away,
because they're very saleable.
Yeah, yeah. Now, David.
Talk to me about your twin horn
experience there.
Might have come off a lorry,
or I might have bought them at, like,
a steam engine rally somewhere.
I'm going to do something funky with them,
and I think I can blow my own
trumpet when I'm done.
Do you like that? Very good.
Now, also, talk to me about your
Lister D stationary engine.
I think I used a play about with it
when I was about ten or 11.
Oh, my God!
Anyway, look, if it's all right
with you, which I'm sure it is,
I'll take your children's toy.
Good, yeah, nice to see it up
and running again.
Is that all right, mate? Yeah.
Coming up: Gemma is up to her elbows
in restoration...
One down. Another six to go.
Brilliant.
...and Henry finds an item
that's right up his street.
Now, that's got my name on it!
THEY LAUGH
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole
are turning waste into wonga.
Ha-ha, you see? Oh, my God!
They both picked two items from
Dave's place.
And Simon is back in Liverpool
showing his selections
to his upcycler, Gemma Longworth.
This is interesting, isn't it?
You know what it is?
No. It's an old flowerbed,
raised bed.
Is it? But its new life is going to
be a nice big dining table.
Oh, right, OK. OK?
Yeah. I'm thinking... Obviously,
the legs need extending
and then it came with these,
as well.
Old floorboards.
So then what I'm thinking is
to do a nice chevron pattern
on the top with the boards.
Different colours?
Entirely up to you. Ooh, yeah!
There you go. Second thing,
what d'you think of this?
What is it? Have a look.
Ooh! So, I got that with you
in mind, basically.
OK, well, I quite like it as it is.
I think I might give its just a
little bit of a zhuzh up.
Different shades? Yeah.
OK, I can do that.
OK? Yeah. Right.
So Simon starts on the raised bed,
cutting the wooden floorboards
to size to create
a chevron-pattern table top.
I'm using one length
of each diamond
as a template to cut the others.
It's essential you continue to
use the first length you cut
because, if you use the one you've
just cut to do the next one,
to do the next one, in the end,
it drifts, and you get wrong cuts.
There you go.
While Simon cuts, Gemma preps.
Now, this is MDF, so I'm just going
to use a hand sand on this.
MDF - or medium density fibreboard -
is a reconstituted wood substitute.
It's cheaper, but more easily
damaged than real timber,
so opting to use hand power,
Gemma will get a better finish.
There we go.
One down. Another...
...six to go.
Brilliant.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's revealing
his haul to partner in grime
Guy Willison. Lister D... Is that
what it is? ..stationary engine.
Yes. The bad news is it's been
loitering in a shed
for quite a long time.
Which is dodgy.
So, our mission, obviously,
is to just get it going,
and then we know that they are more
valuable in that state
than they are fully restored.
So we're going to clean it and we're
going to get it going.
Then we're going to maximise value.
For the second item, Henry has
a change of plan for the horns.
This, man, is absolutely
our goth moment. OK.
Yup? Something like this is
worthless, right? Yes.
But I do believe that if we set it
against a nice bit of wood,
put a few candles in it,
spray it matte black,
I think it'll look well cool.
It will.
You know, just as a decorative
thing. I think that's a good idea.
Right, the first thing to do
is measure the wood. Yes.
Now, I think, strangely, it's about
what that cardboard is.
Ooh, hello. That's quite goth,
innit? Yeah.
Henry has decided against turning it
into a down light,
and has gone for a more
cost-effective option
to maximise profit.
45. So, get the bit of wood,
45 x 20.
Yep, right. Polish it up lovely.
All happy days, innit?
Yeah, you'll be contacting your goth
mates to come and buy it.
I've got hundreds of 'em, mate, honestly.
I'm gothed out. OK, good!
Henry moves on to something much
more his scene - the Lister engine.
I thought I'd use some motocross
mud remover.
So we just get all the mud off,
and years and years of detritus. Hm?
Then we can get to grips with her.
Then we'll jet-wash her.
Henry wants to maximise profit by
keeping the engine as original as
possible, so that means he needs to
make it look as nice as possible.
Right.
Now, that's looking just a little
bit better, isn't it?
The only problem remaining is - will
they be able to get it going?
In Liverpool, Gemma is starting on
the tallboy.
Simon has asked for an ombre effect
on the chest of drawers,
which is basically where one colour
gets lighter and darker.
So I've gone from the grey tones,
which I'm going to add with white,
to get different shades of grey.
But it's not 50 shades of grey
she's after today - just seven.
One for each drawer.
There we go.
Once the drawers are dry, it's on to
attaching the newly repainted knobs.
All done.
Ready to put it all back together.
But Gemma's paint job
isn't done there,
as she moves on to colouring
the table-top chevron sections
that Simon has cut.
Simon has asked me to paint them
in some nice bright colours,
which I'm more than happy
to oblige with.
Having painted it, Gemma gets on
with distressing the paint finish.
I'm just roughly sanding them
to reveal that grain of wood underneath.
I think it looks quite effective.
With the distressed paint effect finished
and new metal legs attached,
Simon and Phil can start to piece
together the table top.
Right.
One half done.
Get the other set off Gemma
and then cut them into place,
drop in -
it's going to be all right.
In Oxfordshire, the horns have been
blasted and cleaned.
Right, matte black, here we go.
Cans of matte-black paint
are readily available
in DIY stores for under a tenner.
Looking good.
They're going to probably need
two or three coats, even.
Elsewhere, Guy is busy
with the wooden base
that will hold the horns.
I've had the wood
cut to size for the air horns.
Now I've just got to stain it dark
to give it that sort of like vintage
look and then it'll be a simple
case of mounting the horns on it
and suspending it from the wall.
The dark varnish Guy is applying
will help sell the vintage
Gothic look.
Now for the polishing.
Henry loves doing this.
He can have another go at it later.
That is exactly in the middle.
With the horns attached, this Gothic
lantern is almost ready to roll,
which leaves the boys free
to see if the stationary engine
has any spark left. OK.
So, put the spark plug in.
Yes. Cor blimey, I don't know
whether this'll go, man.
Right. HT lead, you can put that on.
Oh, yeah, OK.
HT lead on. Yes. Like that? Yes.
Pour the bucket of water
in there, the cooling.
Right. Fuel on.
Tickle, tickle.
Come on, give it a go. Try that.
You have a wiggle. I'm exhausted.
Twiddle that a tiny bit.
Shut it right down.
Open it a bit.
I'm opening it the whole way.
It's not going that well, is it?
With it not firing up,
the boys will have to take a look at
the spark plug.
But before that, it's Henry's turn
to pick a rummage spot.
He's brought Simon to Rugby
to visit Andrew,
whose business is military vehicles.
It all started from me buying one
little military vehicle
years and years ago and doing it up
as a hobby,
and it's sort of grown now from
one little vehicle to over 100.
With such a large
collection of vehicles,
the lads are bound to have
a field day.
There is literally vehicles parked,
furniture, there is everything here.
We've been in the shed
for ten years,
so it's gathered lots of bits.
What's that? That's just a
helicopter in a hedge. Come on.
Andy, Henry. How are you, mate?
Not so bad, and you?
Simon, how are you?
Now, Andy, look, I've been trying
to keep this secret from him.
Right. But he just happened to see
a helicopter in the hedge.
You've got loads of tanks,
as well, mate.
There's a few tanks and a few
helicopters around, yeah.
So what you do with the tanks, etc?
Well, we buy them, refurbish them,
or we bring them in from other
customers and refurbish them.
Some of them we cut up
and we refurbish the parts
and sell the parts. Andy,
thank you so much. Well...
Big shed there? Yeah. Lovely.
See you in a bit.
All right, mate, see you later. I
haven't decided whether I'm taking
a tank - you know that, don't you?
What?
As usual, the boys are
after two items each
to restore or repurpose.
Oh! Hey-hey!
LAUGHTER
Now, that's got my name on it.
There's your first item, mate!
It is, mate, isn't it? That's a very
large crane.
It is a very, very large crane.
I don't think I'm related, though.
Or do you think it could be my first
item? I think so.
Yeah. It's my first item.
There you go, yes.
Nuh! Come on.
If they thought that was impressive,
little do they know what delights
await inside the barns.
That is crazy, man.
Opening that door - pardoning
the pun - blew me away.
This is not an ordinary day.
I... I mean...
You wouldn't think that these kind
of places exist.
Oh, hang on. Racks with bits in.
Come on, then. That's more like it.
That's more our fare.
I feel as though I could invade somewhere
standing up here like this.
D'you know what I mean?
Get off my land! Yeah!
What d'you reckon?
I see things stored.
Is that a piece of furniture?
It could be! Come on! Come on, then.
Not even camouflage netting can
hide old furniture from me.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Now, then.
Huh! Do you know what those are?
Smoke-grenade launchers.
Yeah, exactly.
They are, Simon. This particular
version was attached to the front
of an armoured vehicle and was
designed to create a smoke screen
to get out of a hostile situation.
Hey, what about...
...table, you know...
HE WHISTLES ...lamp.
I like that idea. You're being
much more creative than me there.
You can either have them
wall-mounted
or kind of just on a wooden base.
Either way, man, they're lovely.
Good, mate, all right? Right.
I saw furniture peeking out.
I know you did, I know.
Good, good. Hey, 1-0.
So Henry has his first item
but, as the smoke clears,
Simon spots something
that interests him.
A little staircase, mate.
Fancy a staircase? Whoa!
Shall I come in with you?
Why not? Hm?
Oh! Oh, chairs over there.
Stop! Don't move it!
Why? I thought it was a rat.
SIMON LAUGHS
Don't you put it on.
You might give it fleas.
Are you looking at that?
Yeah. Yes, it's quite nice.
Oh, hang on, Si's found something.
In amongst all the clutter,
Simon has spotted a dark-wood
Georgian double seat.
Dark wood, it's a bit fussy.
It's to some people's taste, but
what I'm thinking is... Uh-huh.
...these little two-seaters,
you don't see them very often.
No. Now, I'm thinking...
...the least military person we know
could have some fun with this.
Who's that? Gemma. And once Gemma's
finished her magic on it,
that's going to be worth money.
Cool, mate, all right? Well, 1-1.
Who'd have thought you'd have found
that in a tank shed?
Heh? Come on, then.
Yeah. Put that back.
The boys head outside,
where they discover the jewel
in David's collection.
You don't see one of them every day,
do you?
You know I said I wasn't taking
a tank?
You're not taking a helicopter.
SIMON LAUGHS
The Westland Lynx helicopter was
built in Yeovil, Somerset,
and was used widely by the British
forces from 1977.
Upgraded and renamed the Wildcat,
they are still produced today.
Hey, look. I'll tell you a story,
actually, man, because... Yeah.
...these Lynx choppers,
they were kind of standard issue
in Bosnia, when I was in Bosnia,
and I used to sit here, right...
...day after day, on that second
seat. There was a gunner here,
and I used to sit there with a
camera like that looking out over...
Si?!
OK. That was a good story.
Where are...?
Simon!
Oh, thanks a bunch.
Henry heads inside,
where the only story is of a barn
filled with potential.
Cor! Hang on. What?
Oh, my word.
Would you look at them?!
Oh, my word.
Heh? Missiles.
Surface-to-air missiles.
I think... Stop doing that!
I think... Don't!
This particular missile
is a Falklands-era Rapier,
used for the air defence of the
Harrier aircraft's landing zone.
Let's do it as a bit of art.
Why not? Mirror polished. Get rid
of the frame, we don't need that.
Mate, I've seen them for big money.
I think that's a perfect thing
to polish up,
put it on a lovely stand
and admire it.
Shall we move on? I've got two,
you've only got one.
That's true, yeah, I need to find a
second item. Come on.
Running out of space. I never, ever
thought I'd actually pick a missile.
That's probably a good thing!
Still, Simon has one chance
to match Henry's firepower
as he heads back outside.
Cor, this is scrap central
round here.
Caterpillar tracks.
Bits and bobs.
It just goes on and on. Oh, hello.
A-ha!
There you go. Watch your fingers.
Ha-ha-ha!
Simon has dug out the remains
of a turret basket from a tank.
As the turret rotated,
the basket holding the operator's
seat would rotate with the gun.
But it's not going to be
that any more. It's going to be
a really cool table.
A really nice armour-plated piece of
glass on - see what I've done there?
I like that! Armour-plated.
Yeah, heh?
Like it, like it. Beautiful coffee
table. Mate, yeah, I can see it.
D'you know what? Strangely,
I agree with him.
Hey, mate. Yeah? Second item.
Corporal O'Brien standing
to attention, sir.
Mission complete, two items found.
Time to see what Andy will make
of their military hardware,
starting with Simon's
furniture find.
It's probably not ex-military, so
I won't to know a lot about it!
Well, if it's OK, I'm going to put
special ops on that,
because I think it needs it.
Second item - am I guessing? Is it
some kind... Some part of a turret?
It's a turret basket out of
the bottom of the tank.
To me, it looks like a table.
If it's OK, they're my two items.
Lovely. That's fine, yeah.
Cheers, mate. Now, Andrew,
talk to me about missiles.
That one over there -
firstly, is it live?
Probably not. I don't know what
I'm letting myself in for there.
Let's talk smoke-grenade launchers.
I've just got this feeling there
might be a lovely lamp,
or something, if I can take that.
Yep. Great stuff.
Cheers, mate.
Thanks very much indeed.
Coming up - Henry and Guy
go easy...
Right, this could be...
Have you done your will?
Oh, yeah.
Gemma isn't quite sure
about Simon's find.
Well, I think I've got mixed
feelings on it.
And there's a good reaction
at the valuation.
That's come up real well.
That's nice.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brian are
making money
from other people's mess.
There's a button here, actually,
what does that do?
Don't push the button.
They both picked two items
from Andrew's military bunker
and Henry is back with a
mission for Guy.
Ready? Yeah, ready.
Point it that way. Yeah, OK.
Wow, yeah, that is cool.
I never ever thought I'd bring ones
of these
into the shed for a little
bit of tinkering. No.
Now, look, my idea... Yeah? ..is to
get rid of this kind of bracketry
and leave the beauteous lines of
this missile.
Yes. I think we should mirror polish it
because it must be ali, right?
If we can, it would be fantastic.
Next up, the smoke grenade launcher.
Now, I would immediately say,
"Oh, let's polish it."
Yes. But, we're doing
the missile polished.
Yes. So, I think we should do a kind
of anti-war crazy colour...
Yes. ..funky, paint job on it
with some lovely Edison bulbs in it.
Yeah, yeah. Call it quits.
Decision made. The boys can get
firing on the missile
by starting to polish it.
Right, this could be, have you done
your will?
Oh, yeah. Have you?
Yeah. Who are you going to give it
to? All to me?
It's orange underneath, look.
Oh, yeah, look.
If the actual nose is coming up nice,
then we could be in business.
It's lovely, isn't it? Yeah.
Serious amount of work,
that's an industrial job.
Yeah, I think we should send it
to pro, don't you?
Yeah, I don't think the arm on this
is quite long enough to get this on.
That's about...
We get to about there.
Yeah. Put it in the cradle, load it
in the van and send it in.
Send it off. All right, mate.
Let's clear.
So off to the pros it goes,
meaning guy can attack
the grenade launchers.
This smoke grenade launcher thingy
is going to be powder coated
a beautiful colour.
So first, I've got to remove
the base.
Hurrah!
Right, that's the base plate off.
Now what I've got to do is remove
all this gubbins
and then try and get these
firing pin things out
so I can put all my light fittings
in there
to get the bulbs here.
So let's see how this goes.
Before sandblasting, it's important
to take all the constituent parts apart
so that every nook and cranny is cleaned.
That is ready to go to Dad's.
In Liverpool, Simon is introducing
Gemma to his selections,
starting with the turret basket.
Now, then, what about this way up?
OK, well, I can see a table.
There you go. That's exactly what
you can see.
Yeah.
So I'm thinking, obviously, cutting
off all the pieces
unnecessary to make it sit level. Yeah.
It would be a fantastic coffee table.
Next up, the dark wood two-seater.
What do you think of it?
Well, I think I've got mixed
feelings on it.
It's of a certain style, isn't it?
I don't think it's going to be
to everyone's taste, but hopefully,
if I have a little
play about with it,
it might be to someone's taste.
I mean, at least mine.
So Gemma goes to town
by sanding down the two-seater
ahead of painting.
The varnish is coming off nice
and easily,
however, it's a bit difficult around
all of these details.
I don't mind too much,
because I can get my frustration out
from Simon.
Simon's other item is also in need
of some TLC.
It needs degriming with a pressure
wash ahead of a repaint.
There we go. As good as new, or at
least, I think it's as good as new,
I've never actually seen a new one.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's military
equipment is on manoeuvres.
Put some compound on.
The rapier missile is with a
professional metal worker,
having its paintwork removed,
allowing Guy to concentrate
on making the bracket that will hold
the missile to the wall.
I've now go to curve this bit to fit
round the main body,
and I'm using this, this is a few ml
smaller than this,
but it always springs out a bit,
so from experience,
I think that size will do.
Guy bends the brass bracket around
the missile-size tin.
That's about as good as it gets,
I think.
So there, that will be like that
around the missile.
That's turned out as well as
I'd hoped.
Henry's other item, the smoke
grenade launcher,
has been sandblasted, painted
and returned to base
to be reassembled.
There. I've made up these fixings,
they're two different heights,
so two of the bulbs stick out
further than the other,
because I think that will
look better
and it's just a case of
putting these in
to sort of a little trumpet
and then bolting them up.
I think that will look lovely when
it's lit up.
All I've got to do now is wire it.
In Liverpool, Simon's doing some
bolting too, but he's removing them.
Oh, yes, last one, come on!
OK.
Simon has measured out the height of
the legs to coffee-table length.
So, off to the blasters, we're going
white with this.
The colour of peace.
Big glass top, last thing to do,
then, is to burnish that steel edge.
OK. Elsewhere Gemma has been busy
transforming the two seater.
I'm going to build up
my layers of paint,
so this is sort of acting
a bit like a primer.
Before I put my next layer of paint
on, which is a different colour...
...I'm going to put some petroleum
jelly in the detailed areas.
It acts as a bit of a barrier to
the next layer of paint,
so you will be able the see this
yellow underneath the next colour.
This craft trick stops the top coat sticking,
so that the base colour can be
revealed in the finish.
You can already see that the paint's
not quite sticking.
And that's what I want.
But before she finishes the coat,
Gemma has another trick up her sleeve.
So before the paint is completely dry,
I'm just going to rub away some of
the paint
where the petroleum jelly was
to reveal the yellow paint underneath.
And with some new fabric
to reupholster the seat,
this two-seater is nearly done.
There we go.
It's going to look perfect
on the seat.
It looks really good.
I'm pleased with that.
In Oxfordshire, the lads are
finishing their first finds,
starting the non-starting stationary engine.
Having had a tinker and adding a
new, bigger spark plug,
it's up to Henry to provide some energy.
Ooh!
There we go. We're on.
ENGINE STARTS
Just leave it, leave it there. Just
leave it.
That's it. Is that it?
That's it.
Is that how it revs, that high?
That's it, that's it, that's it!
Look at it! It's alive.
Hey, hey!
Mate, she's great. Well done, man.
I'm really chuffed with myself, actually.
Yeah, good.
So success, she runs again,
making it more appealing
to a new restorer.
Next, the boys need to finish off
the Gothic-styled candle holders
with some Gothic-style candles.
That's it.
Mate, that is a Goth decorative item.
It is.
In Liverpool, Simon and Phil have
finished their table assembly.
What are you doing?
Just brushing off the table.
Simon, this looks great.
It's great, isn't it?
It really is.
I love its randomness.
It's fab, isn't it?
Great choice of colours.
HE LAUGHS
Funny how you like that bit. Yeah!
But I think your distressed look
looks great,
next to the distressed wood.
Yeah, It does, really works.
There you go, good job.
One down, one to go,
as Gemma just has to reassemble
the tall boy.
The very last one...
There we go.
Well, that's quite impressive.
Not my usual style,
but still love it.
And she's hoping her potential buyer
will love it too.
Hiya, Jade. Hi.
Right, you have come to have a look
at this chest of drawers. Hm-mm.
What do you think of it?
I think it's gorgeous. I really like it,
it's a whole monochrome vibe going
on, it's brill.
It's cool, isn't it?
Now, we're hoping to sell this,
would you be interested
in buying it?
Absolutely, I think it's great.
OK. Now, I was thinking about £100.
How about £80, would that do?
Well, there were no costs, so, yeah,
all right I'll go for 80.
Do we have a deal? Yes, you do.
OK. Thank you very much.
But will Gemma's deal-making go down
well at the valuation?
David wanted some money to expand
his engine collection.
How are you, mate? Good to see you.
Thanks for coming round.
Very good to see you.
You all right?
Go take a wander, mate.
This is what you've done?
Yeah, exactly, what have we done?
Yeah, what have we done?
I like that.
Oh, now, look, David, right.
They were nice and shiny silver
when you last had them.
Yeah, well it wasn't that shiny
mate, that was the problem.
That's come up real well. That's
nice.
We're happy you like it,
but have we made you any money?
Well, joining us to assess that is Adam.
How are you, mate?
Very well, thank you very much.
With two decades' experience,
auction-house owner Adam Partridge
can accurately value anything.
Come on, I'll go first, get it out
of the way.
Hey, why don't we start with
the piece de resistance?
The Lister D stationary engine.
Well, yes, it's original, isn't it?
And stationary.
And with just a bit of elbow grease,
this restoration costs nothing.
You've maintained its integrity,
I think it's worth £60.
I think that's probably a fair
price, actually, David.
Really, I'm not going to argue.
Engineering a £60 profit.
Now we're on a roll - toot, toot -
let's go for air horns.
Oh, yes, up there.
Yes. They've got a sort of funereal
feel, haven't they? A little bit.
Goth, man.
It took £20 worth of wood and paint
to turn these horns
to the dark side.
Undertaker's parlour was more my...
Don't be like that. ..locations
for those, perhaps.
This is for the youth. Like that.
Yeah, I don't understand
all that fashion stuff,
as you regularly point out.
We know that, mate.
With that jersey mate, you are right.
Yeah, I know, same one every time.
£60.
That's still a sound £40 profit.
Let's talk tall boy there,
with the shelves.
Struggling with that a little bit.
There was no expense on this
touch-up job.
Well, I was kind of repulsed by it,
but looking at it now,
you've told me that so much has gone
into it, £80.
I think that's a fair valuation.
And do you know why I know, mate?
Because I've sold that for £80.
That's £80 of profit
on the tall boy.
Let's move on...
...to what was once... A flower bed.
...a raised flower bed.
Yeah, I thought it was
a snooker table conversion
or something because it's got that
feel to it, hasn't it?
It cost £80 for a blacksmith
to raise its legs.
It's a good size, good, solid table.
£200.
And a good profit of £120.
So, David you're taking home 300
quid, how's that?
Brilliant, excellent job.
And what would you spend the money
on, David?
I think we'll have to re-invest it
into something
with the steam engines,
or something like that, really.
I think you're right, mate.
Your place was amazing.
Thanks very much indeed.
So that's £300 going to David.
I thought Henry and Simon did really
well today.
It's really good to see the raised
bed which was just lying there,
being turned into a wonderful table
and things like the cupboard
I forgot about,
painted up and looked really good.
Coming up. Simon admires his handy work.
Table from a tank turret base.
Love it.
Henry and Guy are impressed
with the missile.
Man, that is one crazy ornament.
Yes.
And there's a good reaction
at the valuation.
Yeah, I really like it.
Dukes of junk Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
are turning trash into cash.
Mate, that is a Goth
decorative item.
Simon's choice of location
made David £300.
How was that? Brilliant.
An excellent job.
So, the pressure is on for
Henry to beat that total.
The Rapier missile is back
from the polishers.
Time to stand back and admire.
Man, that is one crazy ornament.
Yes.
And the bracketry is set
off lovely, isn't it?
Mate, that is fantastic.
One down, one to go.
Time to test the smoke grenade
launcher-turned-light.
Ready? Yes.
How about that?
Blimey, that's a statement, innit?
It looks sort of
flame-throwery, kind of...
Yeah, I get the vibe.
I get the vibe.
I like it.
So do I.
I kind of thought
I wouldn't, but it's funky.
Good. It's a lamp, man. Yeah.
You know, that's eminently saleable.
Yeah, good. Nice.
And it seems Henry is right,
as he's found a potential buyer.
I've got some good news
for you, mate.
What's that?
130 quid for the smoke banger,
whatever it's called.
What's it called?
Smoke grenade thingy?
Launcher. Yes.
Shall I accept? That's up to you.
I don't know what the restoration
costs were in full
but that sounds good to me.
All right, I'm going
to text him back. OK.
Job is a good 'un.
In Liverpool, the tank turret base
has being sandblasted and painted.
Time for the final touch.
Right, let's pop the glass on.
Here goes nothing.
And that fits... beautifully.
Table from a tank turret base.
Love it.
Love the white.
You can still see it's got
an industrial kind of origin,
but no-one would ever guess what.
Hm!
Gemma is also finishing
off their other item,
the dark wood two-seater.
And the very last step...
Would you look at this?!
This was quite a labour of love.
Lots of layers going on,
but definitely worth it.
It's such an improvement.
But how will it fare
at the final valuation?
Andrew wanted some money to
re-invest in his military hardware.
Oh, hey, man. Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate.
Lovely to see you.
Well, look, have a wander.
See what you think.
I think it's what they call
an eclectic mix, mate.
I think it is. It's different.
Yeah, it's good, yeah.
I like the table.
But, Andy, look,
you may like the stuff
but have we made you any money?
Now, can I introduce you
to Elisicia?
She is our independent valuer.
Nice to meet you.
Elisicia Moore runs a London store,
specialising in up-cycled furniture.
Let's start with the
smoke grenade launcher.
Yeah, I think it looks
really great as a lamp.
The old launcher has been upgraded
for £60 on powder coating
and electrics.
I really like it.
I think you could easily get
about £120 for the lamp.
Henry went a tenner better,
selling for £130,
delivering a profit of £70.
I bet you've never valued
one of these before. Hm?
No, oddly.
It cost an explosive
£400 to specially polish
the Rapier missile.
I would tout it as
an installation piece.
So, I would probably
start at about £1,000.
So, that's a £600 profit on the missile.
Let's start with
the little two-seater.
Yeah, it's charming.
I think the right levels of
distressing has been achieved.
It cost a less than distressing
£10 for new fabric.
I think it's a nice hallway chair -
£140.
A very glamorous £130 profit.
So, moving on... I had to get
something off a tank
from Andy's place, obviously. Right.
And that something was paint coated
and covered in glass for £100.
It is interesting.
And I do think it certainly
has commercial appeal
so I would say £170 for the table.
OK. It's from an old basket
that wasn't being used.
Are you talking about me?
Do you like that?
He WAS talking about you.
He wasn't, you were.
So, that's another £70
profit in the tank.
So, Andy, in total, once we've taken
away all the costs, £870 to you.
Righto. What will you spend
the money on, mate?
Probably go and buy
some more military stuff.
Cheers, mate. Thanks very much
indeed. Thanks a lot.
So, Henry's choice of spot
has made £870 for Andy.
Yeah, I think Simon and Henry
have done very good, actually.
I like the smoke dischargers.
The missile looks very good.
The turret basket, I think it looks
quite good as a table anyway.
But with Simon's choice of location
only making £300,
Henry is today's winner.
Are you slightly shell-shocked
about my victory?
Ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha!
Like it? Like it?
Listen, I never thought
we'd ever take an item
you had to be careful carrying.
That missile WAS a dud, wasn't it?
Oh, I never checked.
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The sheds, garages and barns
of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
This is heaven, mate. I mean, that's
the only way to describe it.
What looks like valueless junk could
be worth a pretty penny.
I've just fallen in love.
Man, that's gorgeous.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish...
...and once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's immense, mate.
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it!
...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.
Oh, my God, it goes!
While Simon and his upcycler
re-purpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Oh, my word.
That's amazing.
Have a look. What do you reckon?
I think it's remarkable.
It's breathtaking.
All right! Eh?
They may have different approaches,
but together, they'll turn a profit
for the owners.
You're going home, mate, with 6,220 quid.
How does that sound?
That sounds brilliant.
Today, Henry's breath is taken away...
Cor! You see?
Oh, my God!
...Simon is left flabbergasted...
This is not an ordinary day.
...and a decidedly tricky valuation.
I bet you've never valued one of
these before, hm?
Um, no.
Oddly.
Today, the lads are on the road to Monmouthshire.
Now, Henry, I don't want you to stress,
but I'm going to use a word now...
I'm not stressed. ..which is foreign
to you.
What? Culture.
What does that mean? Exactly.
We're going to Hay-on-Wye...
Oh!
Which famously hosts a literary festival
invented by Welsh book-seller
Richard Booth.
Have you been to Hay-on-Wye to read
excerpts of your biography?
HE LAUGHS
My biography isn't finished yet.
Whereas yours is coming to a close,
mine is still only on chapter two.
I have to tell you, mate,
mine is coming to a close,
and it's only about that thick.
And another chapter is about to be
written today.
We are going to see a lovely fellow
called David, right,
and he has a variety of things.
Honestly, you're going to be happy.
There will be things for you
as well.
David bought this sawmill farm 20
years ago,
and now lives there with his family,
where they house an impressive
collection of steam engines.
My father started collecting steam
engines in the early '80s,
and we've always had steam engines
since I was a child.
And it's something I've just
followed on, really.
Any money would go straight back into
restoring another part of a steam engine.
Hi, David, how are you? Are you all
right?
David, how are you?
Very good, thank you.
Sorry. David, now, look, tell me, right.
Because Simon's brought me here.
Normally, there is just wood.
But tractors.
Are there any other vehicles?
There is a few other vehicles about.
See? Why did you bring me here?
It's not my birthday.
Because I look after you.
Where do we start, David?
Down in the big barn. Don't worry
about the handshake and all that.
Cheers, David. David, we'll see you
in a bit.
The boys are each on the hunt for
two items, big or small,
to restore or repurpose for profit.
God. You see?
Oh, my God!
Open the doors, I mean, I've never
seen anything like this.
They are lovely, but Henry gets very
excited about that kind of thing.
What were you doing, mate?
You see? Oh, my God!
Do I look after you?
Simon! Is that a Burrell?
I don't know. Thanks, Si.
You're actually quite a nice bloke.
Do they do anything to you?
I have to say, of all machinery,
the big old steam engines are cool.
30 years ago,
those big steam engines, they would
pay you to take them away.
Now David has a collection worth
£1 million, possibly.
Extraordinary. That, less so.
Fowlers, less so. And a steam roller...
What's this, about 150 or something
like that?
Probably about the money. Yes.
This... Come on. A roller, probably
about 30 to 50 grand.
Ooh, I'd better ring the wife!
No, roll away, lads,
as you're looking for something
significantly cheaper.
Come on, two items.
Hang on a second, mate.
Check these out. Oh, cool.
What do you reckon on them?
I guess air horns, aren't they?
Yeah!
Henry has taken a shine to these
truck air horns,
which would have sat on top of
a lorry's cab.
On a lorry, like that, on the roof.
Ah! Ah!
They're a lovely form, these things.
You could hang it from the ceiling,
couldn't you? Yeah!
And then you could wire them, polish
them up,
and then you could have nice bulbs
hanging out.
They're going to look great. My
first item.
How easy is that? Right, lovely.
Look, you see? I thought we'd come
to it at some point.
Absolutely. What a place!
You could literally build a house
out of what David's got in his mill
right now, and I mean everything.
That crawler's seen better days.
Hasn't it just?
Nice little dozer, man.
Oh, this has seen better days.
Are we done with the wood, yet?
No, no, no, no, we're not. Look.
What's that? Check this out.
I don't know.
I reckon that was, at some point,
do you reckon, a raised bed?
You're right.
Am I?
It's hard to date this old
raised flower bed frame,
but as it's made from solid wood,
with a bit of TLC,
it could be repurposed into
profitable furniture.
So come on, then.
What I'm thinking is, if we kind of
lift it, OK,
to a standard height by putting some
iron legs on the bottom,
lovely big dining table.
Well done, mate.
Can we get back to civilisation?
I'm feeling a little bit bucolic
out here.
You know these corners are where
it's about.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Come on, well done, mate.
So Simon has his first item.
But Henry is still dreaming
of steam engines.
HE LAUGHS
Henry! Mm?
I decided I was going to have a good
old play on that beautiful Fowler,
but Simon wasn't hanging around.
You are king of the road
on something like this.
Come on. Come on, I've found some stairs.
We're going upstairs.
OK, I'm coming.
I'm happy to let Henry play with his
big boy's toys,
because that gives me the edge.
I can get in and find a good item
before he does.
And I did.
Come and see what I've found.
Come on.
Let's have a look.
Wow, man. Yeah, that is nice.
Look at that. Talk to me.
OK. So it's kind of a small tallboy,
isn't it?
The name tallboy is derived from a
corruption of the French bois,
which means wood, and became common
in English in the late 1600s.
I love those. Really just unusual
set of shelves down the side.
Why not?
Do you know what? The thing about these...
Yeah. Really, really saleable items.
Yeah, I guess they are. Because they
go in any space, great storage,
and they don't take up much floor space.
I've got my second item.
Oh, boy.
So, Simon has his final item.
Time to get in gear, Henry.
I just need something.
I need something engine-y.
Something small.
Something perfectly formed.
Something... Like a Lister D
stationary engine.
That's an engine?
Yes, that's a stationary engine,
made between 1926 and 1964
by RA Lister and company.
The engines were used
to power water pumps,
cement mixers and many other items.
Nowadays, what you do, right,
you become old like me with a lovely
grey beard, yeah?
You get one of these, you go to
a country fair,
you sit there in your deckchair
while your Lister goes doo, doo, doo.
So you've got to get that going,
otherwise, you lose your cred
at the steam fair.
Oh, and come on, I dare you,
threw down the gauntlet.
And he was suckered by it.
What's not to lose?
Oh!
Time to see what David will make of
their picks.
Simon's first up with the bed.
We're guessing it was a raised bed
or something?
Yeah, raised bed.
That came from the primary school my
kids go to.
I'd like to take that away with
these boards here.
My second item, if it's OK, I'd like
to take that away,
because they're very saleable.
Yeah, yeah. Now, David.
Talk to me about your twin horn
experience there.
Might have come off a lorry,
or I might have bought them at, like,
a steam engine rally somewhere.
I'm going to do something funky with them,
and I think I can blow my own
trumpet when I'm done.
Do you like that? Very good.
Now, also, talk to me about your
Lister D stationary engine.
I think I used a play about with it
when I was about ten or 11.
Oh, my God!
Anyway, look, if it's all right
with you, which I'm sure it is,
I'll take your children's toy.
Good, yeah, nice to see it up
and running again.
Is that all right, mate? Yeah.
Coming up: Gemma is up to her elbows
in restoration...
One down. Another six to go.
Brilliant.
...and Henry finds an item
that's right up his street.
Now, that's got my name on it!
THEY LAUGH
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole
are turning waste into wonga.
Ha-ha, you see? Oh, my God!
They both picked two items from
Dave's place.
And Simon is back in Liverpool
showing his selections
to his upcycler, Gemma Longworth.
This is interesting, isn't it?
You know what it is?
No. It's an old flowerbed,
raised bed.
Is it? But its new life is going to
be a nice big dining table.
Oh, right, OK. OK?
Yeah. I'm thinking... Obviously,
the legs need extending
and then it came with these,
as well.
Old floorboards.
So then what I'm thinking is
to do a nice chevron pattern
on the top with the boards.
Different colours?
Entirely up to you. Ooh, yeah!
There you go. Second thing,
what d'you think of this?
What is it? Have a look.
Ooh! So, I got that with you
in mind, basically.
OK, well, I quite like it as it is.
I think I might give its just a
little bit of a zhuzh up.
Different shades? Yeah.
OK, I can do that.
OK? Yeah. Right.
So Simon starts on the raised bed,
cutting the wooden floorboards
to size to create
a chevron-pattern table top.
I'm using one length
of each diamond
as a template to cut the others.
It's essential you continue to
use the first length you cut
because, if you use the one you've
just cut to do the next one,
to do the next one, in the end,
it drifts, and you get wrong cuts.
There you go.
While Simon cuts, Gemma preps.
Now, this is MDF, so I'm just going
to use a hand sand on this.
MDF - or medium density fibreboard -
is a reconstituted wood substitute.
It's cheaper, but more easily
damaged than real timber,
so opting to use hand power,
Gemma will get a better finish.
There we go.
One down. Another...
...six to go.
Brilliant.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's revealing
his haul to partner in grime
Guy Willison. Lister D... Is that
what it is? ..stationary engine.
Yes. The bad news is it's been
loitering in a shed
for quite a long time.
Which is dodgy.
So, our mission, obviously,
is to just get it going,
and then we know that they are more
valuable in that state
than they are fully restored.
So we're going to clean it and we're
going to get it going.
Then we're going to maximise value.
For the second item, Henry has
a change of plan for the horns.
This, man, is absolutely
our goth moment. OK.
Yup? Something like this is
worthless, right? Yes.
But I do believe that if we set it
against a nice bit of wood,
put a few candles in it,
spray it matte black,
I think it'll look well cool.
It will.
You know, just as a decorative
thing. I think that's a good idea.
Right, the first thing to do
is measure the wood. Yes.
Now, I think, strangely, it's about
what that cardboard is.
Ooh, hello. That's quite goth,
innit? Yeah.
Henry has decided against turning it
into a down light,
and has gone for a more
cost-effective option
to maximise profit.
45. So, get the bit of wood,
45 x 20.
Yep, right. Polish it up lovely.
All happy days, innit?
Yeah, you'll be contacting your goth
mates to come and buy it.
I've got hundreds of 'em, mate, honestly.
I'm gothed out. OK, good!
Henry moves on to something much
more his scene - the Lister engine.
I thought I'd use some motocross
mud remover.
So we just get all the mud off,
and years and years of detritus. Hm?
Then we can get to grips with her.
Then we'll jet-wash her.
Henry wants to maximise profit by
keeping the engine as original as
possible, so that means he needs to
make it look as nice as possible.
Right.
Now, that's looking just a little
bit better, isn't it?
The only problem remaining is - will
they be able to get it going?
In Liverpool, Gemma is starting on
the tallboy.
Simon has asked for an ombre effect
on the chest of drawers,
which is basically where one colour
gets lighter and darker.
So I've gone from the grey tones,
which I'm going to add with white,
to get different shades of grey.
But it's not 50 shades of grey
she's after today - just seven.
One for each drawer.
There we go.
Once the drawers are dry, it's on to
attaching the newly repainted knobs.
All done.
Ready to put it all back together.
But Gemma's paint job
isn't done there,
as she moves on to colouring
the table-top chevron sections
that Simon has cut.
Simon has asked me to paint them
in some nice bright colours,
which I'm more than happy
to oblige with.
Having painted it, Gemma gets on
with distressing the paint finish.
I'm just roughly sanding them
to reveal that grain of wood underneath.
I think it looks quite effective.
With the distressed paint effect finished
and new metal legs attached,
Simon and Phil can start to piece
together the table top.
Right.
One half done.
Get the other set off Gemma
and then cut them into place,
drop in -
it's going to be all right.
In Oxfordshire, the horns have been
blasted and cleaned.
Right, matte black, here we go.
Cans of matte-black paint
are readily available
in DIY stores for under a tenner.
Looking good.
They're going to probably need
two or three coats, even.
Elsewhere, Guy is busy
with the wooden base
that will hold the horns.
I've had the wood
cut to size for the air horns.
Now I've just got to stain it dark
to give it that sort of like vintage
look and then it'll be a simple
case of mounting the horns on it
and suspending it from the wall.
The dark varnish Guy is applying
will help sell the vintage
Gothic look.
Now for the polishing.
Henry loves doing this.
He can have another go at it later.
That is exactly in the middle.
With the horns attached, this Gothic
lantern is almost ready to roll,
which leaves the boys free
to see if the stationary engine
has any spark left. OK.
So, put the spark plug in.
Yes. Cor blimey, I don't know
whether this'll go, man.
Right. HT lead, you can put that on.
Oh, yeah, OK.
HT lead on. Yes. Like that? Yes.
Pour the bucket of water
in there, the cooling.
Right. Fuel on.
Tickle, tickle.
Come on, give it a go. Try that.
You have a wiggle. I'm exhausted.
Twiddle that a tiny bit.
Shut it right down.
Open it a bit.
I'm opening it the whole way.
It's not going that well, is it?
With it not firing up,
the boys will have to take a look at
the spark plug.
But before that, it's Henry's turn
to pick a rummage spot.
He's brought Simon to Rugby
to visit Andrew,
whose business is military vehicles.
It all started from me buying one
little military vehicle
years and years ago and doing it up
as a hobby,
and it's sort of grown now from
one little vehicle to over 100.
With such a large
collection of vehicles,
the lads are bound to have
a field day.
There is literally vehicles parked,
furniture, there is everything here.
We've been in the shed
for ten years,
so it's gathered lots of bits.
What's that? That's just a
helicopter in a hedge. Come on.
Andy, Henry. How are you, mate?
Not so bad, and you?
Simon, how are you?
Now, Andy, look, I've been trying
to keep this secret from him.
Right. But he just happened to see
a helicopter in the hedge.
You've got loads of tanks,
as well, mate.
There's a few tanks and a few
helicopters around, yeah.
So what you do with the tanks, etc?
Well, we buy them, refurbish them,
or we bring them in from other
customers and refurbish them.
Some of them we cut up
and we refurbish the parts
and sell the parts. Andy,
thank you so much. Well...
Big shed there? Yeah. Lovely.
See you in a bit.
All right, mate, see you later. I
haven't decided whether I'm taking
a tank - you know that, don't you?
What?
As usual, the boys are
after two items each
to restore or repurpose.
Oh! Hey-hey!
LAUGHTER
Now, that's got my name on it.
There's your first item, mate!
It is, mate, isn't it? That's a very
large crane.
It is a very, very large crane.
I don't think I'm related, though.
Or do you think it could be my first
item? I think so.
Yeah. It's my first item.
There you go, yes.
Nuh! Come on.
If they thought that was impressive,
little do they know what delights
await inside the barns.
That is crazy, man.
Opening that door - pardoning
the pun - blew me away.
This is not an ordinary day.
I... I mean...
You wouldn't think that these kind
of places exist.
Oh, hang on. Racks with bits in.
Come on, then. That's more like it.
That's more our fare.
I feel as though I could invade somewhere
standing up here like this.
D'you know what I mean?
Get off my land! Yeah!
What d'you reckon?
I see things stored.
Is that a piece of furniture?
It could be! Come on! Come on, then.
Not even camouflage netting can
hide old furniture from me.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Now, then.
Huh! Do you know what those are?
Smoke-grenade launchers.
Yeah, exactly.
They are, Simon. This particular
version was attached to the front
of an armoured vehicle and was
designed to create a smoke screen
to get out of a hostile situation.
Hey, what about...
...table, you know...
HE WHISTLES ...lamp.
I like that idea. You're being
much more creative than me there.
You can either have them
wall-mounted
or kind of just on a wooden base.
Either way, man, they're lovely.
Good, mate, all right? Right.
I saw furniture peeking out.
I know you did, I know.
Good, good. Hey, 1-0.
So Henry has his first item
but, as the smoke clears,
Simon spots something
that interests him.
A little staircase, mate.
Fancy a staircase? Whoa!
Shall I come in with you?
Why not? Hm?
Oh! Oh, chairs over there.
Stop! Don't move it!
Why? I thought it was a rat.
SIMON LAUGHS
Don't you put it on.
You might give it fleas.
Are you looking at that?
Yeah. Yes, it's quite nice.
Oh, hang on, Si's found something.
In amongst all the clutter,
Simon has spotted a dark-wood
Georgian double seat.
Dark wood, it's a bit fussy.
It's to some people's taste, but
what I'm thinking is... Uh-huh.
...these little two-seaters,
you don't see them very often.
No. Now, I'm thinking...
...the least military person we know
could have some fun with this.
Who's that? Gemma. And once Gemma's
finished her magic on it,
that's going to be worth money.
Cool, mate, all right? Well, 1-1.
Who'd have thought you'd have found
that in a tank shed?
Heh? Come on, then.
Yeah. Put that back.
The boys head outside,
where they discover the jewel
in David's collection.
You don't see one of them every day,
do you?
You know I said I wasn't taking
a tank?
You're not taking a helicopter.
SIMON LAUGHS
The Westland Lynx helicopter was
built in Yeovil, Somerset,
and was used widely by the British
forces from 1977.
Upgraded and renamed the Wildcat,
they are still produced today.
Hey, look. I'll tell you a story,
actually, man, because... Yeah.
...these Lynx choppers,
they were kind of standard issue
in Bosnia, when I was in Bosnia,
and I used to sit here, right...
...day after day, on that second
seat. There was a gunner here,
and I used to sit there with a
camera like that looking out over...
Si?!
OK. That was a good story.
Where are...?
Simon!
Oh, thanks a bunch.
Henry heads inside,
where the only story is of a barn
filled with potential.
Cor! Hang on. What?
Oh, my word.
Would you look at them?!
Oh, my word.
Heh? Missiles.
Surface-to-air missiles.
I think... Stop doing that!
I think... Don't!
This particular missile
is a Falklands-era Rapier,
used for the air defence of the
Harrier aircraft's landing zone.
Let's do it as a bit of art.
Why not? Mirror polished. Get rid
of the frame, we don't need that.
Mate, I've seen them for big money.
I think that's a perfect thing
to polish up,
put it on a lovely stand
and admire it.
Shall we move on? I've got two,
you've only got one.
That's true, yeah, I need to find a
second item. Come on.
Running out of space. I never, ever
thought I'd actually pick a missile.
That's probably a good thing!
Still, Simon has one chance
to match Henry's firepower
as he heads back outside.
Cor, this is scrap central
round here.
Caterpillar tracks.
Bits and bobs.
It just goes on and on. Oh, hello.
A-ha!
There you go. Watch your fingers.
Ha-ha-ha!
Simon has dug out the remains
of a turret basket from a tank.
As the turret rotated,
the basket holding the operator's
seat would rotate with the gun.
But it's not going to be
that any more. It's going to be
a really cool table.
A really nice armour-plated piece of
glass on - see what I've done there?
I like that! Armour-plated.
Yeah, heh?
Like it, like it. Beautiful coffee
table. Mate, yeah, I can see it.
D'you know what? Strangely,
I agree with him.
Hey, mate. Yeah? Second item.
Corporal O'Brien standing
to attention, sir.
Mission complete, two items found.
Time to see what Andy will make
of their military hardware,
starting with Simon's
furniture find.
It's probably not ex-military, so
I won't to know a lot about it!
Well, if it's OK, I'm going to put
special ops on that,
because I think it needs it.
Second item - am I guessing? Is it
some kind... Some part of a turret?
It's a turret basket out of
the bottom of the tank.
To me, it looks like a table.
If it's OK, they're my two items.
Lovely. That's fine, yeah.
Cheers, mate. Now, Andrew,
talk to me about missiles.
That one over there -
firstly, is it live?
Probably not. I don't know what
I'm letting myself in for there.
Let's talk smoke-grenade launchers.
I've just got this feeling there
might be a lovely lamp,
or something, if I can take that.
Yep. Great stuff.
Cheers, mate.
Thanks very much indeed.
Coming up - Henry and Guy
go easy...
Right, this could be...
Have you done your will?
Oh, yeah.
Gemma isn't quite sure
about Simon's find.
Well, I think I've got mixed
feelings on it.
And there's a good reaction
at the valuation.
That's come up real well.
That's nice.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brian are
making money
from other people's mess.
There's a button here, actually,
what does that do?
Don't push the button.
They both picked two items
from Andrew's military bunker
and Henry is back with a
mission for Guy.
Ready? Yeah, ready.
Point it that way. Yeah, OK.
Wow, yeah, that is cool.
I never ever thought I'd bring ones
of these
into the shed for a little
bit of tinkering. No.
Now, look, my idea... Yeah? ..is to
get rid of this kind of bracketry
and leave the beauteous lines of
this missile.
Yes. I think we should mirror polish it
because it must be ali, right?
If we can, it would be fantastic.
Next up, the smoke grenade launcher.
Now, I would immediately say,
"Oh, let's polish it."
Yes. But, we're doing
the missile polished.
Yes. So, I think we should do a kind
of anti-war crazy colour...
Yes. ..funky, paint job on it
with some lovely Edison bulbs in it.
Yeah, yeah. Call it quits.
Decision made. The boys can get
firing on the missile
by starting to polish it.
Right, this could be, have you done
your will?
Oh, yeah. Have you?
Yeah. Who are you going to give it
to? All to me?
It's orange underneath, look.
Oh, yeah, look.
If the actual nose is coming up nice,
then we could be in business.
It's lovely, isn't it? Yeah.
Serious amount of work,
that's an industrial job.
Yeah, I think we should send it
to pro, don't you?
Yeah, I don't think the arm on this
is quite long enough to get this on.
That's about...
We get to about there.
Yeah. Put it in the cradle, load it
in the van and send it in.
Send it off. All right, mate.
Let's clear.
So off to the pros it goes,
meaning guy can attack
the grenade launchers.
This smoke grenade launcher thingy
is going to be powder coated
a beautiful colour.
So first, I've got to remove
the base.
Hurrah!
Right, that's the base plate off.
Now what I've got to do is remove
all this gubbins
and then try and get these
firing pin things out
so I can put all my light fittings
in there
to get the bulbs here.
So let's see how this goes.
Before sandblasting, it's important
to take all the constituent parts apart
so that every nook and cranny is cleaned.
That is ready to go to Dad's.
In Liverpool, Simon is introducing
Gemma to his selections,
starting with the turret basket.
Now, then, what about this way up?
OK, well, I can see a table.
There you go. That's exactly what
you can see.
Yeah.
So I'm thinking, obviously, cutting
off all the pieces
unnecessary to make it sit level. Yeah.
It would be a fantastic coffee table.
Next up, the dark wood two-seater.
What do you think of it?
Well, I think I've got mixed
feelings on it.
It's of a certain style, isn't it?
I don't think it's going to be
to everyone's taste, but hopefully,
if I have a little
play about with it,
it might be to someone's taste.
I mean, at least mine.
So Gemma goes to town
by sanding down the two-seater
ahead of painting.
The varnish is coming off nice
and easily,
however, it's a bit difficult around
all of these details.
I don't mind too much,
because I can get my frustration out
from Simon.
Simon's other item is also in need
of some TLC.
It needs degriming with a pressure
wash ahead of a repaint.
There we go. As good as new, or at
least, I think it's as good as new,
I've never actually seen a new one.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's military
equipment is on manoeuvres.
Put some compound on.
The rapier missile is with a
professional metal worker,
having its paintwork removed,
allowing Guy to concentrate
on making the bracket that will hold
the missile to the wall.
I've now go to curve this bit to fit
round the main body,
and I'm using this, this is a few ml
smaller than this,
but it always springs out a bit,
so from experience,
I think that size will do.
Guy bends the brass bracket around
the missile-size tin.
That's about as good as it gets,
I think.
So there, that will be like that
around the missile.
That's turned out as well as
I'd hoped.
Henry's other item, the smoke
grenade launcher,
has been sandblasted, painted
and returned to base
to be reassembled.
There. I've made up these fixings,
they're two different heights,
so two of the bulbs stick out
further than the other,
because I think that will
look better
and it's just a case of
putting these in
to sort of a little trumpet
and then bolting them up.
I think that will look lovely when
it's lit up.
All I've got to do now is wire it.
In Liverpool, Simon's doing some
bolting too, but he's removing them.
Oh, yes, last one, come on!
OK.
Simon has measured out the height of
the legs to coffee-table length.
So, off to the blasters, we're going
white with this.
The colour of peace.
Big glass top, last thing to do,
then, is to burnish that steel edge.
OK. Elsewhere Gemma has been busy
transforming the two seater.
I'm going to build up
my layers of paint,
so this is sort of acting
a bit like a primer.
Before I put my next layer of paint
on, which is a different colour...
...I'm going to put some petroleum
jelly in the detailed areas.
It acts as a bit of a barrier to
the next layer of paint,
so you will be able the see this
yellow underneath the next colour.
This craft trick stops the top coat sticking,
so that the base colour can be
revealed in the finish.
You can already see that the paint's
not quite sticking.
And that's what I want.
But before she finishes the coat,
Gemma has another trick up her sleeve.
So before the paint is completely dry,
I'm just going to rub away some of
the paint
where the petroleum jelly was
to reveal the yellow paint underneath.
And with some new fabric
to reupholster the seat,
this two-seater is nearly done.
There we go.
It's going to look perfect
on the seat.
It looks really good.
I'm pleased with that.
In Oxfordshire, the lads are
finishing their first finds,
starting the non-starting stationary engine.
Having had a tinker and adding a
new, bigger spark plug,
it's up to Henry to provide some energy.
Ooh!
There we go. We're on.
ENGINE STARTS
Just leave it, leave it there. Just
leave it.
That's it. Is that it?
That's it.
Is that how it revs, that high?
That's it, that's it, that's it!
Look at it! It's alive.
Hey, hey!
Mate, she's great. Well done, man.
I'm really chuffed with myself, actually.
Yeah, good.
So success, she runs again,
making it more appealing
to a new restorer.
Next, the boys need to finish off
the Gothic-styled candle holders
with some Gothic-style candles.
That's it.
Mate, that is a Goth decorative item.
It is.
In Liverpool, Simon and Phil have
finished their table assembly.
What are you doing?
Just brushing off the table.
Simon, this looks great.
It's great, isn't it?
It really is.
I love its randomness.
It's fab, isn't it?
Great choice of colours.
HE LAUGHS
Funny how you like that bit. Yeah!
But I think your distressed look
looks great,
next to the distressed wood.
Yeah, It does, really works.
There you go, good job.
One down, one to go,
as Gemma just has to reassemble
the tall boy.
The very last one...
There we go.
Well, that's quite impressive.
Not my usual style,
but still love it.
And she's hoping her potential buyer
will love it too.
Hiya, Jade. Hi.
Right, you have come to have a look
at this chest of drawers. Hm-mm.
What do you think of it?
I think it's gorgeous. I really like it,
it's a whole monochrome vibe going
on, it's brill.
It's cool, isn't it?
Now, we're hoping to sell this,
would you be interested
in buying it?
Absolutely, I think it's great.
OK. Now, I was thinking about £100.
How about £80, would that do?
Well, there were no costs, so, yeah,
all right I'll go for 80.
Do we have a deal? Yes, you do.
OK. Thank you very much.
But will Gemma's deal-making go down
well at the valuation?
David wanted some money to expand
his engine collection.
How are you, mate? Good to see you.
Thanks for coming round.
Very good to see you.
You all right?
Go take a wander, mate.
This is what you've done?
Yeah, exactly, what have we done?
Yeah, what have we done?
I like that.
Oh, now, look, David, right.
They were nice and shiny silver
when you last had them.
Yeah, well it wasn't that shiny
mate, that was the problem.
That's come up real well. That's
nice.
We're happy you like it,
but have we made you any money?
Well, joining us to assess that is Adam.
How are you, mate?
Very well, thank you very much.
With two decades' experience,
auction-house owner Adam Partridge
can accurately value anything.
Come on, I'll go first, get it out
of the way.
Hey, why don't we start with
the piece de resistance?
The Lister D stationary engine.
Well, yes, it's original, isn't it?
And stationary.
And with just a bit of elbow grease,
this restoration costs nothing.
You've maintained its integrity,
I think it's worth £60.
I think that's probably a fair
price, actually, David.
Really, I'm not going to argue.
Engineering a £60 profit.
Now we're on a roll - toot, toot -
let's go for air horns.
Oh, yes, up there.
Yes. They've got a sort of funereal
feel, haven't they? A little bit.
Goth, man.
It took £20 worth of wood and paint
to turn these horns
to the dark side.
Undertaker's parlour was more my...
Don't be like that. ..locations
for those, perhaps.
This is for the youth. Like that.
Yeah, I don't understand
all that fashion stuff,
as you regularly point out.
We know that, mate.
With that jersey mate, you are right.
Yeah, I know, same one every time.
£60.
That's still a sound £40 profit.
Let's talk tall boy there,
with the shelves.
Struggling with that a little bit.
There was no expense on this
touch-up job.
Well, I was kind of repulsed by it,
but looking at it now,
you've told me that so much has gone
into it, £80.
I think that's a fair valuation.
And do you know why I know, mate?
Because I've sold that for £80.
That's £80 of profit
on the tall boy.
Let's move on...
...to what was once... A flower bed.
...a raised flower bed.
Yeah, I thought it was
a snooker table conversion
or something because it's got that
feel to it, hasn't it?
It cost £80 for a blacksmith
to raise its legs.
It's a good size, good, solid table.
£200.
And a good profit of £120.
So, David you're taking home 300
quid, how's that?
Brilliant, excellent job.
And what would you spend the money
on, David?
I think we'll have to re-invest it
into something
with the steam engines,
or something like that, really.
I think you're right, mate.
Your place was amazing.
Thanks very much indeed.
So that's £300 going to David.
I thought Henry and Simon did really
well today.
It's really good to see the raised
bed which was just lying there,
being turned into a wonderful table
and things like the cupboard
I forgot about,
painted up and looked really good.
Coming up. Simon admires his handy work.
Table from a tank turret base.
Love it.
Henry and Guy are impressed
with the missile.
Man, that is one crazy ornament.
Yes.
And there's a good reaction
at the valuation.
Yeah, I really like it.
Dukes of junk Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
are turning trash into cash.
Mate, that is a Goth
decorative item.
Simon's choice of location
made David £300.
How was that? Brilliant.
An excellent job.
So, the pressure is on for
Henry to beat that total.
The Rapier missile is back
from the polishers.
Time to stand back and admire.
Man, that is one crazy ornament.
Yes.
And the bracketry is set
off lovely, isn't it?
Mate, that is fantastic.
One down, one to go.
Time to test the smoke grenade
launcher-turned-light.
Ready? Yes.
How about that?
Blimey, that's a statement, innit?
It looks sort of
flame-throwery, kind of...
Yeah, I get the vibe.
I get the vibe.
I like it.
So do I.
I kind of thought
I wouldn't, but it's funky.
Good. It's a lamp, man. Yeah.
You know, that's eminently saleable.
Yeah, good. Nice.
And it seems Henry is right,
as he's found a potential buyer.
I've got some good news
for you, mate.
What's that?
130 quid for the smoke banger,
whatever it's called.
What's it called?
Smoke grenade thingy?
Launcher. Yes.
Shall I accept? That's up to you.
I don't know what the restoration
costs were in full
but that sounds good to me.
All right, I'm going
to text him back. OK.
Job is a good 'un.
In Liverpool, the tank turret base
has being sandblasted and painted.
Time for the final touch.
Right, let's pop the glass on.
Here goes nothing.
And that fits... beautifully.
Table from a tank turret base.
Love it.
Love the white.
You can still see it's got
an industrial kind of origin,
but no-one would ever guess what.
Hm!
Gemma is also finishing
off their other item,
the dark wood two-seater.
And the very last step...
Would you look at this?!
This was quite a labour of love.
Lots of layers going on,
but definitely worth it.
It's such an improvement.
But how will it fare
at the final valuation?
Andrew wanted some money to
re-invest in his military hardware.
Oh, hey, man. Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate.
Lovely to see you.
Well, look, have a wander.
See what you think.
I think it's what they call
an eclectic mix, mate.
I think it is. It's different.
Yeah, it's good, yeah.
I like the table.
But, Andy, look,
you may like the stuff
but have we made you any money?
Now, can I introduce you
to Elisicia?
She is our independent valuer.
Nice to meet you.
Elisicia Moore runs a London store,
specialising in up-cycled furniture.
Let's start with the
smoke grenade launcher.
Yeah, I think it looks
really great as a lamp.
The old launcher has been upgraded
for £60 on powder coating
and electrics.
I really like it.
I think you could easily get
about £120 for the lamp.
Henry went a tenner better,
selling for £130,
delivering a profit of £70.
I bet you've never valued
one of these before. Hm?
No, oddly.
It cost an explosive
£400 to specially polish
the Rapier missile.
I would tout it as
an installation piece.
So, I would probably
start at about £1,000.
So, that's a £600 profit on the missile.
Let's start with
the little two-seater.
Yeah, it's charming.
I think the right levels of
distressing has been achieved.
It cost a less than distressing
£10 for new fabric.
I think it's a nice hallway chair -
£140.
A very glamorous £130 profit.
So, moving on... I had to get
something off a tank
from Andy's place, obviously. Right.
And that something was paint coated
and covered in glass for £100.
It is interesting.
And I do think it certainly
has commercial appeal
so I would say £170 for the table.
OK. It's from an old basket
that wasn't being used.
Are you talking about me?
Do you like that?
He WAS talking about you.
He wasn't, you were.
So, that's another £70
profit in the tank.
So, Andy, in total, once we've taken
away all the costs, £870 to you.
Righto. What will you spend
the money on, mate?
Probably go and buy
some more military stuff.
Cheers, mate. Thanks very much
indeed. Thanks a lot.
So, Henry's choice of spot
has made £870 for Andy.
Yeah, I think Simon and Henry
have done very good, actually.
I like the smoke dischargers.
The missile looks very good.
The turret basket, I think it looks
quite good as a table anyway.
But with Simon's choice of location
only making £300,
Henry is today's winner.
Are you slightly shell-shocked
about my victory?
Ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha!
Like it? Like it?
Listen, I never thought
we'd ever take an item
you had to be careful carrying.
That missile WAS a dud, wasn't it?
Oh, I never checked.
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