Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 2 - Episode #3.2 - full transcript
Henry restores two quad bikes and a sun lounger, while Simon rescues a canoe and turns an oak beam into a spice rack.
There are sheds,
and there are sheds.
The garages and barns of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting
for, Si, check it out.
What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish...
...and once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's where the money is.
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Damn!
While Simon and his upcycler
re-purpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant.
I love it.
Hey, look, have a wander,
fill your boots.
That is absolutely
stunning, what you've done.
Ummm!
They may have different approaches,
but together, they'll turn a profit
for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you.
Not a bad day out, is it?
Today, love is in the air...
Henry, Henry, will you please...
Shut up.
...there is a crisis in Liverpool...
I don't even know what to say.
What are we going to do with this?
...and Adam's impressed
at the valuation.
Out of all the things
we've had on this show,
it's probably my favourite thing.
The boys are on the road
to Lincolnshire, a county known
for being rather flat.
But that's not all it's known for.
They invented the first tank, here.
The first jet engine
was invented here.
I'll tell you something
that'll get you going.
The first bar code
was invented here.
It was on a box of tea bags.
Oh, don't be like that.
Hey, have I told
you about sugar beet?
Forget sugar beet.
Where are we going?
We're going to see
a bloke called John.
Yes. Who is a farmer.
John Scarborough has a lot of space
in and around his home...
There's a fair bit of old farming
equipment, also bits of furniture.
...and after years of accumulation,
he's ready for a clearout.
Yeah, often people come
here and say, "Can I leave this item
"here for a week or two?"
And then, ten years later,
it's still there in the back
of the shed.
John, Henry.
How are you? Lovely to see you.
Simon. Nice to see you.
If we do make you some money, mate,
what would it go towards?
One container here has all the stuff
in for the Lincoln Lions,
a group that raise money
for different local charities.
So, I thought I'd let
them have the money,
and they can distribute
it where they want.
Brilliant, John.
John, thank you so much.
Cheers, mate. All right. See you later.
Look, here's some buildings.
With a charity to motivate them,
the lads head off in search of two
items each with profit potential.
Tractors?
Oh.
Ah.
Don't think the boys
were expecting that.
But Henry may have
spotted his first item.
I never thought you'd ask me.
Henry, Henry, will you please...
Shut up.
No, no, no.
So, with Simon getting cold feet...
Now, that's diversifying.
Please say yes. No.
...the boys head outside.
Honestly, I really thought
perhaps we might...
No, stop it. And anyway, I've just
fallen in love.
Simon's spotted
a painted wooden canoe.
This is gorgeous.
So, this is an item.
If it's got a hole in it,
I have really bitten off a lot, here.
But it would be quite funny, though.
The oldest unearthed canoe was found
in the Netherlands and dates
from 8,000 BC.
This wooden one's seen better
days, but on a quick inspection,
it appears to be hole-free.
So, Simon's going with it.
I wonder if this does anything.
Heh, heh, heh.
A double-decker
container - brilliant.
Are you taking me to heaven?
Will you stop it?
First floor, haberdashery,
men's fashion, bedding...
OK, I'm going in.
...and, er, plastic chairs.
I feel quite dejected here.
You've just gone off into
the dark without me.
Hang on, hang on.
Come on, then, put
it in front of me.
Simon's found a metal filing
cabinet, probably less than 30 years
old, but presently not in a usable
or sellable condition.
When he comes out with the little
filing cabinet, I've got to admit
to you, I am gutted.
That's a lovely thing.
That means you are officially
the bridesmaid at this party,
because I have two items.
Going down.
Do you think there's any chance
of getting a bouquet?
Don't bridesmaids catch bouquets?
You've got to catch something.
The small cabinet means
Simon has both his items
and Henry has none.
You never know.
Leave no stone unturned.
You know, here we are in Henry's
barn, and he can't see
past his nose. He's floundering.
There's a big filing cabinet in here.
Keep looking, go deeper.
There's nothing in here.
I've got my foot stuck in a mould.
Hey, Henry, come here.
There's nothing, mate. There
is. What do you mean?
This is your really early kind
of folding workbench.
Simon's found for Henry an original
workmate bench, complete
with team-mate extension table.
Because of the rarity, they can sell
to collectors for over £100.
Where did you find that?
Here.
When invented, the designer,
Ron Hickman, had difficulty
convincing anyone to market his
workmate, so at first, he sold them
at trade shows.
But look, this, then, slots
into that hole there...
Yeah.
...or that hole there, depending
if you're left or right handed.
Since 1974, Black & Decker's sold
30 million workmates, paying Ron
50p on each sale, making
him a wealthy man.
I love the thickness of the wood...
Yeah.
...and its actual stability, really.
Thanks, mate.
You've got three items,
of which one I've got now. Thank you.
Thanks to Simon's keen eye,
Henry has his first item.
One to go, and he's
spotted a roller.
Unfortunately, not
of the Royce kind.
Oh, you're cheering
up by the second.
I am, mate. Only because I've
forgotten about our relationship,
on to pastures green.
Hey, this is an Aveling Barford
cricket pitch roller.
I don't think it's hugely saleable.
So, you still need
a second item, mate.
Yeah. OK, don't rub it in, yeah?
Henry's running out of options,
as there's just one shed to rummage.
Last chance saloon, Henry.
Hey, come on.
He's spotted a pair
of small quad bikes.
They are, I think,
Chinese manufactured.
Yeah. Kind of based on
a replica of a Honda.
Quad bikes are also known
as all-terrain vehicles,
although these two aren't
allowed on public roads
as they don't have indicators
or numberplates.
Probably make one good one
out of the two of them.
OK. But you never know,
might be able to get two going.
A marriage made in heaven.
Why did you have to bring that up?
Henry's done.
Time to see what John
makes of their picks.
Talk to me about quad bikes.
These two quad bikes are the ones
that belonged to my lad
when he was younger.
Now, workbench.
It possibly came from a factory
in Lincoln which was closing down.
Oh, OK.
Right, moving on, that little filing
cabinet - tell me about that.
Well, that definitely
came from this factory.
Yes, it's a nice little piece, that.
It is. Now, then, she is beautiful.
Well, this is a canoe that myself
and my lad, we do go up the
Fells Dyke every summer in and go
and have a nice picnic somewhere.
I will get down on bended
knee to you, John.
Now it's out here,
I guess it's got to go.
Good lad.
Thanks very much indeed.
Thanks so much.
Coming up: Simon's
plans are scuttled...
There's a hole in the canoe.
No, there isn't.
There's five holes in the canoe.
...some workmen are more
thorough than others...
Why are you doing that?
Because I want to.
God, it's so boring.
I know you find it difficult
to do anything properly.
...and Henry proves he's
a big kid at heart.
I turn my back for a second
and he's on a trampoline,
at the age of 53.
Restorers and upcyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning unwanted clutter
into profitable new items.
I've just fallen in love.
They now have two picks each.
And, back in Oxfordshire, Henry's
revealing his finds to mechanic
Guy Willison.
They ain't worth much money. No.
So we need to maximise value by sort
of, you know, kind of really working
a way to not spend a huge
amount of money on them.
Next stop, the workbench.
I think we should just paint
it a different colour. Mm.
And then I think we should
just sand the work surfaces
and polish them. I think it would
look lovely.
A bit of an eclectic mix.
I'm sure we'll get one quad working
and the workbench, well, maybe
we'll need to use that
to fix the other quad.
The first job is to clean a quad
each, and loser makes the tea.
One, two, three, lunge a quad!
Only when they are clean will the
boys be able to work out which quad,
if either, can be rescued.
I've beaten you.
Oh, it's not a race.
Do you mind?
Oh, sorry, mate.
Are you still painting?
Yes. Look at him.
Why are you doing that?
Because I want to.
Gosh, so boring.
I know you find it difficult
to do anything properly.
It seems some workmen
are more thorough than others.
Years of dirt removed, the quads
are now clean enough to be examined
by a specialist mechanic.
Next, Henry gets to work
on sanding the wooden top
on the tatty workbench.
Then Guy masks the metalwork.
When you are masking off, the main
thing to do is just take your time
and when you get to awkward bits,
just do it in short strips
because it's easier to work with.
Top tip there, Guy.
Masking finished, Henry's
turned up for the fun bit.
Just a little present?
Have you wrapped it?
It's pass the parcel.
A nice present for Henry, then.
He gets to spray paint or rattle
can the workbench legs, but it's not
long before he's lost interest.
He's done the other half,
he's rattle canned that.
It's starting to get dark
so I thought I'd better
dive in there.
Looks like it's down to you, Guy.
Up in Liverpool, Simon
is revealing his haul to upcycling
partner in crime Gemma Longworth.
First up, his small metal filing cabinet.
I love it! Yeah, and do you know
what I like about it?
The fact it's got legs, do
you know what I mean?
Yeah, you don't really
see that, do you?
Let's get it off to the powder
coaters then have a little think
about some colours, yeah?
OK, yeah.
And from little to large.
How cool is that?
I don't even know what to say.
What are we going to do with this?
Phil and I will get
stuck into the canoe.
Good. So, if you want to get
that off to the blasters...
Yeah. ..I'll get Phil involved
and we'll get going on the canoe.
Good luck.
Simon gets started on the canoe,
but it's not quite in the state
that he'd hoped.
So the first thing we've got to do
is to strip this patch out
and see what's underneath.
And there's just one man handy
enough for this job.
Phil's sanding and stripping
has been rather revealing.
Phil.
Yes. Phil.
There's a hole in the canoe.
No, there isn't.
There's five holes in the canoe.
There's what? Five.
So it's more of a tea bag than a
canoe, really. Yes, it is.
Oh!
So a bigger job than
Simon had hoped for.
But some filler for the small holes
and fibreglass patches for the big
ones and this canoe
will be back on the water.
You do the filler, then
I'll do the fibreglass.
Yeah, that way round. Happy days.
I'll go and get my gear.
Back inside, Gemma needs to choose
a contemporary new colour
for the cabinet.
So I'm thinking bright,
I'm thinking bold.
I do want to keep Simon happy,
so maybe not pink and red.
Purple...
Yeah, purple could work.
One shade on one drawer
and another on the other.
Something like this on the outside.
Brilliant.
In Oxfordshire, Henry hoped to get
one quad bike up and running,
but specialist mechanic
Tony has good news.
I think I can get them both going.
After a thorough service, a change
of starter motor and a brand-new
battery, quad number one
is back in business.
As far as I'm concerned,
that's one done.
And, fingers crossed, a block
carburettor and some faulty
components are all that's stopping
quad number two from running again.
Henry's a very lucky boy.
Two working machines, and it's not
long before he's back home
testing them out.
Mate! What do you reckon?
They are very sprightly,
aren't they? Hey-hey!
Tony's done his business. Fantastic.
So Guy and Henry get started
on sanding the metalwork
before giving the bike parts
a brand-new paint job
to get them gleaming.
With the quads drying,
it's back to the workbench.
So we're just going to make
this a lovely dark stain
on here to give it that period look.
Immediately, it looks 100
years older, and that's
what it's all about.
Right, I'll just leave
that for ten minutes
and then we will whizz it off.
Hopefully, we'll get
a nice sheen on this.
Cool. I think that's looking great.
Back in Liverpool, Gemma's
small metal filing cabinet
has been cleaned,
blasted and primed.
A final prep and the top
coat can be added.
Hold on, those aren't
Gemma's colours.
Oh, well. The paint's fixed by
heating in an oven.
At the workshop, the old canoe
is patched and watertight.
And Simon's asked Roy McCarthy,
a local artist, to help
decorate the craft.
Have a think about the origins
of where this boat's from.
So North American Indian, do we
think? Yeah.
Let's start with red for the whole
of the base of this,
for the keel, yeah? Then a black
line. Yeah.
And then the palette is yours.
Something interesting on top.
Yeah. All right.
So the old canoe will get a Native
North American paint finish,
but first, the key to a good paint
job is all in the preparation.
Better get cracking, Phil.
Now it's going to get a nice coat
of yacht-based undercoat.
Yacht paint undercoat is much
more hard wearing than regular
paint, and the undercoat
will provide the perfect base
to the Native Indian design.
Right, that's the primer done.
Let it dry, finish coat on next.
With work well under way
on the first items, the boys
are heading to Simon's
choice of rummage spot -
the home of Tarn Hamilton, who moved
from Bristol two years ago to live
the good life near Hereford, close
to the Brecon Beacons.
We've got barns and sheds full
of so many items - old chairs,
we've got old bicycles.
It's very much time for Henry
and Simon to make some space.
Hi, Tarn.
How are you? Hi, I'm good.
Tarn, I've got to tell you,
this is my idea of heaven.
It is pretty good.
And, Tarn, if we did make you some
money, what would you spend it on?
We'd spend it on this new tree house
that we're building.
It's standing up, high up in the
trees on stilts.
Wow. And we'll afford you probably
a little bit of bathroom
piping or something. I hope!
Yes, honestly. We'd better get going
again, hadn't we? We will.
I don't know which way to go.
Any way you want.
Great. Thank you so much.
Make yourself at home.
We're going to that door. It's open.
Talk to you in a bit.
OK, see you later.
See you later.
And so the boys head
towards the barn, in search of two
items each, to fix
and then flog for profit.
Look at the building!
It's beautiful, isn't it?
Wow. Oh, hello.
Oh, that's nice. It is nice.
Hey-hey!
Oh, don't get swinging on me.
While Simon's distracted, Henry
seizes the opportunity to weigh
up a potential item.
Is that aluminium? That's ally.
Come one, put your back into it, see
where you can get it to.
You got to eight kilograms then.
I have to admit, I kind
of couldn't really pull it much.
You having that? There's so much
stuff here.
Can I just keep that on hold?
Course you can.
Just wait a minute on that. OK.
Simon has noticed some ancient
wooden beams, which once formed
the frame of a barn.
Someone's marked 1687.
Occasionally, carpenters or owners
marked a date into timber framing
to help future
generations age the wood.
All the timbers come
from mature trees.
Yeah. Which would be at
least 300 years old. Yeah.
So the wood in here is getting
on for 700 years old.
But, Simon, I've got
a feeling you've got a plan
for the bygone beams.
Very, very carefully cut
out little box sections
to put your spices
and your herbs in.
What goes on in that
turret of yours? I don't know.
It just suddenly, every now
and again, a little bulb goes on.
See, I think that piece
of wood speaks for itself.
It's just about labour.
So Simon's one item up.
Time for the boys
to head into the next barn.
Don't you just love
a beautiful wooden sledge?
You'd change it, you'd put plants on
it. Yeah.
Where did you get that from?
Just there.
Ooh, look at those.
What are those?
Henry's spotted a set
of metal chairs.
What do you think? They're actually
quite cool, aren't they?
They are a nice piece of design.
Look at that!
How many have you got?
We've got four, I think.
Four. Well, there you go.
Four or five. Four.
Nice to have an even number, really.
Even numbers of chairs are good.
Straight away, they just sang to me.
You can see why, because
they're metal chairs.
Metal chairs like these became
ubiquitous outside motels in
post-war America and are sometimes
referred to as motel chairs.
I've got my first item.
I'm quite jealous.
That's always a good sign.
If you're jealous,
they're going to turn out great.
So Henry has pulled it back to 1-1,
and it's off to the next building,
where Simon soon spots a juicy item.
Talk about machinery!
Let's see.
How cool is that?
So this is your grinding wheel. Yeah.
That's big, but that is insane.
Big press. Exactly.
This is a cider press.
The first record of cider production
in England is after the Norman
conquest, in the 11th century.
At that time, it was produced
by monasteries but,
as its popularity grew, most
large houses built presses
and created their own cider.
That's even just a bit
too big for you.
Isn't it? It is.
But a press this large is not
sellable, so it's value limited.
Next, it's off to the stables
to search for more practical
gadgets.
Stable of stash in there, man.
That's funky. What's that?
OK, what is this? OK.
Now that looks spinny or something.
Well, yeah.
It's a spinner's weasel,
which is used for winding
and measuring wool.
The wool wound until the mechanism
made a popping noise, indicating
the desired length
had been achieved.
This is believed to be the origin
of the nursery rhyme
Pop Goes The Weasel.
It's just something
you have to save, you have to keep
for the next generation.
It's worth doing just for that,
even if it's not for the money.
I've got my second item.
That's two items for Simon,
so Henry needs to focus.
Right! Wowser!
Turn my back for a second
and he's on a trampoline,
at the age of 53.
You need a second item, Henry.
Sorry.
Henry, take your boundless
enthusiasm and put it
to a better use.
Is that the frame of a lounger?
It's definitely a sun lounger
but nothing like we've ever seen
before, is it? I think this is a
one-off sculpted piece, isn't it?
Sun loungers are believed to date
back to the ancient Aztecs, Mayans
and Egyptians, who liked
to worship the sun.
Oh, mate, I've got to have this.
Hang on, how does this work? What?
You messed about, you were
bouncing on trampolines...
You need to see the swing arm.
I don't care.
And you've ended up with
the pick of the crop.
Life is not fair sometimes.
I'll go and find Tarn.
Life's great, man.
Rock and roll lives for ever.
The boys head back to see what Tarn
makes of their haul, starting
with the sun lounger.
That is a one-off my
husband and a friend made.
Now, tell me about the chairs.
Where we lived before,
just outside Bristol,
they were there, so where
they have originally come
from, I don't know.
That contraption there...
It belongs to my mother, who's done
a lot of spinning and still does.
Last thing, I just couldn't resist
that, because looking
round those old buildings
with all that beautiful woodwork
around, it's only right if I go home
with a piece of it, if that's OK?
Completely. Tarn, thank you so much.
We have had such a lovely time.
Aw, pleasure. So lovely to have you.
We'll see you in a little while.
Absolutely lovely.
All right, cheers.
Sure you don't want a go on the
trampoline?
No, I'm not going on the
trampoline, no.
Coming up, Gemma makes
an executive decision...
Don't think Simon's going to be all
too keen on this idea,
but I'm past caring now.
...in Oxfordshire, boys will be boys...
They're great, aren't they?
...and there's a drama
on the high seas.
Oh, hang on! What's wrong?
Simon! Careful!
Something wrong there. Oh!
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are turning
junk into cash.
I'm quite jealous.
That's always a good sign.
If you're jealous, they're
going to turn out great.
They've both picked two items each
from today's second rummage spot.
In Liverpool, Simon is showing his
items to resident restorer
Gemma Longworth.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
No, it's not beautiful.
It's just an old piece of wood.
What are we going to do with this?
But Simon has a plan.
We can clean it up. Yeah.
I love the fact you can see its age.
On the wall. Yeah.
And then carefully cut out boxes
for, like, herbs and spices.
Yeah, we could do that.
You obviously don't like the idea,
so what would you do?
Well, there's not a lot
to do with it, is there?
You could've just brought
something else back.
Maybe Simon's second
item will impress.
This is lovely. Is it?
Well, I'm glad
something made you happy.
So, I guess the thing to do
with this is to repair it.
And then paint it up nice.
No, no, no, no, no.
You paint that and I'll...
There's no need to get
violent, Simon.
You've upset me
about this lot today.
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SHE GASPS
Whatever.
Broken it now.
Simon starts on the beam,
using a set square to mark
up the recess areas.
All the inserts now
just have to be completely clean
lines to kind of juxtapose
against all the really gnarly wood.
Before Simon chisels the beams,
he repairs the wool spinner
with wood
glue and dowels, and then
figures out how it works.
The arm drives the wheel.
That's your counter,
so you know how much wool
is going in each ball.
With the repair complete,
it's time to hand it
over to Gemma for restoration.
Now, your mission... Yeah?
...is a, to sympathetically
restore it now, Gemma.
Not a problem.
In Oxfordshire, Henry
is showing his haul to fixer-upper
Guy Willison.
First, the salvaged sun lounger
needs upholstering, so the boys
debate a plan.
What happens if we got some
material and we did a kind
of weave like that?
Obviously, powder coat
it a lovely colour. OK.
Simon would say it probably needs
three or four coats of looking at.
Definitely.
Leaving the sun lounger frame
at the back of their minds, the boys
move onto the set of chairs.
I think we should go
for a kind of steampunk vibe.
Yes. So, we paint the frames...
Yeah. ..four different colours.
Yeah. But... Yeah.
...just whizzy wheel this
and then polish it.
That'll look fabulous. Great, man.
With the sun lounger frame sent
off to the blaster's, Guy gets
to work
on the metal chairs.
First, he removes the rivets
to disassemble the seats.
But there's a problem.
There's five chairs here.
Well, I think we're down to four.
This is so rotten, unless we get
some fabrication done, which isn't
really financially
viable, we've got a problem.
So, I think he's down to four
chairs and some spares.
It's always easier to sell chairs
in even numbers, anyway.
As long as they all match, that is.
This doesn't have the same fixings.
It's got screws here and here.
The others have rivets over the back
here and on the front.
We're going to get three
matching and a rogue.
It looks like Henry's
going to have to spend big
on welding if he's going
to restore the chairs.
At the blaster's, the sun
lounger frame is sprayed
with a high-intensity
stream of sand.
This removes the outer
layer of rust and dirt.
A thick priming layer
is then applied, before it's finally
sprayed with a glossy purple finish.
It is then baked in an industrial
oven to harden the paint.
After much deliberation, Henry
has settled on giving the lounger
a fabric base.
So, it is sent off to a specialist
upholsterer, Percy Hickman.
Bit of a challenge,
but we're just putting the bolts
through the eyelets
and fixing it to the frame.
And hopefully make a good job of it.
Percy and his assistant Jen
attach the cover, placing
webbing beneath a fabric
to add strength.
Pleased with that.
Time for a cup of tea.
In Liverpool, the wooden beam
has had recesses cut.
Simon finishes them
off with a chisel.
So, here's what I've decided.
Instead of cutting out a block
like this for our cinnamon sticks,
I'm just going to cut
out individual holes.
There we go.
With Simon out in the yard,
Gemma has big ambitions
for the wool spinner.
Now, remember, Simon wants
this to be sympathetically restored.
I personally think this is crying
out for a bit of paint.
No going back now.
After priming, it's on
to the main colours.
I've chosen this colour palette
here, which does include
a nice muted one.
And then I've added two bright
colours to complement that.
The main coat may now be finished,
but Gemma has more ideas.
Because it's quite crafty,
I've decided I might just paint
a few little buttons on it.
I'm not going to go
to over the top with this.
I'm just going to add
a few little touches.
The devil is in the detail.
I don't think Simon's
going to the all too keen
on this idea.
But I'm past caring now.
In Oxfordshire, Guy's continuing
work on the metal seats.
Whilst the frames are
being re-sprayed, he tackles
the bases with a sander.
I'm just finishing these seat
bases, back to this lovely, shiny
metal with a bit of stipple
and still a bit of rust in, to give
them that industrial look.
With one panel finished, Guy shows
Henry his handiwork.
It's beautiful, look.
Oh, man, that is lovely.
Have I taken them down enough?
Yeah. I could go more,
but I don't want to.
No, no, don't go more.
And you've done the backs as well.
Yeah, yeah. It's great, mate.
Henry adds wax and
polishes the sheets.
This is a car mop for doing
bodywork, but it's just fantastic
on wood or on metal.
Lovely.
The sun lounger's back
from the upholsterer's
with a new cover.
Next, Guy adds the padding.
It's going to be tricky
because of the friction in it,
but I'm just going to have a go
and see if I can get this in.
Guy squeezes the foam
between the webbing and the cloth,
helping to puff out the fabric
and add comfort to the lounger.
There we go. That's one down.
One to go. May battle commence.
Oh, my God, I've got
to get it in there.
Right, here we go -
the moment of truth.
I think that's it.
That's a lot better.
Over in Liverpool, and with work
well under way on their second set
of items, they turn their attention
to finishing their first set
of finds from John Scarborough's
place in Lincolnshire.
Simon's canoe is ready
for its new look.
Artist Roy starts by sketching his
design onto the boat before painting
with layers of red and black paint.
That's immense, mate.
Do you like it?
Absolutely brilliant.
Gemma.
Look at that.
Oh, it's fantastic.
Well done.
Mojave-inspired canoe.
A functional piece, which is
a floating work of art.
Cheers, mate. Really good job.
Really good. Thanks.
You've missed a little, tiny bit...
Time to see if the work
of art is seaworthy.
Do you really want me to get in?
Come on. I don't want to.
Come on.
OK. Yeah, go on. Keep it still.
Yeah, go on.
Go on.
All you have to do is sit
down, relax and enjoy.
You can let go a little bit, you
know. No!
You're crushing it there. No.
You just make sure you keep me dry.
Wasn't too bad. Oh, hang on.
Simon! Careful.
I don't know what's wrong.
There's something wrong there!
Oh! It doesn't feel right there.
Stop it, stop it!
It's not funny. You're not funny.
You were born to water, weren't you?
Simon's second item, the mini
metal filing cabinet, was re-sprayed
complementary and
contemporary colours.
Now back, will the paint job appeal?
Well, I really like it, but I think
they've got the colours wrong.
I had a think about it and I gave
them a quick ring and... What?
This is what they did to this.
Do you know what, I do really
like it and they're not far off
what I chose. No. So I'll let
you off.
But Simon, that was naughty.
It was naughty.
But look, I just thought it needed
just a bit more fun. OK.
Yeah? Yeah.
Paint approved, Simon just needs
to reattach the metal handles.
Isn't that pretty?
And Gemma liked it. Phew!
In Oxfordshire, the paint
on the quads' bodywork
is dry, so the boys
are reassembling.
There's only one thing left to do,
son - ride them.
Come on!
With two bikes up and running,
it should mean double
the dough evaluation.
Well, they're great, aren't they?
Henry's other item, the workbench,
has been stained and polished
and just needs to be put
back together again.
All we've got to do now
is just wax that top. Yeah.
And we have ourselves something
rather lovely. Go on, then.
One final wax to bring out
the colour,
and one final buffing
to bring out the shine, and it's job
well done on the workbench.
What do you reckon?
You happy with that?
I think, you know, just a little bit
of paint, little bit of elbow
grease, little bit of sanding
and we've kind of got something
that actually looks great
in an old kind of vibe workshop.
Yeah. Beautiful thing.
Job done, son. Yes.
Henry's happy, but
will the valuer agree?
Well, it's time to find out
at the first valuation.
John's here from Lincolnshire to see
what the boys have done
with his things, and to see
if they've made him any cash.
John, how are you? Nice to see you.
How are you, mate? Good to see you.
But is it lovely to see them?
Wow! Go and have a wander, mate.
Canoe's looking tremendous.
Nice brace of quad bikes.
So, there you go.
Come back and join us.
So, what do you reckon?
Yeah, I think you've done
a tremendous job.
But have we made you any money?
Well, Adam's joining us.
He's our independent valuer.
Adam Partridge has worked
in auctions for 30 years and now
owns several auction
houses of his own.
There is little he hasn't
valued or sold.
How are you, Adam? You OK?
Yeah, I just love the canoe.
I can't look at anything else.
Out of all the things
we've had on this show,
it's probably my favourite thing.
The old canoe was in a sorry state,
but £280 spent on paint, filler
and Roy's design has created
an artistic watertight craft.
I'm going to go with £450.
Happy with that? Very happy.
That's an arty profit
of £170 for John.
The little chocolate box, then.
Yes, nice job.
I love the colour.
The small filing cabinet
was revived for £50 spent
on sandblasting and painting.
I think £70 would be
appropriate for that.
We've actually sold it for 85.
Simon's top-end sale
raises £35 profit.
Let's talk tool mate. Yeah, I quite
like it. Yeah, good.
A lot of people would
like that in their shed.
The iconic workbench
was spray-painted and waxed
with leftover materials,
so pure profit.
My valuation on that
would be a straight £100.
I've sold it for 120.
With no cost, that's £120 profit.
OK, let's go quadding.
Well, it's up your street, isn't it?
Got wheels and an engine.
The kids' quads were abandoned
and broken, but a minor mechanical
makeover and a respray has brought
them back to best for £200.
I reckon £350 each,
making 700 for the pair.
That means John's riding
off with £500 profit.
You're going home
today with 825 quid.
How's that?
That sounds good.
Henry's choice of location
has raised £825 for John,
which he'll donate to his charity.
I think Simon and Henry
have done a tremendous job.
Particularly the canoe
I was amazed with.
Coming up, Simon's not happy.
Which bit of, "sympathetically
restore", did you not get?
And Alicia's impressed
at the valuation.
I think it's brilliant.
If I put that in my shop, I think
it'd sell like that.
Restorer Henry Cole and upcycler
Simon O'Brien are turning a profit
on people's old junk.
That's immense, mate. Henry's choice
of location,
the barns of farmer John
Scarborough has raised £825.
How's that?
That sounds good.
But will Simon's choice of location
raise more than that?
Over in Liverpool, Simon is putting
the finishing touches
onto his wooden beam spice rack.
Garlic, ginger, cinnamon, nutmegs,
spices, salt and pepper, beautiful.
So, there you go, a 400 year old
roof timber,
is now a spice rack for the 21st century.
Simon's lined up an online buyer for
his spice rack.
Oh, look at this.
Spice rack has sold and for £120, as well,
Simon's going to be made
up with that.
Think I'll go tell him.
How about Simon's second item, the
wool spinner that Gemma, has, um,
brought up to date?
What do you think?
Which bit of sympathetically restore
did you not get?
I kept it quite a mute
tone all over.
Ugh! Don't you think?
Oh, look, look!
Some wood! Yeah, well I kept that
for you and so it still works,
so it still moves and everything.
Oh, well, thank you so much!
In Oxfordshire, Guy is ready to show
the finished sun lounger to Henry.
What do you reckon?
That's lazy aubergine, all puffed
up, lovely.
Yes. Mate, that's such an improvement.
That looks as though you want to
have a roll around on it, doesn't
it?
Yeah and you were more in touch with
your feminine side, when you
designed it.
Yeah, I was rather proud of that.
Yeah, good. You need to do that more often.
Now, for Henry's second pick - the
metal chairs,
which are back from the painters.
Frames baby, check 'em out.
All that's left to do is to
carefully attach the polished seats
to the
bases. Can you feed that over?
It's going to be a... There we go.
Oh, check that out! What do you
think?
Look at that.
Stunning, it's beautiful. They're
lovely.
Great, mate, I reckon we should
have some tea.
Yes. And then we'll bolt them on and everything.
And then we can sit on them, yeah. Yeah.
Despite his initial concerns, Guy
has managed to restore all five chairs.
That should bump up the price a little.
Now look, right, I want 300 quid for
them, the lot.
No. No, you're joking, they're
not...
There's no way, no way.
200? 250, I'll do you 250, that's my
final offer.
OK. The chairs sold to family friend Lucinda.
Let's hope he got a good price.
It's time to find out at the valuation.
Tarn Hamilton and her husband Mark
are here to find out how much profit
the boys have raised for the tree
house project.
Hello! Hi! How are you? Hey.
Let's have a look. You can
have a wander.
Golly, well, that's, uh,
interesting, isn't it?
That's... crazy. Crazy... I can't, I
haven't got a word for that.
That's lovely. Ah, now, that works, yeah.
Guys, come and join us.
What do you think? Come on?
Ha! Four out of ten.
Four? OK, but have we made you any
money?
Well. Well, to help us with that,
we're joined by our independent
valuer, Elisicia. Hello.
Elisicia Moore runs a shop specialising
in fashionable, upcycled furniture -
so she knows what sells.
Uh, the spinner's weasel.
Right, it would have yielded a
better estimate had it not been painted.
But it has.
It cost just £10 to repair and
paint the spinner's weasel.
So we're going to go with £80.
That's spun a £70 profit.
Talk to me about the old beam spice rack.
I think it's brilliant.
I think it's really commercial, as well.
If I put that in my shop, I think it
would sell like that.
It cost no money to chisel and drill
out the recesses in the wooden beam,
to convert it into a quirky spice rack.
I would happily say £100.
I've actually sold that for £120.
Oh, congratulations, that's very
good!
Simon's sale means it's a spicy
£120 profit for the rack.
Can we just deal with the sun
lounger?
Yeah. Please, just quickly.
Let's do it. It may not be your cup
of tea,
but it is a nice looking piece.
It's got a lovely frame, as you well know.
The neglected lounger was resprayed
and upholstered.
Cost: £160.
So I think for a quick sale, £250.
That's a luxurious £90 profit for
the sun lounger.
Can we just move on to the chairs?
Yeah. Yeah. Well, I think these are
brilliant. They're really on trend.
The rusty old chairs were brought
back to life for £160
on sandblasting and painting.
£50 each or 200 for the lot.
I've flogged them for 250, the lot.
So Henry's sale means a solid £90
profit for the chairs.
In your pocket, £370 for stuff
which was just lying around, really.
Yeah, yeah. He's right, he's telling
the truth, yeah.
Guys, absolute pleasure. Thank you
very much indeed.
Thanks, thanks a lot.
So Simon's choice of location,
Tarn Hamilton's Farm,
netted a profit of £370 which will
go towards their own project.
We're just building a tree house at
the moment.
Beautiful oak framed, it's pretty special.
So it'll go on that.
But the barns belonging to John made
Henry £825,
making him today's winner.
Where have you gone? I'm here.
Oh, you're there. Oh, yeah. And what
do what you reckon?
I think it's lovely. I reckon that
will clean up lovely, man, we're
having it.
Yup. And if you've got some lovely
old stuff lying around
and you'd like us
to try and make you some money,
then go to the Channel 4 website and
find the "take part" page.
Subtitles by Red Bee Media
and there are sheds.
The garages and barns of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting
for, Si, check it out.
What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish...
...and once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's where the money is.
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Damn!
While Simon and his upcycler
re-purpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant.
I love it.
Hey, look, have a wander,
fill your boots.
That is absolutely
stunning, what you've done.
Ummm!
They may have different approaches,
but together, they'll turn a profit
for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you.
Not a bad day out, is it?
Today, love is in the air...
Henry, Henry, will you please...
Shut up.
...there is a crisis in Liverpool...
I don't even know what to say.
What are we going to do with this?
...and Adam's impressed
at the valuation.
Out of all the things
we've had on this show,
it's probably my favourite thing.
The boys are on the road
to Lincolnshire, a county known
for being rather flat.
But that's not all it's known for.
They invented the first tank, here.
The first jet engine
was invented here.
I'll tell you something
that'll get you going.
The first bar code
was invented here.
It was on a box of tea bags.
Oh, don't be like that.
Hey, have I told
you about sugar beet?
Forget sugar beet.
Where are we going?
We're going to see
a bloke called John.
Yes. Who is a farmer.
John Scarborough has a lot of space
in and around his home...
There's a fair bit of old farming
equipment, also bits of furniture.
...and after years of accumulation,
he's ready for a clearout.
Yeah, often people come
here and say, "Can I leave this item
"here for a week or two?"
And then, ten years later,
it's still there in the back
of the shed.
John, Henry.
How are you? Lovely to see you.
Simon. Nice to see you.
If we do make you some money, mate,
what would it go towards?
One container here has all the stuff
in for the Lincoln Lions,
a group that raise money
for different local charities.
So, I thought I'd let
them have the money,
and they can distribute
it where they want.
Brilliant, John.
John, thank you so much.
Cheers, mate. All right. See you later.
Look, here's some buildings.
With a charity to motivate them,
the lads head off in search of two
items each with profit potential.
Tractors?
Oh.
Ah.
Don't think the boys
were expecting that.
But Henry may have
spotted his first item.
I never thought you'd ask me.
Henry, Henry, will you please...
Shut up.
No, no, no.
So, with Simon getting cold feet...
Now, that's diversifying.
Please say yes. No.
...the boys head outside.
Honestly, I really thought
perhaps we might...
No, stop it. And anyway, I've just
fallen in love.
Simon's spotted
a painted wooden canoe.
This is gorgeous.
So, this is an item.
If it's got a hole in it,
I have really bitten off a lot, here.
But it would be quite funny, though.
The oldest unearthed canoe was found
in the Netherlands and dates
from 8,000 BC.
This wooden one's seen better
days, but on a quick inspection,
it appears to be hole-free.
So, Simon's going with it.
I wonder if this does anything.
Heh, heh, heh.
A double-decker
container - brilliant.
Are you taking me to heaven?
Will you stop it?
First floor, haberdashery,
men's fashion, bedding...
OK, I'm going in.
...and, er, plastic chairs.
I feel quite dejected here.
You've just gone off into
the dark without me.
Hang on, hang on.
Come on, then, put
it in front of me.
Simon's found a metal filing
cabinet, probably less than 30 years
old, but presently not in a usable
or sellable condition.
When he comes out with the little
filing cabinet, I've got to admit
to you, I am gutted.
That's a lovely thing.
That means you are officially
the bridesmaid at this party,
because I have two items.
Going down.
Do you think there's any chance
of getting a bouquet?
Don't bridesmaids catch bouquets?
You've got to catch something.
The small cabinet means
Simon has both his items
and Henry has none.
You never know.
Leave no stone unturned.
You know, here we are in Henry's
barn, and he can't see
past his nose. He's floundering.
There's a big filing cabinet in here.
Keep looking, go deeper.
There's nothing in here.
I've got my foot stuck in a mould.
Hey, Henry, come here.
There's nothing, mate. There
is. What do you mean?
This is your really early kind
of folding workbench.
Simon's found for Henry an original
workmate bench, complete
with team-mate extension table.
Because of the rarity, they can sell
to collectors for over £100.
Where did you find that?
Here.
When invented, the designer,
Ron Hickman, had difficulty
convincing anyone to market his
workmate, so at first, he sold them
at trade shows.
But look, this, then, slots
into that hole there...
Yeah.
...or that hole there, depending
if you're left or right handed.
Since 1974, Black & Decker's sold
30 million workmates, paying Ron
50p on each sale, making
him a wealthy man.
I love the thickness of the wood...
Yeah.
...and its actual stability, really.
Thanks, mate.
You've got three items,
of which one I've got now. Thank you.
Thanks to Simon's keen eye,
Henry has his first item.
One to go, and he's
spotted a roller.
Unfortunately, not
of the Royce kind.
Oh, you're cheering
up by the second.
I am, mate. Only because I've
forgotten about our relationship,
on to pastures green.
Hey, this is an Aveling Barford
cricket pitch roller.
I don't think it's hugely saleable.
So, you still need
a second item, mate.
Yeah. OK, don't rub it in, yeah?
Henry's running out of options,
as there's just one shed to rummage.
Last chance saloon, Henry.
Hey, come on.
He's spotted a pair
of small quad bikes.
They are, I think,
Chinese manufactured.
Yeah. Kind of based on
a replica of a Honda.
Quad bikes are also known
as all-terrain vehicles,
although these two aren't
allowed on public roads
as they don't have indicators
or numberplates.
Probably make one good one
out of the two of them.
OK. But you never know,
might be able to get two going.
A marriage made in heaven.
Why did you have to bring that up?
Henry's done.
Time to see what John
makes of their picks.
Talk to me about quad bikes.
These two quad bikes are the ones
that belonged to my lad
when he was younger.
Now, workbench.
It possibly came from a factory
in Lincoln which was closing down.
Oh, OK.
Right, moving on, that little filing
cabinet - tell me about that.
Well, that definitely
came from this factory.
Yes, it's a nice little piece, that.
It is. Now, then, she is beautiful.
Well, this is a canoe that myself
and my lad, we do go up the
Fells Dyke every summer in and go
and have a nice picnic somewhere.
I will get down on bended
knee to you, John.
Now it's out here,
I guess it's got to go.
Good lad.
Thanks very much indeed.
Thanks so much.
Coming up: Simon's
plans are scuttled...
There's a hole in the canoe.
No, there isn't.
There's five holes in the canoe.
...some workmen are more
thorough than others...
Why are you doing that?
Because I want to.
God, it's so boring.
I know you find it difficult
to do anything properly.
...and Henry proves he's
a big kid at heart.
I turn my back for a second
and he's on a trampoline,
at the age of 53.
Restorers and upcyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning unwanted clutter
into profitable new items.
I've just fallen in love.
They now have two picks each.
And, back in Oxfordshire, Henry's
revealing his finds to mechanic
Guy Willison.
They ain't worth much money. No.
So we need to maximise value by sort
of, you know, kind of really working
a way to not spend a huge
amount of money on them.
Next stop, the workbench.
I think we should just paint
it a different colour. Mm.
And then I think we should
just sand the work surfaces
and polish them. I think it would
look lovely.
A bit of an eclectic mix.
I'm sure we'll get one quad working
and the workbench, well, maybe
we'll need to use that
to fix the other quad.
The first job is to clean a quad
each, and loser makes the tea.
One, two, three, lunge a quad!
Only when they are clean will the
boys be able to work out which quad,
if either, can be rescued.
I've beaten you.
Oh, it's not a race.
Do you mind?
Oh, sorry, mate.
Are you still painting?
Yes. Look at him.
Why are you doing that?
Because I want to.
Gosh, so boring.
I know you find it difficult
to do anything properly.
It seems some workmen
are more thorough than others.
Years of dirt removed, the quads
are now clean enough to be examined
by a specialist mechanic.
Next, Henry gets to work
on sanding the wooden top
on the tatty workbench.
Then Guy masks the metalwork.
When you are masking off, the main
thing to do is just take your time
and when you get to awkward bits,
just do it in short strips
because it's easier to work with.
Top tip there, Guy.
Masking finished, Henry's
turned up for the fun bit.
Just a little present?
Have you wrapped it?
It's pass the parcel.
A nice present for Henry, then.
He gets to spray paint or rattle
can the workbench legs, but it's not
long before he's lost interest.
He's done the other half,
he's rattle canned that.
It's starting to get dark
so I thought I'd better
dive in there.
Looks like it's down to you, Guy.
Up in Liverpool, Simon
is revealing his haul to upcycling
partner in crime Gemma Longworth.
First up, his small metal filing cabinet.
I love it! Yeah, and do you know
what I like about it?
The fact it's got legs, do
you know what I mean?
Yeah, you don't really
see that, do you?
Let's get it off to the powder
coaters then have a little think
about some colours, yeah?
OK, yeah.
And from little to large.
How cool is that?
I don't even know what to say.
What are we going to do with this?
Phil and I will get
stuck into the canoe.
Good. So, if you want to get
that off to the blasters...
Yeah. ..I'll get Phil involved
and we'll get going on the canoe.
Good luck.
Simon gets started on the canoe,
but it's not quite in the state
that he'd hoped.
So the first thing we've got to do
is to strip this patch out
and see what's underneath.
And there's just one man handy
enough for this job.
Phil's sanding and stripping
has been rather revealing.
Phil.
Yes. Phil.
There's a hole in the canoe.
No, there isn't.
There's five holes in the canoe.
There's what? Five.
So it's more of a tea bag than a
canoe, really. Yes, it is.
Oh!
So a bigger job than
Simon had hoped for.
But some filler for the small holes
and fibreglass patches for the big
ones and this canoe
will be back on the water.
You do the filler, then
I'll do the fibreglass.
Yeah, that way round. Happy days.
I'll go and get my gear.
Back inside, Gemma needs to choose
a contemporary new colour
for the cabinet.
So I'm thinking bright,
I'm thinking bold.
I do want to keep Simon happy,
so maybe not pink and red.
Purple...
Yeah, purple could work.
One shade on one drawer
and another on the other.
Something like this on the outside.
Brilliant.
In Oxfordshire, Henry hoped to get
one quad bike up and running,
but specialist mechanic
Tony has good news.
I think I can get them both going.
After a thorough service, a change
of starter motor and a brand-new
battery, quad number one
is back in business.
As far as I'm concerned,
that's one done.
And, fingers crossed, a block
carburettor and some faulty
components are all that's stopping
quad number two from running again.
Henry's a very lucky boy.
Two working machines, and it's not
long before he's back home
testing them out.
Mate! What do you reckon?
They are very sprightly,
aren't they? Hey-hey!
Tony's done his business. Fantastic.
So Guy and Henry get started
on sanding the metalwork
before giving the bike parts
a brand-new paint job
to get them gleaming.
With the quads drying,
it's back to the workbench.
So we're just going to make
this a lovely dark stain
on here to give it that period look.
Immediately, it looks 100
years older, and that's
what it's all about.
Right, I'll just leave
that for ten minutes
and then we will whizz it off.
Hopefully, we'll get
a nice sheen on this.
Cool. I think that's looking great.
Back in Liverpool, Gemma's
small metal filing cabinet
has been cleaned,
blasted and primed.
A final prep and the top
coat can be added.
Hold on, those aren't
Gemma's colours.
Oh, well. The paint's fixed by
heating in an oven.
At the workshop, the old canoe
is patched and watertight.
And Simon's asked Roy McCarthy,
a local artist, to help
decorate the craft.
Have a think about the origins
of where this boat's from.
So North American Indian, do we
think? Yeah.
Let's start with red for the whole
of the base of this,
for the keel, yeah? Then a black
line. Yeah.
And then the palette is yours.
Something interesting on top.
Yeah. All right.
So the old canoe will get a Native
North American paint finish,
but first, the key to a good paint
job is all in the preparation.
Better get cracking, Phil.
Now it's going to get a nice coat
of yacht-based undercoat.
Yacht paint undercoat is much
more hard wearing than regular
paint, and the undercoat
will provide the perfect base
to the Native Indian design.
Right, that's the primer done.
Let it dry, finish coat on next.
With work well under way
on the first items, the boys
are heading to Simon's
choice of rummage spot -
the home of Tarn Hamilton, who moved
from Bristol two years ago to live
the good life near Hereford, close
to the Brecon Beacons.
We've got barns and sheds full
of so many items - old chairs,
we've got old bicycles.
It's very much time for Henry
and Simon to make some space.
Hi, Tarn.
How are you? Hi, I'm good.
Tarn, I've got to tell you,
this is my idea of heaven.
It is pretty good.
And, Tarn, if we did make you some
money, what would you spend it on?
We'd spend it on this new tree house
that we're building.
It's standing up, high up in the
trees on stilts.
Wow. And we'll afford you probably
a little bit of bathroom
piping or something. I hope!
Yes, honestly. We'd better get going
again, hadn't we? We will.
I don't know which way to go.
Any way you want.
Great. Thank you so much.
Make yourself at home.
We're going to that door. It's open.
Talk to you in a bit.
OK, see you later.
See you later.
And so the boys head
towards the barn, in search of two
items each, to fix
and then flog for profit.
Look at the building!
It's beautiful, isn't it?
Wow. Oh, hello.
Oh, that's nice. It is nice.
Hey-hey!
Oh, don't get swinging on me.
While Simon's distracted, Henry
seizes the opportunity to weigh
up a potential item.
Is that aluminium? That's ally.
Come one, put your back into it, see
where you can get it to.
You got to eight kilograms then.
I have to admit, I kind
of couldn't really pull it much.
You having that? There's so much
stuff here.
Can I just keep that on hold?
Course you can.
Just wait a minute on that. OK.
Simon has noticed some ancient
wooden beams, which once formed
the frame of a barn.
Someone's marked 1687.
Occasionally, carpenters or owners
marked a date into timber framing
to help future
generations age the wood.
All the timbers come
from mature trees.
Yeah. Which would be at
least 300 years old. Yeah.
So the wood in here is getting
on for 700 years old.
But, Simon, I've got
a feeling you've got a plan
for the bygone beams.
Very, very carefully cut
out little box sections
to put your spices
and your herbs in.
What goes on in that
turret of yours? I don't know.
It just suddenly, every now
and again, a little bulb goes on.
See, I think that piece
of wood speaks for itself.
It's just about labour.
So Simon's one item up.
Time for the boys
to head into the next barn.
Don't you just love
a beautiful wooden sledge?
You'd change it, you'd put plants on
it. Yeah.
Where did you get that from?
Just there.
Ooh, look at those.
What are those?
Henry's spotted a set
of metal chairs.
What do you think? They're actually
quite cool, aren't they?
They are a nice piece of design.
Look at that!
How many have you got?
We've got four, I think.
Four. Well, there you go.
Four or five. Four.
Nice to have an even number, really.
Even numbers of chairs are good.
Straight away, they just sang to me.
You can see why, because
they're metal chairs.
Metal chairs like these became
ubiquitous outside motels in
post-war America and are sometimes
referred to as motel chairs.
I've got my first item.
I'm quite jealous.
That's always a good sign.
If you're jealous,
they're going to turn out great.
So Henry has pulled it back to 1-1,
and it's off to the next building,
where Simon soon spots a juicy item.
Talk about machinery!
Let's see.
How cool is that?
So this is your grinding wheel. Yeah.
That's big, but that is insane.
Big press. Exactly.
This is a cider press.
The first record of cider production
in England is after the Norman
conquest, in the 11th century.
At that time, it was produced
by monasteries but,
as its popularity grew, most
large houses built presses
and created their own cider.
That's even just a bit
too big for you.
Isn't it? It is.
But a press this large is not
sellable, so it's value limited.
Next, it's off to the stables
to search for more practical
gadgets.
Stable of stash in there, man.
That's funky. What's that?
OK, what is this? OK.
Now that looks spinny or something.
Well, yeah.
It's a spinner's weasel,
which is used for winding
and measuring wool.
The wool wound until the mechanism
made a popping noise, indicating
the desired length
had been achieved.
This is believed to be the origin
of the nursery rhyme
Pop Goes The Weasel.
It's just something
you have to save, you have to keep
for the next generation.
It's worth doing just for that,
even if it's not for the money.
I've got my second item.
That's two items for Simon,
so Henry needs to focus.
Right! Wowser!
Turn my back for a second
and he's on a trampoline,
at the age of 53.
You need a second item, Henry.
Sorry.
Henry, take your boundless
enthusiasm and put it
to a better use.
Is that the frame of a lounger?
It's definitely a sun lounger
but nothing like we've ever seen
before, is it? I think this is a
one-off sculpted piece, isn't it?
Sun loungers are believed to date
back to the ancient Aztecs, Mayans
and Egyptians, who liked
to worship the sun.
Oh, mate, I've got to have this.
Hang on, how does this work? What?
You messed about, you were
bouncing on trampolines...
You need to see the swing arm.
I don't care.
And you've ended up with
the pick of the crop.
Life is not fair sometimes.
I'll go and find Tarn.
Life's great, man.
Rock and roll lives for ever.
The boys head back to see what Tarn
makes of their haul, starting
with the sun lounger.
That is a one-off my
husband and a friend made.
Now, tell me about the chairs.
Where we lived before,
just outside Bristol,
they were there, so where
they have originally come
from, I don't know.
That contraption there...
It belongs to my mother, who's done
a lot of spinning and still does.
Last thing, I just couldn't resist
that, because looking
round those old buildings
with all that beautiful woodwork
around, it's only right if I go home
with a piece of it, if that's OK?
Completely. Tarn, thank you so much.
We have had such a lovely time.
Aw, pleasure. So lovely to have you.
We'll see you in a little while.
Absolutely lovely.
All right, cheers.
Sure you don't want a go on the
trampoline?
No, I'm not going on the
trampoline, no.
Coming up, Gemma makes
an executive decision...
Don't think Simon's going to be all
too keen on this idea,
but I'm past caring now.
...in Oxfordshire, boys will be boys...
They're great, aren't they?
...and there's a drama
on the high seas.
Oh, hang on! What's wrong?
Simon! Careful!
Something wrong there. Oh!
Sultans of scrap Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are turning
junk into cash.
I'm quite jealous.
That's always a good sign.
If you're jealous, they're
going to turn out great.
They've both picked two items each
from today's second rummage spot.
In Liverpool, Simon is showing his
items to resident restorer
Gemma Longworth.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
No, it's not beautiful.
It's just an old piece of wood.
What are we going to do with this?
But Simon has a plan.
We can clean it up. Yeah.
I love the fact you can see its age.
On the wall. Yeah.
And then carefully cut out boxes
for, like, herbs and spices.
Yeah, we could do that.
You obviously don't like the idea,
so what would you do?
Well, there's not a lot
to do with it, is there?
You could've just brought
something else back.
Maybe Simon's second
item will impress.
This is lovely. Is it?
Well, I'm glad
something made you happy.
So, I guess the thing to do
with this is to repair it.
And then paint it up nice.
No, no, no, no, no.
You paint that and I'll...
There's no need to get
violent, Simon.
You've upset me
about this lot today.
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SHE GASPS
Whatever.
Broken it now.
Simon starts on the beam,
using a set square to mark
up the recess areas.
All the inserts now
just have to be completely clean
lines to kind of juxtapose
against all the really gnarly wood.
Before Simon chisels the beams,
he repairs the wool spinner
with wood
glue and dowels, and then
figures out how it works.
The arm drives the wheel.
That's your counter,
so you know how much wool
is going in each ball.
With the repair complete,
it's time to hand it
over to Gemma for restoration.
Now, your mission... Yeah?
...is a, to sympathetically
restore it now, Gemma.
Not a problem.
In Oxfordshire, Henry
is showing his haul to fixer-upper
Guy Willison.
First, the salvaged sun lounger
needs upholstering, so the boys
debate a plan.
What happens if we got some
material and we did a kind
of weave like that?
Obviously, powder coat
it a lovely colour. OK.
Simon would say it probably needs
three or four coats of looking at.
Definitely.
Leaving the sun lounger frame
at the back of their minds, the boys
move onto the set of chairs.
I think we should go
for a kind of steampunk vibe.
Yes. So, we paint the frames...
Yeah. ..four different colours.
Yeah. But... Yeah.
...just whizzy wheel this
and then polish it.
That'll look fabulous. Great, man.
With the sun lounger frame sent
off to the blaster's, Guy gets
to work
on the metal chairs.
First, he removes the rivets
to disassemble the seats.
But there's a problem.
There's five chairs here.
Well, I think we're down to four.
This is so rotten, unless we get
some fabrication done, which isn't
really financially
viable, we've got a problem.
So, I think he's down to four
chairs and some spares.
It's always easier to sell chairs
in even numbers, anyway.
As long as they all match, that is.
This doesn't have the same fixings.
It's got screws here and here.
The others have rivets over the back
here and on the front.
We're going to get three
matching and a rogue.
It looks like Henry's
going to have to spend big
on welding if he's going
to restore the chairs.
At the blaster's, the sun
lounger frame is sprayed
with a high-intensity
stream of sand.
This removes the outer
layer of rust and dirt.
A thick priming layer
is then applied, before it's finally
sprayed with a glossy purple finish.
It is then baked in an industrial
oven to harden the paint.
After much deliberation, Henry
has settled on giving the lounger
a fabric base.
So, it is sent off to a specialist
upholsterer, Percy Hickman.
Bit of a challenge,
but we're just putting the bolts
through the eyelets
and fixing it to the frame.
And hopefully make a good job of it.
Percy and his assistant Jen
attach the cover, placing
webbing beneath a fabric
to add strength.
Pleased with that.
Time for a cup of tea.
In Liverpool, the wooden beam
has had recesses cut.
Simon finishes them
off with a chisel.
So, here's what I've decided.
Instead of cutting out a block
like this for our cinnamon sticks,
I'm just going to cut
out individual holes.
There we go.
With Simon out in the yard,
Gemma has big ambitions
for the wool spinner.
Now, remember, Simon wants
this to be sympathetically restored.
I personally think this is crying
out for a bit of paint.
No going back now.
After priming, it's on
to the main colours.
I've chosen this colour palette
here, which does include
a nice muted one.
And then I've added two bright
colours to complement that.
The main coat may now be finished,
but Gemma has more ideas.
Because it's quite crafty,
I've decided I might just paint
a few little buttons on it.
I'm not going to go
to over the top with this.
I'm just going to add
a few little touches.
The devil is in the detail.
I don't think Simon's
going to the all too keen
on this idea.
But I'm past caring now.
In Oxfordshire, Guy's continuing
work on the metal seats.
Whilst the frames are
being re-sprayed, he tackles
the bases with a sander.
I'm just finishing these seat
bases, back to this lovely, shiny
metal with a bit of stipple
and still a bit of rust in, to give
them that industrial look.
With one panel finished, Guy shows
Henry his handiwork.
It's beautiful, look.
Oh, man, that is lovely.
Have I taken them down enough?
Yeah. I could go more,
but I don't want to.
No, no, don't go more.
And you've done the backs as well.
Yeah, yeah. It's great, mate.
Henry adds wax and
polishes the sheets.
This is a car mop for doing
bodywork, but it's just fantastic
on wood or on metal.
Lovely.
The sun lounger's back
from the upholsterer's
with a new cover.
Next, Guy adds the padding.
It's going to be tricky
because of the friction in it,
but I'm just going to have a go
and see if I can get this in.
Guy squeezes the foam
between the webbing and the cloth,
helping to puff out the fabric
and add comfort to the lounger.
There we go. That's one down.
One to go. May battle commence.
Oh, my God, I've got
to get it in there.
Right, here we go -
the moment of truth.
I think that's it.
That's a lot better.
Over in Liverpool, and with work
well under way on their second set
of items, they turn their attention
to finishing their first set
of finds from John Scarborough's
place in Lincolnshire.
Simon's canoe is ready
for its new look.
Artist Roy starts by sketching his
design onto the boat before painting
with layers of red and black paint.
That's immense, mate.
Do you like it?
Absolutely brilliant.
Gemma.
Look at that.
Oh, it's fantastic.
Well done.
Mojave-inspired canoe.
A functional piece, which is
a floating work of art.
Cheers, mate. Really good job.
Really good. Thanks.
You've missed a little, tiny bit...
Time to see if the work
of art is seaworthy.
Do you really want me to get in?
Come on. I don't want to.
Come on.
OK. Yeah, go on. Keep it still.
Yeah, go on.
Go on.
All you have to do is sit
down, relax and enjoy.
You can let go a little bit, you
know. No!
You're crushing it there. No.
You just make sure you keep me dry.
Wasn't too bad. Oh, hang on.
Simon! Careful.
I don't know what's wrong.
There's something wrong there!
Oh! It doesn't feel right there.
Stop it, stop it!
It's not funny. You're not funny.
You were born to water, weren't you?
Simon's second item, the mini
metal filing cabinet, was re-sprayed
complementary and
contemporary colours.
Now back, will the paint job appeal?
Well, I really like it, but I think
they've got the colours wrong.
I had a think about it and I gave
them a quick ring and... What?
This is what they did to this.
Do you know what, I do really
like it and they're not far off
what I chose. No. So I'll let
you off.
But Simon, that was naughty.
It was naughty.
But look, I just thought it needed
just a bit more fun. OK.
Yeah? Yeah.
Paint approved, Simon just needs
to reattach the metal handles.
Isn't that pretty?
And Gemma liked it. Phew!
In Oxfordshire, the paint
on the quads' bodywork
is dry, so the boys
are reassembling.
There's only one thing left to do,
son - ride them.
Come on!
With two bikes up and running,
it should mean double
the dough evaluation.
Well, they're great, aren't they?
Henry's other item, the workbench,
has been stained and polished
and just needs to be put
back together again.
All we've got to do now
is just wax that top. Yeah.
And we have ourselves something
rather lovely. Go on, then.
One final wax to bring out
the colour,
and one final buffing
to bring out the shine, and it's job
well done on the workbench.
What do you reckon?
You happy with that?
I think, you know, just a little bit
of paint, little bit of elbow
grease, little bit of sanding
and we've kind of got something
that actually looks great
in an old kind of vibe workshop.
Yeah. Beautiful thing.
Job done, son. Yes.
Henry's happy, but
will the valuer agree?
Well, it's time to find out
at the first valuation.
John's here from Lincolnshire to see
what the boys have done
with his things, and to see
if they've made him any cash.
John, how are you? Nice to see you.
How are you, mate? Good to see you.
But is it lovely to see them?
Wow! Go and have a wander, mate.
Canoe's looking tremendous.
Nice brace of quad bikes.
So, there you go.
Come back and join us.
So, what do you reckon?
Yeah, I think you've done
a tremendous job.
But have we made you any money?
Well, Adam's joining us.
He's our independent valuer.
Adam Partridge has worked
in auctions for 30 years and now
owns several auction
houses of his own.
There is little he hasn't
valued or sold.
How are you, Adam? You OK?
Yeah, I just love the canoe.
I can't look at anything else.
Out of all the things
we've had on this show,
it's probably my favourite thing.
The old canoe was in a sorry state,
but £280 spent on paint, filler
and Roy's design has created
an artistic watertight craft.
I'm going to go with £450.
Happy with that? Very happy.
That's an arty profit
of £170 for John.
The little chocolate box, then.
Yes, nice job.
I love the colour.
The small filing cabinet
was revived for £50 spent
on sandblasting and painting.
I think £70 would be
appropriate for that.
We've actually sold it for 85.
Simon's top-end sale
raises £35 profit.
Let's talk tool mate. Yeah, I quite
like it. Yeah, good.
A lot of people would
like that in their shed.
The iconic workbench
was spray-painted and waxed
with leftover materials,
so pure profit.
My valuation on that
would be a straight £100.
I've sold it for 120.
With no cost, that's £120 profit.
OK, let's go quadding.
Well, it's up your street, isn't it?
Got wheels and an engine.
The kids' quads were abandoned
and broken, but a minor mechanical
makeover and a respray has brought
them back to best for £200.
I reckon £350 each,
making 700 for the pair.
That means John's riding
off with £500 profit.
You're going home
today with 825 quid.
How's that?
That sounds good.
Henry's choice of location
has raised £825 for John,
which he'll donate to his charity.
I think Simon and Henry
have done a tremendous job.
Particularly the canoe
I was amazed with.
Coming up, Simon's not happy.
Which bit of, "sympathetically
restore", did you not get?
And Alicia's impressed
at the valuation.
I think it's brilliant.
If I put that in my shop, I think
it'd sell like that.
Restorer Henry Cole and upcycler
Simon O'Brien are turning a profit
on people's old junk.
That's immense, mate. Henry's choice
of location,
the barns of farmer John
Scarborough has raised £825.
How's that?
That sounds good.
But will Simon's choice of location
raise more than that?
Over in Liverpool, Simon is putting
the finishing touches
onto his wooden beam spice rack.
Garlic, ginger, cinnamon, nutmegs,
spices, salt and pepper, beautiful.
So, there you go, a 400 year old
roof timber,
is now a spice rack for the 21st century.
Simon's lined up an online buyer for
his spice rack.
Oh, look at this.
Spice rack has sold and for £120, as well,
Simon's going to be made
up with that.
Think I'll go tell him.
How about Simon's second item, the
wool spinner that Gemma, has, um,
brought up to date?
What do you think?
Which bit of sympathetically restore
did you not get?
I kept it quite a mute
tone all over.
Ugh! Don't you think?
Oh, look, look!
Some wood! Yeah, well I kept that
for you and so it still works,
so it still moves and everything.
Oh, well, thank you so much!
In Oxfordshire, Guy is ready to show
the finished sun lounger to Henry.
What do you reckon?
That's lazy aubergine, all puffed
up, lovely.
Yes. Mate, that's such an improvement.
That looks as though you want to
have a roll around on it, doesn't
it?
Yeah and you were more in touch with
your feminine side, when you
designed it.
Yeah, I was rather proud of that.
Yeah, good. You need to do that more often.
Now, for Henry's second pick - the
metal chairs,
which are back from the painters.
Frames baby, check 'em out.
All that's left to do is to
carefully attach the polished seats
to the
bases. Can you feed that over?
It's going to be a... There we go.
Oh, check that out! What do you
think?
Look at that.
Stunning, it's beautiful. They're
lovely.
Great, mate, I reckon we should
have some tea.
Yes. And then we'll bolt them on and everything.
And then we can sit on them, yeah. Yeah.
Despite his initial concerns, Guy
has managed to restore all five chairs.
That should bump up the price a little.
Now look, right, I want 300 quid for
them, the lot.
No. No, you're joking, they're
not...
There's no way, no way.
200? 250, I'll do you 250, that's my
final offer.
OK. The chairs sold to family friend Lucinda.
Let's hope he got a good price.
It's time to find out at the valuation.
Tarn Hamilton and her husband Mark
are here to find out how much profit
the boys have raised for the tree
house project.
Hello! Hi! How are you? Hey.
Let's have a look. You can
have a wander.
Golly, well, that's, uh,
interesting, isn't it?
That's... crazy. Crazy... I can't, I
haven't got a word for that.
That's lovely. Ah, now, that works, yeah.
Guys, come and join us.
What do you think? Come on?
Ha! Four out of ten.
Four? OK, but have we made you any
money?
Well. Well, to help us with that,
we're joined by our independent
valuer, Elisicia. Hello.
Elisicia Moore runs a shop specialising
in fashionable, upcycled furniture -
so she knows what sells.
Uh, the spinner's weasel.
Right, it would have yielded a
better estimate had it not been painted.
But it has.
It cost just £10 to repair and
paint the spinner's weasel.
So we're going to go with £80.
That's spun a £70 profit.
Talk to me about the old beam spice rack.
I think it's brilliant.
I think it's really commercial, as well.
If I put that in my shop, I think it
would sell like that.
It cost no money to chisel and drill
out the recesses in the wooden beam,
to convert it into a quirky spice rack.
I would happily say £100.
I've actually sold that for £120.
Oh, congratulations, that's very
good!
Simon's sale means it's a spicy
£120 profit for the rack.
Can we just deal with the sun
lounger?
Yeah. Please, just quickly.
Let's do it. It may not be your cup
of tea,
but it is a nice looking piece.
It's got a lovely frame, as you well know.
The neglected lounger was resprayed
and upholstered.
Cost: £160.
So I think for a quick sale, £250.
That's a luxurious £90 profit for
the sun lounger.
Can we just move on to the chairs?
Yeah. Yeah. Well, I think these are
brilliant. They're really on trend.
The rusty old chairs were brought
back to life for £160
on sandblasting and painting.
£50 each or 200 for the lot.
I've flogged them for 250, the lot.
So Henry's sale means a solid £90
profit for the chairs.
In your pocket, £370 for stuff
which was just lying around, really.
Yeah, yeah. He's right, he's telling
the truth, yeah.
Guys, absolute pleasure. Thank you
very much indeed.
Thanks, thanks a lot.
So Simon's choice of location,
Tarn Hamilton's Farm,
netted a profit of £370 which will
go towards their own project.
We're just building a tree house at
the moment.
Beautiful oak framed, it's pretty special.
So it'll go on that.
But the barns belonging to John made
Henry £825,
making him today's winner.
Where have you gone? I'm here.
Oh, you're there. Oh, yeah. And what
do what you reckon?
I think it's lovely. I reckon that
will clean up lovely, man, we're
having it.
Yup. And if you've got some lovely
old stuff lying around
and you'd like us
to try and make you some money,
then go to the Channel 4 website and
find the "take part" page.
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