Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 20 - Episode #3.20 - full transcript
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.
Stop!
Whilst Simon and his upcycler
repurpose 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.
HE IMITATES A PLANE
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, Henry receives
high praise from Simon.
Hello, go to the top
of the class, Cole.
But the admiration isn't mutual.
To me, they're firewood.
To him, they are a work of art!
And there is stunned
silence at the valuation.
I've... Yeah, I'm slightly lost
for words. He's speechless!
Today, the lads are
out and about in Worcestershire.
Very saucy round here.
Yeah, the Worcester sauce,
I like that, mate.
Home to the famous condiment,
Worcester's other claim to fame
is that it hosts Britain's
biggest safari park.
Can we go in?
Can we go and have a look?
Well, I'm not so sure.
Have they got any monkeys?
No, we won't go near the monkeys,
we'll just go through the rhinos,
the ones that ram cars.
What?
They do have a penchant
for ramming cars.
Do they? Yeah.
Well, look, do you know what? What?
I'm cool with that. Good.
Because, hopefully,
they are safe in their safari park
and no-one's
going to go and kill them.
Well, everyone knows...
Don't get me angry.
...that many species are endangered.
Don't get me angry.
Why would you want to go
and trophy hunt them?
And for Simon's choice of rummage
spot, the boys will be hunting
through the home of
ex-dairy farmer Alan.
I've now started selling
new tractors, second-hand tractors,
agricultural machinery,
send them all over the UK.
I'm a bit of a workaholic
and I think I could do with
a nice holiday
in the sunshine somewhere.
Alan. How are you, mate?
Good to see you. Hi, Simon.
How are you, mate?
Is it just a hobby
or is this the business?
This is the business, this is.
But you do have other stuff.
I mean, Si has brought me here.
There's probably a bit
of stuff for Simon, as well.
So, if it's all right,
what we'd like to do
is have a good wander round,
find two items each,
take them away,
do what we will with them
and try and make you some money.
How does that sound?
That sounds excellent.
Good lad!
So, the boys head off and Simon
gets his eye in early.
Ooh, ooh...
This is a storeroom, obviously.
It is the storeroom, yes.
For parts and stuff.
Look, old school desk.
Oh, no!
What do you mean it's not?
Two identical school desks!
I don't know why, there's
just something about that form
there that I like.
Yeah, I can see that,
but that's about as far as it goes.
OK, Cole.
Get ready for
a lesson in creativity.
Shall I sit down for it?
I'm taking both school desks
as my first item.
There you go.
He's got these two desks,
they're from the '80s.
I mean,
to me they're firewood, right?
To him, they are a work of art.
There is something, I think,
quite stylish about them.
And I've got an idea
for using both of them.
Go!
I'll give you lines!
Simon has picked the two
school desks
and, as they find
a crowded corner of another shed,
it seems Henry may have picked
up on the lesson.
Blimey, it's small and
perfectly formed, innit?
Oh, sorry!
HE LAUGHS
Can you see them there? Look.
Yeah. Yeah?
They're nice.
They're lovely.
I think they're stands from kind
of a root vegetable cropper slasher.
Yes, Henry, they are the
base from a grain mill,
used to grind grain
for animal feed.
These vintage versions
would have been hand-operated,
or attached to a stationary engine,
but are now obsolete,
as the technology has improved
and motors have been integrated into
the design of feed machines.
Well, look, I tell you what,
they could be the base to a
nice bench or something.
Hello, go to the top
of the class, Cole.
You were talking about
being creative, mate.
I mean, you're looking
at it right now.
That's pretty good, that.
Mr Creation!
So, to actually turn those two legs
from an agricultural implement
or mulcher into something that
actually could be in your hallway,
well, that's a result, isn't it?
Is that an item, anyway?
If I can get them out.
I don't care, that's up to you.
Well done!
So, with it being one item a piece
and still plenty of places
to search,
Simon's got a cunning plan.
Now there's one thing I know...
What?
...that is when you're in kind
of an industrial kind
of area like this...
Yeah?
...all the good stuff
is hidden upstairs.
And here's some old stairs.
Wow! Ooh!
Look, look, look.
What?
It's a nice sign there,
that sign's quite nice.
Just lift, lift.
Come on, lift.
I helped you before,
that's it, that's fine.
What do you think of that?
And I think, look,
there's the bed end there. Yeah...
Here's the bed head, here.
And you've even got,
if you look at your feet...
You've got the frames.
The frame.
The veneer is good,
nice little bit of walnut veneer.
And I think with just a bit
of gentle restoration,
it will look absolutely fabulous.
This kind of style
is working at the moment.
And so, the good news is I can now
lie down on the job...
Yeah.
...because I've got two items.
Right, well done, mate. OK.
I can't believe you've found
a bed frame here!
So, Simon's in dreamland
with his Edwardian bed.
But Henry's still dreaming
of a certain agricultural machine.
Come on, boys!
Listen, Henry, Henry...
...there's two here, but
that's the one for you.
Why do you say that?
That's got a nice easy
old-man step up, look.
You could probably get on that one.
And that step belongs to a Zetor,
a Czech-made tractor.
Oh, I think I might...
The company started production
in 1946,
building tractors
for the new Socialist Republic.
Now, this little one is probably
from the late '60s,
with an addition of the roll cage.
Now, the roll cage makes
it more valuable, because if
you're using a tractor
for commercial use, you've got
to have a roll cage or a roll bar,
at least on a classic.
I tell you what, I've never ever
owned or been involved
with a Zetor brand.
So, you know, it's a first!
Is that two items each?
I think it might be.
Let's go and find Alan.
Come on.
So, what will Alan make
of their mix of items?
Starting with the bed.
It most likely would
have been my parents' bed,
too old for our liking.
I might have some good news for you,
mate. That's my first item.
Good choice, I think.
A slightly stranger choice,
a couple of school desks.
Where did they come from?
I believe they're some
that my wife purchased
from when a local school
closed down.
OK, mate, there are my two items
and I'm most pleased, cheers.
Over to you, Henry, keep it brief.
Now, look, tell me about those
two legs over there.
Is that off a sort of vegetable
mulcher or something like that?
Yeah, that'll be off a Bamfords
corn mill, for processing corn
so that the cattle can digest it.
OK. But, if it's all right
with you, I'll take them.
Yeah, that'd be fine.
Good!
Now then, let's get on to the
meat and potatoes, shall we?
Your Zetor tractor,
tell me about that, Alan.
That came locally from a village
called Pershore,
which is just
the other side of Worcester.
Alan, I'd like to take that.
Thank you so much for having us,
we'll see you again.
Thank you, Simon.
Coming up... the boys
are easy riders.
I can see why you like
champing around in them.
Then you can go to people,
"Morning!"
Morning!
Get off my land!
Simon fails to impress Henry.
One day... Yeah?
I'm going to make a chandelier
out of hundreds of Tilley lamps.
Hopefully, that day may never come.
And Henry gets the shudders.
You're going to upcycle!
Um... Upcycle...
Urgh!
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole
are creating cash from clutter.
Come on, boys. They both picked two
items from Alan's place.
Well, look, I tell you what,
they could be the base to a nice
bench or something. Hello.
Go to the top of the class, Cole.
And Simon is back in Liverpool,
showing his selections
to his upcycler Gemma Longworth.
Starting with the school desk.
Quite like it.
I'm really glad you said that.
I've got two, the other one's
outside. But what about
if we put them together and make
them into a table?
Yeah, that could work.
Sand back the pine and then do
the legs a really funky colour.
Yeah. And I think that's it.
OK. But what about a splash more
colour and do this side panel
a different colour? I'm with that.
OK. OK, good. Plan.
Brill. Now, then, here you go.
It is lovely.
Is it all in one piece? It is.
But I'm thinking, a little
bit of Gemma magic -
why not a strip of colour running
over the top and down the side,
and the legs, as well? Yeah.
All right? OK, no problem.
I can do that. You think of what
colour you're going to do this,
and we'll go back to school on
these, eh? Fab. All right.
So Gemma starts on the bed head
by giving it a good sand.
Now this is veneer,
so an electric sander will just
destroy it
and course sandpaper will leave
scratches, and I don't want that.
So the lightest of sandpaper.
Well, I need to do the legs
and all of this rim
is going to be painted.
So I can use a much coarser
sandpaper on that.
So Gemma preps the legs for painting
and, while she's on the job,
she gives the desks
the same treatment, too.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's revealing
his haul to restorer Guy Willison.
Now, then. Hey? Oh, dear.
Now, look, I know you have a little
bit of a weird vibe about tractors
but you need to get involved, son.
All that's going to do is give me flashbacks
of being held up by them
on the highways.
And we just need to clean her up.
Yes. Get her going. Yes.
I'll take you out for a nice
little ride in her
and then we'll flog it. Next.
Now, this... Yes. ..caught my eye.
OK. Do you know what?
I really like this,
because I like the shape
and the form on it.
If we use that frame to make
a nice table,
I think that'll
be good, don't you? Yeah.
I think we powder-coat it and put
some nice bolts on it. Definitely.
What do you prefer -
that or the tractor? That.
Yeah, I thought you might.
Ah, one day I'll get ya.
Despite his concerns, Guy is ready
to muck in with Henry
as they attempt to start
the tractor.
Toolkit. Starter pack.
Hang on.
That one on there, I think.
Look at the size of that battery.
Now we've got to work
out how we start it.
There's a little button down there,
but you have to be in the cab
with all the levers in the right
place for that to click down.
Oh! I know,
I don't know which lever.
There's a lever you swing
and then that button will stay...
OK, look, I've got it sorted, mate.
Right, that's the throttle.
So let's open that up a little bit.
Do that again.
Put it back where it was.
Oh, yeah, that's it.
And then you press the button.
Yeah. Yes. That has stayed in.
That's ready, that's contact. Ready?
Right, yeah, OK, stick that on.
Right. Ready for ignition?
Here we go, one, two, three.
ENGINE REVS
Oh, my... Hang on! Ooh, dear.
That don't sound that good.
Switch that off!
Put the thingy down.
Just drop it down.
Flushed with early success,
Guy retires to prepare the grain
mill's legs for repainting.
The first thing I've got to do
before these ends go off
for powder-coating is I've got to
remove the pieces of wood
and remove the bolts.
These are really badly seized.
So, I'm just going to cut them
all away with an angle grinder
and then it'll be ready to go.
In Liverpool, Gemma is making
good progress on the school desks.
My desks are primed.
I've sprayed the legs purple,
so I think a nice teal colour
will go well with that.
I've started painting.
I just need to finish them off.
So Gemma paints up
the detail on the desk.
She's also in the mood
to brighten up the bed.
The aim of this is to make it a bit
more contemporary.
So I've gone
for a nice bright blue.
Gemma's aiming for
a young and funky market,
mixing a fresh colour design
with a classic shape.
There we go.
And that splash of colour
is just what the headboard needed.
Now for the finish.
I'm using the Danish oil
to enhance the veneer
and to protect it from any
scratches and scuffs.
There we are.
That was a relatively
straightforward restoration.
And that looks really good.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is bolting
the grain legs together.
Thought I'd get to your level.
Yeah, well, I think that's good.
Know what I mean? Yeah.
This, my friend... Yes.
...is looking rather lovely.
It's nice, isn't it?
So, what about the nutties?
There are fake ones
in the casting on the end.
So, I've just got a feeling
that we ought to bolt
this up and get it powder-coated,
so these replicate the ones
that are cast in - so
they're all the same colour.
I personally think
that's a great idea.
Fantastic. Now, then, we need
to decide on a top.
Now, do you think
it should be oblong?
Or do you think, like me, perhaps,
it should be a circle?
You're not going for an ellipse?
Ooh, I say, an ellipse.
So, how much overhang
on the end here? About to there?
Yeah, no, that's nice. Or is that
too much? Right, now go this way.
And then...
60. 60.
Oh, no, 65 or 70? 70.
Done. I'll order the glass.
All right, I'll just nip these up.
You can ring Bobby Dazzler.
Oh, yeah. Ooh, my knees!
With the newly bolted legs
being resprayed,
let's not forget the tractor.
It starts, but will it roll?
Wah! Oh, now we're rolling.
I think that might be second. Yeah.
But that's just enough to give
you the feeling
of alfresco tractoring, mate.
Yeah, it's good. Do you get the
biking element of driving a tractor?
Kind of. You're in the wind,
aren't you?
In the open, in the countryside. Lovely.
I can see why you like
chuffing around in them.
It's about taking in the great
British countryside.
Then you can go to people,
"Morr-ning!" Morr-ning.
Get off my land!
See? You feel all-powerful.
So, look, it runs really nicely.
Yeah. All we need to do, really,
is give it a clean-up
and then she's ready for sale.
Fantastic. I think she's a lovely
little thing.
Yeah, I agree with you.
But that will have to wait,
as it's time for today's
second rummage.
Henry's brought Simon
to Herefordshire to meet David,
who's been tinkering away in his
sheds for a very long time.
I've lived in the village
all my life, which is 81 years.
I started life as an electrical
engineer and then went on
to plumbing and heating.
Henry and Simon are here today
because we have a lot more pieces
and bits and pieces than I'm ever
going to restore in my lifetime now.
I'm walking slowly, only
because I know I'm going
to get into trouble. Why?
Well, we're going
to go and see David. Yes.
He's a lovely geezer, I'm told.
Mm-hm. And he's also an engineer.
Agh!
David. Henry, how are you?
Very well, thank you.
David, Simon. How are you?
Very well, thank you.
David, what do you engineer?
Well, mostly stationary
engine repairs
and I build scale models
of stationary engines.
What, from scratch, built? Yes.
You can actually machine the tiny
little bits that you need
for model engines? Yes.
If it's OK, we'll have a rummage
about and we'll pick a couple
of items each, do them up and try
and make you some money.
Good. Yep? And I shall give the
proceeds to Tools For Self Reliance,
which is a charity that I work for.
And what do they do?
We send about 17 to 18
tonnes of tools a year
to Tanzania in Africa.
That's an incentive. Cheers, mate.
All right, David.
So the boys are off
and straight into a shed full
of delights.
These little Tilley lamps.
Yeah, they're lovely.
One day, I'm going to make
a chandelier
out of hundreds of Tilley lamps.
Oh, cor blimey.
Hopefully, that day may never come.
Eventually, Simon spots
something of use.
Now there's something else we always
see, as well, isn't it?
Old mangles. I've had an idea to do
with a mangle for ages.
Mangles were used to wring out water
from washed clothes
so they'd dry quicker on the line.
Gradually, in the early part
of the 20th century,
the electric washing-machine
spin cycle
rendered the use of mangles obsolete.
Are you going to enlighten me
about what that idea is?
WHISPERS: No.
Normally that means that it's going
to be kind of crazy.
The first person that's going to
find out about it
will be my good friend,
Ian the blacksmith.
That's all I'm saying.
I've given too much away already.
So, Simon is going
to wrangle the mangle.
Outside, Henry also finds something
a little bit old-fashioned.
Now, I wouldn't normally
look at these. Right.
They're basically Singer sewing
machine bases, aren't they?
Yeah. With your treadle.
Yes, these bases were used to house
the iconic Singer sewing machines.
Made out of cast-iron, these bases
are a British engineering icon.
I've often walked past
and thought, "I'm not
going to take that, cos I don't
want to embarrass myself."
But I just feel that I could do
something nice with that.
What?
Oh, I can't use...
I can't bring myself to say it.
Up... Up...
I am. I'm going to...
I'm going to... OK. I am. OK.
I don't care what you say.
You're going to upcycle.
HENRY GULPS Upcycle.
Ugh! A sewing machine base.
I'm not even taking me glove off.
I'm going to take one
and I'm going to make it lovely.
You've got me in stitches.
So Henry has sewn up his first item.
Yes! Another shed.
But there are still plenty of spots
to search for his beloved engine.
So, look, can I talk
about stationary engines? Um, well,
no, but you can stay stationary.
Just for a moment.
Cos I want to talk about this.
What's that?
There you go.
What is that?
I think they're called meat jacks.
But I'm not sure. Are they? Yeah.
Well, actually, Simon,
they're called bottle jacks
and they're a clockwork mechanism
for spinning roasting meat around
to give an even cook
over an open fire.
It's not going to do that any more.
It's going to be a really decorative
thing in the kitchen.
Maybe for hanging utensils off.
First thing to do, clear
it up and see what we've got.
Have you ever seen
one of those before? Never. No?
What does that mean?
Oh.
Is that your second item?
That's my second item.
Now Simon has the bottle jack,
will Henry's goose be cooked,
or does he have something
up his sleeve?
Mate, this is where
the magic happens.
Wow! Look at these clever things.
Ah, man! And that's what it makes.
Mate, that's the business.
Look at that.
Such a shame that we're losing
all the talents, now,
to machine that stuff.
We're all dying off. Ooh, what's
that? Check this out!
Hm-hm-hm. Wow! Hey!
That is a blow lamp.
It certainly is.
Blow lamps are a fuel-burning tool
that uses a flame for metalwork
and other heat treatments.
I tell you what it could be,
though -
the ultimate steampunk lamp.
Man, that's going to be so cool.
And hopefully worth
a good deal of money.
What else do you need to know?
Where's David?
Oh, yeah. Two-all, son.
So what will David
think of their items?
Starting with the bottle jack.
I haven't seen one of those before,
so, if it's OK,
that's my first item.
That's all right. Brilliant.
My second item, we see
them all the time. The mangle.
Tell me about that.
That came with a load of junk
that we had from a house clearance. OK.
If it's OK, I'm going
to take that away. OK.
So, those are his two items. Mm-hm.
Ah...
Forgive me, dear boy.
It's just that there
were stationary engines here and...
HENRY CLEARS THROAT
I've picked a Singer
sewing machine base.
I really need to do one and that's
the one I'm going to do.
I'm going... Say the word.
I'm going to upcycle it.
OK. If that's all right with you,
David. Good, yes.
Can we move onto my blow lamp? Yes.
I bought it
at a stationary-engine show
and I've never done
anything with it.
So, you're welcome to have a go with
it. Thank you so much.
Are you going to upcycle it?
Oh, gosh, I might be doing that,
as well, with that item.
Listen, matey, an absolute pleasure.
Coming up, Guy puts his foot down.
It's a steampunk lamp, mate. No.
What?! No. I'm lamped out.
Gemma gets a hammering.
I've changed my mind, Gemma.
We'll keep...
...the wooden bit on the...
It's gone now.
And there's one satisfied
customer at the valuation.
Absolutely amazing.
You guys have been very busy
by the look of it.
Yes! Another shed.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning trash into cash.
Are you going to enlighten me
about what that idea is? No.
They both picked two items
from David's place in Hereford
and now Henry's back
with sidekick Guy.
I'm just finishing my
ginger nut, all right? OK.
Watch your teeth! Talk to me.
This is rather a lovely little item.
It's a steam punk lamp, mate.
No.
What? No, I'm lamped out.
I've not really seen one
this complicated and nice,
so I think we should just leave
this patina, polish the brass,
clean the wood up,
sand it down, and put a bit of wax
and polish on that.
All right, all right.
Just restore it.
All right, for a change,
I'm going to listen to you.
OK, good. Right, you're going
to listen to me next.
OK.
All right. Here we go.
I'll stop you there.
What have you done?
Come on, mate! Let's give it a go.
So, lovely colour, base,
and then a nice glass top.
But, oh no, he doesn't
even want the glass top.
Not restore this,
just sand it down and save money
and maximise profit.
All right.
Henry's going along with Guy's idea
and ditching the glass table.
So, it's over to him to start
the restoration with some sanding.
Hi, mate. How's it going?
Yeah, it's going.
Yeah. I think, I don't know
whether I like...
I think, once we've waxed it,
it'll look OK, but I'll tell
you what, this varnish
is well thick, man.
I'm glad you're doing it, not me.
It does terrible things
to my split ends, this dust.
I'd have a closer look
in the mirror, son.
I think split ends are
the least of your problems.
Anyway, it's a one-man job,
so toodle off.
I'll tell you when I'm done.
I didn't bring you a tea, unfortunately.
No, I can imagine that, mate.
All right, enjoy.
No change there. See you in a bit.
Yeah. Have fun. Byesie-bye.
When Henry's finished his manual
labour, he heads inside to help Guy
with the blow lamp.
OK, so what we're trying to do is
discombobulate the blow lamp,
aren't we? Yes.
So, then we can decide what's brass,
what's not,
and what's going to polish.
Get off me with that.
What are you doing with that?
I'm ready. OK, here we go.
We're going to spray this...
I'm going to wreck it.
And let
the penetrating oil commence.
That's definitely brass. Yes.
Now please don't go polishing
that tube, I beg of you.
There you go. There we go.
We're in clover.
The penetrating oil has worked.
I think you'd get that
with your fingers now.
I'm just enjoying it.
There we go. Look at that! Oh, yes!
OK, I need to prep that, don't I?
Clean it, wire brush it,
and then degrease it. Yeah?
I've got these to polish.
I've got plenty to be going on with.
All right. See you.
In Liverpool, Simon is introducing
Gemma to his selections,
starting with something unique.
What's one of them? I've no idea.
I don't think I've ever
seen one of them before.
Well, this is what's known as
a bottle jack.
OK? Yeah.
You hang meat from it.
So, it's for cooking meat.
Oh, right.
I think it belongs
back in the kitchen.
If we clean it all up,
give it some love,
we could just hang utensils off it
because it's just such
a pretty little thing. Yeah.
OK - from simple
to really complicated.
Ooh, I like this!
How about, right,
you've got a big, crumpled
piece of steel going in here.
OK. And it comes out the other side
as a clean sheet
and folds down and folds out again
and hits the floor,
which becomes a seat
for in the garden.
Ooh!
This will challenge Ian
the blacksmith properly. Yeah.
In the meantime, so it doesn't scare
him too much, shall we just get rid
of all this kind of bits and pieces,
yeah? OK.
Let's press on. OK.
Gemma starts with the mangle that
is soon to become a garden seat.
Before this goes off to Ian
the blacksmith, it needs
a good clean and get
all the rust off this metal.
So, down to me, as usual.
Well, at least Gemma has something
to take her frustration out
on as she hammers the unwanted
wood from the frame.
I've changed my mind, Gemma. Well,
keep the wooden bit on the bottom.
It's gone now. What?
Soz.
Fresh from hammering, Gemma
moves on to spraying the bottom
of the bottle jack black.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's Singer table
is also getting a spray,
being powder coated an ivory white,
leaving Henry to attack
the table top.
Well, that, I think,
is looking rather lovely.
I kind of like the patina
on it, actually.
Some of the resin is still
in the grooves there.
So, let's wax it.
Lashings on.
That's the way.
I'll tell you what - you spend
a while - a few years even,
finding the right wax, or the right
spanner, or whatever it is,
and then, once you've found it,
it's an absolute joy
and there are no surprises.
This wax is great.
And Henry's preferred wax
is a blended bees and plant wax
in the Tudor colour,
and it costs less than a tenner.
Right, my favourite bit.
Cor!
Never ceases to excite me.
It just looks great, man.
Well, I have to say,
that just looks divine, doesn't it?
Really rustic and classic
and vintage and all that.
So, when the base comes back,
all it is, is a plonker.
Hm?
Beautiful.
Guy is busy in his shed polishing
the brass elements of the blow lamp
whilst Henry spray paints
the other metallic elements.
Might need another coat, might not.
Henry moves inside to give
the body a clean.
So, look, I'm just
wet and drying this. But...
I have to tell you,
what's underneath all the grime,
is a beautiful patina.
Isn't that lovely?!
So, what I think I'm going to do
is just wax it
and leave it like that.
And then we can adorn it
with all the beautiful things
that our polisher
has been polishing.
In Liverpool, Gemma's outside,
attending to the mangle.
I'm using an exterior gloss
metal paint to paint this mangle
and I'm going for the original
colours of green and black.
Once complete, it will be sent
to the blacksmith
for him to create a sturdy seat.
Gemma moves inside to polish
up the top of the bottle jack.
After cleaning off the rust,
she is aiming for a healthy shine.
I'm using some metal polish to try
and clean up this bottle jack.
It looks like
it's coming up a treat.
In Oxfordshire, Guy's also cleaning
as he turns his attention to one
of the first finds -
the newly-painted grain mill stand.
Mate, that's a beautiful
colour, isn't it?
I love this colour!
Hey? Yes.
Now, look, here's my glass.
Mm-hm. Hold that. Yeah, yeah.
Put that on the floor.
And now I'll tell you
what I've got... Ah, yes.
My little suckerkins.
Yep.
So, I'll put one there like that.
Suckers are a great way
of attaching elements
that you don't want to drill into.
In this case, the rubber suckers
will create a vacuum
between the stand and the glass
which holds them both in place.
Right, I'm going to try
and get this fairly equal.
That's it, drop it on.
Go on, then. Are you on? I'm on.
I like that.
Lovely, mate. Happy days.
And, happily, they head out
for their next job -
a major clean for the tractor.
Let's get on with it.
HE WHISTLES
Right, this is the emergency area,
isn't it, really? Yes.
This is the bad boy. Yeah. Yeah.
I don't know whether this'll work,
you know, mate?
I think we might have to get a bit
more hard-core, don't you? Yes.
I'm going to agitate it.
Right, you agitate there,
I'm going round the other side.
Steady. Sorry, mate.
I don't know what happened to me
there. I don't need degreasing.
That's what do you think, mate.
Getting a little bit
of overspill on you.
A little bit!
I think this is going to have to
take quite a lot of this stuff.
And, after adding several different
products, Henry resorts
to a jet wash.
Oh, mate, look!
Mate, look at that! Yeah.
Blimey! That's really good stuff.
Just about two or three hours more
and we should have
quite a clean tractor.
What do you reckon? Yes.
Good. There you are.
Best of luck, mate.
I have this feeling
I might need a cup of tea.
Go on, then.
In Liverpool, Gemma is also
turning her attention to the
first find - the bed -
which is now being constructed.
Well, that's the bed
put back together
and I'm pretty pleased with it.
A simple restoration job, a splash
of colour, and it's transformed
this once-tired bed.
I think Simon is going to love it.
He can have a lie down
because he doesn't do
any work anyway.
On the contrary... OK.
Simon is busy finishing
off the desks.
Two desks becomes
one really cool table.
But, will Alan, who's hoping
for some money for a holiday,
think it's cool, at the valuation?
Alan, how are you?
Good to see you, mate.
Are you well? How are you?
Good to see you.
Alan, lovely to see you.
Have a wander round.
Pretty amazing.
There you go. Funky table, mate.
Very funky table, mate. Yeah...
A table-mate, yeah.
Very good.
In your mind's eye,
put a mattress on there.
I could sleep on there, I would
think. It's a low bed at the moment.
Come and join us, mate. OK.
So, there you go,
what do you reckon?
Absolutely amazing.
You guys have been very busy
by the look of it.
We've been very, very busy, mate.
But, have we made you any money?
Well, to help us decide that,
we're joined by Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a London store,
specialising in upcycled furniture
and has a good eye for the market
value of restored items.
Let's talk about the nice,
kind of, veneered bed.
Yeah. I wouldn't normally go
for that kind of look
but I find myself liking it.
I think, quite a few people
would probably
like to have that in their house.
The discarded bed is back in one
piece, thanks to elbow grease
and leftover paint.
It's a beautiful example, flame
mahogany bed, that's been brought
up to the 21st-century, so,
I think you could easily get
about £140 for that.
I'm glad you said that, because
I've got better news for you, mate.
I've sold it for 150.
Sweet dreams with a £150 profit.
School desks - now a funky table.
Yeah. Er...
Oh, I don't like that
yeah, er, do you?
I'll be a bit cruel. If you had
kept them separate,
you might get a bit more.
So, you've got two pieces
of furniture instead of one.
But, then, I wouldn't have had
anything to do.
I would have been bored.
What is the fun in that?
I like your creativity.
And, once again, creativity
comes without a cost,
as this was restored for free.
I think the table would sit
quite pretty in a cafe.
Yeah.
And, so, for that reason, I think
you could probably get about £150
for the table.
The lesson here is £150 minus £0
equals a £150 profit.
Um, shall we go with the lovely
little table there, Elisicia,
to start off with?
I think it looks quite smart.
It's an eclectic piece.
Mm-hm.
The paint colour's charming.
And to powder coat and cover
with glass cost £100.
Yeah, for a fast sale,
I'd say about £150.
That's £50 of profit on the table.
Let's talk about Zetor tractor.
The reason why...
Well, let me try
and get a figure off you, first,
because it might
all go horribly wrong.
They spent nothing on
the restoration of this Czech beast.
Good, old, reliable tractor.
My research says around 1,800
to £2,000.
How does that sit with you, Henry?
Er, yeah, good. Now, look, Alan.
It goes really well.
The reason for the photo, Alan,
is because I've flogged it.
And I've flogged it for two grand.
Excellent.
A masterly £2,000 profit
on the Zetor.
So, because we kept
our costs down today,
that means that you are going home,
mate, with £2,350.
How's that? Absolutely amazing.
Good lad!
So, Alan, what will you do
with that huge amount of money?
I think I shall take my glorious
wife on holiday, in the sun.
Cape Verde
sounds a good destination.
Can we come?
No!
THEY ALL LAUGH
So, that's a mega £2350
going to Alan.
Simon and Henry have done
a really good job of transforming
what I thought was basically
rubbish, fit for the skip.
It's nice to see, you know,
they've put it to second use.
Coming up...
Simon creates
something truly unique...
What a garden chair!
...that has Adam imagining
big things.
Are you calling it a work of art?
I am calling it a work of art.
Well, I didn't think
of it as a whole work of art,
so were going to consign it
for the Turner Prize.
Blimey, it's small and
perfectly formed, isn't it?
Dukes of junk Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are turning
trash into cash.
You were talking about
being creative, mate.
I mean, you're looking at right now.
That's really good, that.
Mr Creation.
Simon's choice of location
made £2350...
Absolutely amazing.
Good lad.
...so the pressure is on
for Henry to beat it.
HE HUMS
The Singer table has been
powder coated and returned.
What do you reckon?
It's come out lovely isn't it?
I think that little
ivory touch is nice.
Yeah, quality. Yes.
Rather like the top -
Don't you think that's nice?
Yeah, you've done
a great job on that.
That was horrible, that
varnish on it, wasn't it?
Come to me. Yeah, I know, needs a
bit of sanding, no?
Towards me a bit more, mate. Ooh!
I'd say about there.
Henry adds some screws
and the table is finished.
Lovely.
Oh, yes.
That's rather nice, isn't it?
It's a sweet little thing.
The boys move on to the blow lamp,
which just needs reassembling.
If I hold it, can you
thread it? Yes.
That looks good.
That's it. There you go - lovely.
All right, that's that. Right.
That one - put that in there.
Goes in there like that-ski.
They're all normal threads now.
And then that...
...in there.
Mate...
...that...
...is that.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Wow!
That is so lovely. I think...
And Henry is hoping collector Paul
will find it just as lovely.
Do you know what, it's
just... it's just funky.
Authentic, isn't it?
Come on, then.
I want 100 quid for that.
I mean, I know it's authentic but...
Look, you know... Is it a 100
quid's worth of authentic?
Yeah. I'm thinking...
...60ish? 80.
How about we go 70,
quid, on the button?
I can take it away. I'm not looking.
We'll find out if he's done
a good deal at the valuation.
In Liverpool, Simon is also applying
the finishing touches to his items.
And there has been
progress on the mangle.
Sheets have come back
from the blacksmith.
They are looking brilliant.
That's the clean sheet that's
going to come out the front
to form the seat.
There's the...
...unpressed sheet
that goes in the back.
But what I want to do,
just before we put it on,
is the only way that Ian
the blacksmith could fix this...
...is with this sheet here.
And I want to try and match
that just a bit,
disguise it so it...
...is the similar colour to that so,
here we go.
Should get Gemma to do
this really but,
she's busy.
So Simon mixes some off-white paint
with a little brown...
Oh, now you are talking.
...to match the aged feel
of the seat...
That's worked,
Gemma will be proud of me.
...and then fixes the seat
to the mangle.
I'm starting to love this.
Ahhh!
There you go.
What a garden chair.
HE CHUCKLES
Next up the bottle jack
needs reassembling.
There you go, Gemma, all
painted up, ready to go.
OK, and I've cleaned this up.
What the hell,
there you go.
That'd look good in anyone's
kitchen, wouldn't it?
It would, even mine.
HE LAUGHS
No, you can't have it,
we're going to sell it.
Hey by the way,
beautiful isn't it?
I know.
These fair hands.
A lot of elbow grease.
Yeah. Yeah.
And Gemma puts those fair hands
to work chasing a sale.
So I've put it up online to see
if anyone fancies it.
And there we go,
it's sold.
Time to see if it's a good deal.
David is back and he wants to raise
money for his charity.
David, how are you?
Hello, how are you.
Very good to see you.
Good to see you, mate. And you.
Now David, look - there we go,
have a wander about.
See what you think. Go and
have a look.
I should have kept that, shouldn't
I? And done it myself.
Well, yes.
And what have we done with this?
Well, exactly, that's
a garden seat, mate.
It's a bit cold, could do
with a cushion. Well, well!
So, David, come back on over,
come on, come back on over.
So let's hope we've made you some
money for the charity.
Now look to that end, here's Adam.
Adam is our, well, shall we call
him independent valuer.
Hello. Oh, hello, Adam.
NARRATOR: With two decades'
experience, auction house owner
Adam Partridge can accurately
value anything.
It is for charity, mate. Yes.
Charity, charity.
Yes, I understand but, I'm... you're
not expecting me to buy them
myself are you?
No, charity begins in the barn,
mate, don't you forget that.
It does that. All right. Yeah,
shall I go first?
Yeah, go on, then, mate.
OK, yeah, little bottle jack there,
let's start there.
Yeah, the roasting
jack - nice, isn't it? It is.
Yeah, I bet you always wonder
what the, sort of,
modern use might be for them.
I think that would look quite nice
in a Cotswold kitchen or something.
WHISPERING: Yeah, mate.
NARRATOR: The neglected jack was
brought back to life with just
some elbow grease.
Let me just suggest
a price of a price of £60.
You see, you do know your stuff
because I've sold that for £60.
Very good indeed. OK?
So off the mark with a £60 profit.
Talking of creativity
and imagination, let's talk
about the mangle seat.
I don't know what to say,
I've never seen anything like it.
Yeah, I'm slightly lost for words.
He's speechless.
Slightly, yeah. Can I be
not speechless?
I think it's brilliant.
NARRATOR: The discarded mangle was
turned into a seat for £80 spent
at the blacksmiths.
Plus, some leftover paints.
Well... He's lost for words.
You do give me some challenges.
Good. He does. Valuing that.
Yeah.
Oh gosh...
...I'll be generous...
...£100.
What?
What?! I thought that
was quite good.
What?!
It's a one-off sculptural piece.
£100? And you're calling
it a work of art?
I am calling it calling it a work of
art. Ah, well, I didn't think of it
as a work of art, I thought of
it as a garden seat. It's both.
So we're going consign
it for the turner price?
Yeah, exactly.
It's a thought-provoking
installation!
120 quid, then.
How did you manage to do that?
You've never done that
before, ever in your life.
I've never done that. Charity.
You said it was charity, right?
It is for charity.
So that's a slightly
mangled profit of £40.
Good. Adam... Hm? Singer table?
Yeah, well, it's a standard thing
really, without being offensive.
No, no, absolutely. Yeah. And why
are you looking so smug?
Cos you've upcycled a Singer
sewing machine base.
Don't say the word upcycled.
I don't mind what you say...
Well, that's what you've done,
my friend.
It's entry-level
upcycling, isn't it?
That's exactly what it is.
NARRATOR: It cost £40 to
powder coat the base.
Um, I reckon...
...£75 is a generous valuation.
NARRATOR: A not-so-generous
£35 profit.
Hey, let's talk about blow lamp
for sympathetic restoration,
shall we? Yes, nice. Not upcycling.
Just cleaned up, polished up. Yeah.
A good thing not re-spraying it -
keeps it original, and keeps
your cost down as well.
NARRATOR: It's only cost elbow
grease to restore the blow lamp.
£60.
Well, I'm glad you said that,
I have sold it for 70 quid, David.
NARRATOR: So that's a
fiery £70 profit.
To that end, in total,
after all our cost, David,
you're going home with £205.
That's a brilliant... How's that?
...result.
So Henry's choice of barn
has made £205 for David.
Simon and Henry have done very well
with their upcycling.
And they would have probably ended
up in the scrapheap after my day.
The proceeds can go to our charity.
NARRATOR: But with Simon's choice of
location making a massive £2350
he is today's winner.
Today is a good day.
Well, it may be for
you, mate, mind it, hey.
I can't believe, right,
that I succumbed to the Singer,
right, and still lost!
That, mate, is music to my ears.
But not as much...
...as me hammering you.
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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.
Stop!
Whilst Simon and his upcycler
repurpose 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.
HE IMITATES A PLANE
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, Henry receives
high praise from Simon.
Hello, go to the top
of the class, Cole.
But the admiration isn't mutual.
To me, they're firewood.
To him, they are a work of art!
And there is stunned
silence at the valuation.
I've... Yeah, I'm slightly lost
for words. He's speechless!
Today, the lads are
out and about in Worcestershire.
Very saucy round here.
Yeah, the Worcester sauce,
I like that, mate.
Home to the famous condiment,
Worcester's other claim to fame
is that it hosts Britain's
biggest safari park.
Can we go in?
Can we go and have a look?
Well, I'm not so sure.
Have they got any monkeys?
No, we won't go near the monkeys,
we'll just go through the rhinos,
the ones that ram cars.
What?
They do have a penchant
for ramming cars.
Do they? Yeah.
Well, look, do you know what? What?
I'm cool with that. Good.
Because, hopefully,
they are safe in their safari park
and no-one's
going to go and kill them.
Well, everyone knows...
Don't get me angry.
...that many species are endangered.
Don't get me angry.
Why would you want to go
and trophy hunt them?
And for Simon's choice of rummage
spot, the boys will be hunting
through the home of
ex-dairy farmer Alan.
I've now started selling
new tractors, second-hand tractors,
agricultural machinery,
send them all over the UK.
I'm a bit of a workaholic
and I think I could do with
a nice holiday
in the sunshine somewhere.
Alan. How are you, mate?
Good to see you. Hi, Simon.
How are you, mate?
Is it just a hobby
or is this the business?
This is the business, this is.
But you do have other stuff.
I mean, Si has brought me here.
There's probably a bit
of stuff for Simon, as well.
So, if it's all right,
what we'd like to do
is have a good wander round,
find two items each,
take them away,
do what we will with them
and try and make you some money.
How does that sound?
That sounds excellent.
Good lad!
So, the boys head off and Simon
gets his eye in early.
Ooh, ooh...
This is a storeroom, obviously.
It is the storeroom, yes.
For parts and stuff.
Look, old school desk.
Oh, no!
What do you mean it's not?
Two identical school desks!
I don't know why, there's
just something about that form
there that I like.
Yeah, I can see that,
but that's about as far as it goes.
OK, Cole.
Get ready for
a lesson in creativity.
Shall I sit down for it?
I'm taking both school desks
as my first item.
There you go.
He's got these two desks,
they're from the '80s.
I mean,
to me they're firewood, right?
To him, they are a work of art.
There is something, I think,
quite stylish about them.
And I've got an idea
for using both of them.
Go!
I'll give you lines!
Simon has picked the two
school desks
and, as they find
a crowded corner of another shed,
it seems Henry may have picked
up on the lesson.
Blimey, it's small and
perfectly formed, innit?
Oh, sorry!
HE LAUGHS
Can you see them there? Look.
Yeah. Yeah?
They're nice.
They're lovely.
I think they're stands from kind
of a root vegetable cropper slasher.
Yes, Henry, they are the
base from a grain mill,
used to grind grain
for animal feed.
These vintage versions
would have been hand-operated,
or attached to a stationary engine,
but are now obsolete,
as the technology has improved
and motors have been integrated into
the design of feed machines.
Well, look, I tell you what,
they could be the base to a
nice bench or something.
Hello, go to the top
of the class, Cole.
You were talking about
being creative, mate.
I mean, you're looking
at it right now.
That's pretty good, that.
Mr Creation!
So, to actually turn those two legs
from an agricultural implement
or mulcher into something that
actually could be in your hallway,
well, that's a result, isn't it?
Is that an item, anyway?
If I can get them out.
I don't care, that's up to you.
Well done!
So, with it being one item a piece
and still plenty of places
to search,
Simon's got a cunning plan.
Now there's one thing I know...
What?
...that is when you're in kind
of an industrial kind
of area like this...
Yeah?
...all the good stuff
is hidden upstairs.
And here's some old stairs.
Wow! Ooh!
Look, look, look.
What?
It's a nice sign there,
that sign's quite nice.
Just lift, lift.
Come on, lift.
I helped you before,
that's it, that's fine.
What do you think of that?
And I think, look,
there's the bed end there. Yeah...
Here's the bed head, here.
And you've even got,
if you look at your feet...
You've got the frames.
The frame.
The veneer is good,
nice little bit of walnut veneer.
And I think with just a bit
of gentle restoration,
it will look absolutely fabulous.
This kind of style
is working at the moment.
And so, the good news is I can now
lie down on the job...
Yeah.
...because I've got two items.
Right, well done, mate. OK.
I can't believe you've found
a bed frame here!
So, Simon's in dreamland
with his Edwardian bed.
But Henry's still dreaming
of a certain agricultural machine.
Come on, boys!
Listen, Henry, Henry...
...there's two here, but
that's the one for you.
Why do you say that?
That's got a nice easy
old-man step up, look.
You could probably get on that one.
And that step belongs to a Zetor,
a Czech-made tractor.
Oh, I think I might...
The company started production
in 1946,
building tractors
for the new Socialist Republic.
Now, this little one is probably
from the late '60s,
with an addition of the roll cage.
Now, the roll cage makes
it more valuable, because if
you're using a tractor
for commercial use, you've got
to have a roll cage or a roll bar,
at least on a classic.
I tell you what, I've never ever
owned or been involved
with a Zetor brand.
So, you know, it's a first!
Is that two items each?
I think it might be.
Let's go and find Alan.
Come on.
So, what will Alan make
of their mix of items?
Starting with the bed.
It most likely would
have been my parents' bed,
too old for our liking.
I might have some good news for you,
mate. That's my first item.
Good choice, I think.
A slightly stranger choice,
a couple of school desks.
Where did they come from?
I believe they're some
that my wife purchased
from when a local school
closed down.
OK, mate, there are my two items
and I'm most pleased, cheers.
Over to you, Henry, keep it brief.
Now, look, tell me about those
two legs over there.
Is that off a sort of vegetable
mulcher or something like that?
Yeah, that'll be off a Bamfords
corn mill, for processing corn
so that the cattle can digest it.
OK. But, if it's all right
with you, I'll take them.
Yeah, that'd be fine.
Good!
Now then, let's get on to the
meat and potatoes, shall we?
Your Zetor tractor,
tell me about that, Alan.
That came locally from a village
called Pershore,
which is just
the other side of Worcester.
Alan, I'd like to take that.
Thank you so much for having us,
we'll see you again.
Thank you, Simon.
Coming up... the boys
are easy riders.
I can see why you like
champing around in them.
Then you can go to people,
"Morning!"
Morning!
Get off my land!
Simon fails to impress Henry.
One day... Yeah?
I'm going to make a chandelier
out of hundreds of Tilley lamps.
Hopefully, that day may never come.
And Henry gets the shudders.
You're going to upcycle!
Um... Upcycle...
Urgh!
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole
are creating cash from clutter.
Come on, boys. They both picked two
items from Alan's place.
Well, look, I tell you what,
they could be the base to a nice
bench or something. Hello.
Go to the top of the class, Cole.
And Simon is back in Liverpool,
showing his selections
to his upcycler Gemma Longworth.
Starting with the school desk.
Quite like it.
I'm really glad you said that.
I've got two, the other one's
outside. But what about
if we put them together and make
them into a table?
Yeah, that could work.
Sand back the pine and then do
the legs a really funky colour.
Yeah. And I think that's it.
OK. But what about a splash more
colour and do this side panel
a different colour? I'm with that.
OK. OK, good. Plan.
Brill. Now, then, here you go.
It is lovely.
Is it all in one piece? It is.
But I'm thinking, a little
bit of Gemma magic -
why not a strip of colour running
over the top and down the side,
and the legs, as well? Yeah.
All right? OK, no problem.
I can do that. You think of what
colour you're going to do this,
and we'll go back to school on
these, eh? Fab. All right.
So Gemma starts on the bed head
by giving it a good sand.
Now this is veneer,
so an electric sander will just
destroy it
and course sandpaper will leave
scratches, and I don't want that.
So the lightest of sandpaper.
Well, I need to do the legs
and all of this rim
is going to be painted.
So I can use a much coarser
sandpaper on that.
So Gemma preps the legs for painting
and, while she's on the job,
she gives the desks
the same treatment, too.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's revealing
his haul to restorer Guy Willison.
Now, then. Hey? Oh, dear.
Now, look, I know you have a little
bit of a weird vibe about tractors
but you need to get involved, son.
All that's going to do is give me flashbacks
of being held up by them
on the highways.
And we just need to clean her up.
Yes. Get her going. Yes.
I'll take you out for a nice
little ride in her
and then we'll flog it. Next.
Now, this... Yes. ..caught my eye.
OK. Do you know what?
I really like this,
because I like the shape
and the form on it.
If we use that frame to make
a nice table,
I think that'll
be good, don't you? Yeah.
I think we powder-coat it and put
some nice bolts on it. Definitely.
What do you prefer -
that or the tractor? That.
Yeah, I thought you might.
Ah, one day I'll get ya.
Despite his concerns, Guy is ready
to muck in with Henry
as they attempt to start
the tractor.
Toolkit. Starter pack.
Hang on.
That one on there, I think.
Look at the size of that battery.
Now we've got to work
out how we start it.
There's a little button down there,
but you have to be in the cab
with all the levers in the right
place for that to click down.
Oh! I know,
I don't know which lever.
There's a lever you swing
and then that button will stay...
OK, look, I've got it sorted, mate.
Right, that's the throttle.
So let's open that up a little bit.
Do that again.
Put it back where it was.
Oh, yeah, that's it.
And then you press the button.
Yeah. Yes. That has stayed in.
That's ready, that's contact. Ready?
Right, yeah, OK, stick that on.
Right. Ready for ignition?
Here we go, one, two, three.
ENGINE REVS
Oh, my... Hang on! Ooh, dear.
That don't sound that good.
Switch that off!
Put the thingy down.
Just drop it down.
Flushed with early success,
Guy retires to prepare the grain
mill's legs for repainting.
The first thing I've got to do
before these ends go off
for powder-coating is I've got to
remove the pieces of wood
and remove the bolts.
These are really badly seized.
So, I'm just going to cut them
all away with an angle grinder
and then it'll be ready to go.
In Liverpool, Gemma is making
good progress on the school desks.
My desks are primed.
I've sprayed the legs purple,
so I think a nice teal colour
will go well with that.
I've started painting.
I just need to finish them off.
So Gemma paints up
the detail on the desk.
She's also in the mood
to brighten up the bed.
The aim of this is to make it a bit
more contemporary.
So I've gone
for a nice bright blue.
Gemma's aiming for
a young and funky market,
mixing a fresh colour design
with a classic shape.
There we go.
And that splash of colour
is just what the headboard needed.
Now for the finish.
I'm using the Danish oil
to enhance the veneer
and to protect it from any
scratches and scuffs.
There we are.
That was a relatively
straightforward restoration.
And that looks really good.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is bolting
the grain legs together.
Thought I'd get to your level.
Yeah, well, I think that's good.
Know what I mean? Yeah.
This, my friend... Yes.
...is looking rather lovely.
It's nice, isn't it?
So, what about the nutties?
There are fake ones
in the casting on the end.
So, I've just got a feeling
that we ought to bolt
this up and get it powder-coated,
so these replicate the ones
that are cast in - so
they're all the same colour.
I personally think
that's a great idea.
Fantastic. Now, then, we need
to decide on a top.
Now, do you think
it should be oblong?
Or do you think, like me, perhaps,
it should be a circle?
You're not going for an ellipse?
Ooh, I say, an ellipse.
So, how much overhang
on the end here? About to there?
Yeah, no, that's nice. Or is that
too much? Right, now go this way.
And then...
60. 60.
Oh, no, 65 or 70? 70.
Done. I'll order the glass.
All right, I'll just nip these up.
You can ring Bobby Dazzler.
Oh, yeah. Ooh, my knees!
With the newly bolted legs
being resprayed,
let's not forget the tractor.
It starts, but will it roll?
Wah! Oh, now we're rolling.
I think that might be second. Yeah.
But that's just enough to give
you the feeling
of alfresco tractoring, mate.
Yeah, it's good. Do you get the
biking element of driving a tractor?
Kind of. You're in the wind,
aren't you?
In the open, in the countryside. Lovely.
I can see why you like
chuffing around in them.
It's about taking in the great
British countryside.
Then you can go to people,
"Morr-ning!" Morr-ning.
Get off my land!
See? You feel all-powerful.
So, look, it runs really nicely.
Yeah. All we need to do, really,
is give it a clean-up
and then she's ready for sale.
Fantastic. I think she's a lovely
little thing.
Yeah, I agree with you.
But that will have to wait,
as it's time for today's
second rummage.
Henry's brought Simon
to Herefordshire to meet David,
who's been tinkering away in his
sheds for a very long time.
I've lived in the village
all my life, which is 81 years.
I started life as an electrical
engineer and then went on
to plumbing and heating.
Henry and Simon are here today
because we have a lot more pieces
and bits and pieces than I'm ever
going to restore in my lifetime now.
I'm walking slowly, only
because I know I'm going
to get into trouble. Why?
Well, we're going
to go and see David. Yes.
He's a lovely geezer, I'm told.
Mm-hm. And he's also an engineer.
Agh!
David. Henry, how are you?
Very well, thank you.
David, Simon. How are you?
Very well, thank you.
David, what do you engineer?
Well, mostly stationary
engine repairs
and I build scale models
of stationary engines.
What, from scratch, built? Yes.
You can actually machine the tiny
little bits that you need
for model engines? Yes.
If it's OK, we'll have a rummage
about and we'll pick a couple
of items each, do them up and try
and make you some money.
Good. Yep? And I shall give the
proceeds to Tools For Self Reliance,
which is a charity that I work for.
And what do they do?
We send about 17 to 18
tonnes of tools a year
to Tanzania in Africa.
That's an incentive. Cheers, mate.
All right, David.
So the boys are off
and straight into a shed full
of delights.
These little Tilley lamps.
Yeah, they're lovely.
One day, I'm going to make
a chandelier
out of hundreds of Tilley lamps.
Oh, cor blimey.
Hopefully, that day may never come.
Eventually, Simon spots
something of use.
Now there's something else we always
see, as well, isn't it?
Old mangles. I've had an idea to do
with a mangle for ages.
Mangles were used to wring out water
from washed clothes
so they'd dry quicker on the line.
Gradually, in the early part
of the 20th century,
the electric washing-machine
spin cycle
rendered the use of mangles obsolete.
Are you going to enlighten me
about what that idea is?
WHISPERS: No.
Normally that means that it's going
to be kind of crazy.
The first person that's going to
find out about it
will be my good friend,
Ian the blacksmith.
That's all I'm saying.
I've given too much away already.
So, Simon is going
to wrangle the mangle.
Outside, Henry also finds something
a little bit old-fashioned.
Now, I wouldn't normally
look at these. Right.
They're basically Singer sewing
machine bases, aren't they?
Yeah. With your treadle.
Yes, these bases were used to house
the iconic Singer sewing machines.
Made out of cast-iron, these bases
are a British engineering icon.
I've often walked past
and thought, "I'm not
going to take that, cos I don't
want to embarrass myself."
But I just feel that I could do
something nice with that.
What?
Oh, I can't use...
I can't bring myself to say it.
Up... Up...
I am. I'm going to...
I'm going to... OK. I am. OK.
I don't care what you say.
You're going to upcycle.
HENRY GULPS Upcycle.
Ugh! A sewing machine base.
I'm not even taking me glove off.
I'm going to take one
and I'm going to make it lovely.
You've got me in stitches.
So Henry has sewn up his first item.
Yes! Another shed.
But there are still plenty of spots
to search for his beloved engine.
So, look, can I talk
about stationary engines? Um, well,
no, but you can stay stationary.
Just for a moment.
Cos I want to talk about this.
What's that?
There you go.
What is that?
I think they're called meat jacks.
But I'm not sure. Are they? Yeah.
Well, actually, Simon,
they're called bottle jacks
and they're a clockwork mechanism
for spinning roasting meat around
to give an even cook
over an open fire.
It's not going to do that any more.
It's going to be a really decorative
thing in the kitchen.
Maybe for hanging utensils off.
First thing to do, clear
it up and see what we've got.
Have you ever seen
one of those before? Never. No?
What does that mean?
Oh.
Is that your second item?
That's my second item.
Now Simon has the bottle jack,
will Henry's goose be cooked,
or does he have something
up his sleeve?
Mate, this is where
the magic happens.
Wow! Look at these clever things.
Ah, man! And that's what it makes.
Mate, that's the business.
Look at that.
Such a shame that we're losing
all the talents, now,
to machine that stuff.
We're all dying off. Ooh, what's
that? Check this out!
Hm-hm-hm. Wow! Hey!
That is a blow lamp.
It certainly is.
Blow lamps are a fuel-burning tool
that uses a flame for metalwork
and other heat treatments.
I tell you what it could be,
though -
the ultimate steampunk lamp.
Man, that's going to be so cool.
And hopefully worth
a good deal of money.
What else do you need to know?
Where's David?
Oh, yeah. Two-all, son.
So what will David
think of their items?
Starting with the bottle jack.
I haven't seen one of those before,
so, if it's OK,
that's my first item.
That's all right. Brilliant.
My second item, we see
them all the time. The mangle.
Tell me about that.
That came with a load of junk
that we had from a house clearance. OK.
If it's OK, I'm going
to take that away. OK.
So, those are his two items. Mm-hm.
Ah...
Forgive me, dear boy.
It's just that there
were stationary engines here and...
HENRY CLEARS THROAT
I've picked a Singer
sewing machine base.
I really need to do one and that's
the one I'm going to do.
I'm going... Say the word.
I'm going to upcycle it.
OK. If that's all right with you,
David. Good, yes.
Can we move onto my blow lamp? Yes.
I bought it
at a stationary-engine show
and I've never done
anything with it.
So, you're welcome to have a go with
it. Thank you so much.
Are you going to upcycle it?
Oh, gosh, I might be doing that,
as well, with that item.
Listen, matey, an absolute pleasure.
Coming up, Guy puts his foot down.
It's a steampunk lamp, mate. No.
What?! No. I'm lamped out.
Gemma gets a hammering.
I've changed my mind, Gemma.
We'll keep...
...the wooden bit on the...
It's gone now.
And there's one satisfied
customer at the valuation.
Absolutely amazing.
You guys have been very busy
by the look of it.
Yes! Another shed.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning trash into cash.
Are you going to enlighten me
about what that idea is? No.
They both picked two items
from David's place in Hereford
and now Henry's back
with sidekick Guy.
I'm just finishing my
ginger nut, all right? OK.
Watch your teeth! Talk to me.
This is rather a lovely little item.
It's a steam punk lamp, mate.
No.
What? No, I'm lamped out.
I've not really seen one
this complicated and nice,
so I think we should just leave
this patina, polish the brass,
clean the wood up,
sand it down, and put a bit of wax
and polish on that.
All right, all right.
Just restore it.
All right, for a change,
I'm going to listen to you.
OK, good. Right, you're going
to listen to me next.
OK.
All right. Here we go.
I'll stop you there.
What have you done?
Come on, mate! Let's give it a go.
So, lovely colour, base,
and then a nice glass top.
But, oh no, he doesn't
even want the glass top.
Not restore this,
just sand it down and save money
and maximise profit.
All right.
Henry's going along with Guy's idea
and ditching the glass table.
So, it's over to him to start
the restoration with some sanding.
Hi, mate. How's it going?
Yeah, it's going.
Yeah. I think, I don't know
whether I like...
I think, once we've waxed it,
it'll look OK, but I'll tell
you what, this varnish
is well thick, man.
I'm glad you're doing it, not me.
It does terrible things
to my split ends, this dust.
I'd have a closer look
in the mirror, son.
I think split ends are
the least of your problems.
Anyway, it's a one-man job,
so toodle off.
I'll tell you when I'm done.
I didn't bring you a tea, unfortunately.
No, I can imagine that, mate.
All right, enjoy.
No change there. See you in a bit.
Yeah. Have fun. Byesie-bye.
When Henry's finished his manual
labour, he heads inside to help Guy
with the blow lamp.
OK, so what we're trying to do is
discombobulate the blow lamp,
aren't we? Yes.
So, then we can decide what's brass,
what's not,
and what's going to polish.
Get off me with that.
What are you doing with that?
I'm ready. OK, here we go.
We're going to spray this...
I'm going to wreck it.
And let
the penetrating oil commence.
That's definitely brass. Yes.
Now please don't go polishing
that tube, I beg of you.
There you go. There we go.
We're in clover.
The penetrating oil has worked.
I think you'd get that
with your fingers now.
I'm just enjoying it.
There we go. Look at that! Oh, yes!
OK, I need to prep that, don't I?
Clean it, wire brush it,
and then degrease it. Yeah?
I've got these to polish.
I've got plenty to be going on with.
All right. See you.
In Liverpool, Simon is introducing
Gemma to his selections,
starting with something unique.
What's one of them? I've no idea.
I don't think I've ever
seen one of them before.
Well, this is what's known as
a bottle jack.
OK? Yeah.
You hang meat from it.
So, it's for cooking meat.
Oh, right.
I think it belongs
back in the kitchen.
If we clean it all up,
give it some love,
we could just hang utensils off it
because it's just such
a pretty little thing. Yeah.
OK - from simple
to really complicated.
Ooh, I like this!
How about, right,
you've got a big, crumpled
piece of steel going in here.
OK. And it comes out the other side
as a clean sheet
and folds down and folds out again
and hits the floor,
which becomes a seat
for in the garden.
Ooh!
This will challenge Ian
the blacksmith properly. Yeah.
In the meantime, so it doesn't scare
him too much, shall we just get rid
of all this kind of bits and pieces,
yeah? OK.
Let's press on. OK.
Gemma starts with the mangle that
is soon to become a garden seat.
Before this goes off to Ian
the blacksmith, it needs
a good clean and get
all the rust off this metal.
So, down to me, as usual.
Well, at least Gemma has something
to take her frustration out
on as she hammers the unwanted
wood from the frame.
I've changed my mind, Gemma. Well,
keep the wooden bit on the bottom.
It's gone now. What?
Soz.
Fresh from hammering, Gemma
moves on to spraying the bottom
of the bottle jack black.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's Singer table
is also getting a spray,
being powder coated an ivory white,
leaving Henry to attack
the table top.
Well, that, I think,
is looking rather lovely.
I kind of like the patina
on it, actually.
Some of the resin is still
in the grooves there.
So, let's wax it.
Lashings on.
That's the way.
I'll tell you what - you spend
a while - a few years even,
finding the right wax, or the right
spanner, or whatever it is,
and then, once you've found it,
it's an absolute joy
and there are no surprises.
This wax is great.
And Henry's preferred wax
is a blended bees and plant wax
in the Tudor colour,
and it costs less than a tenner.
Right, my favourite bit.
Cor!
Never ceases to excite me.
It just looks great, man.
Well, I have to say,
that just looks divine, doesn't it?
Really rustic and classic
and vintage and all that.
So, when the base comes back,
all it is, is a plonker.
Hm?
Beautiful.
Guy is busy in his shed polishing
the brass elements of the blow lamp
whilst Henry spray paints
the other metallic elements.
Might need another coat, might not.
Henry moves inside to give
the body a clean.
So, look, I'm just
wet and drying this. But...
I have to tell you,
what's underneath all the grime,
is a beautiful patina.
Isn't that lovely?!
So, what I think I'm going to do
is just wax it
and leave it like that.
And then we can adorn it
with all the beautiful things
that our polisher
has been polishing.
In Liverpool, Gemma's outside,
attending to the mangle.
I'm using an exterior gloss
metal paint to paint this mangle
and I'm going for the original
colours of green and black.
Once complete, it will be sent
to the blacksmith
for him to create a sturdy seat.
Gemma moves inside to polish
up the top of the bottle jack.
After cleaning off the rust,
she is aiming for a healthy shine.
I'm using some metal polish to try
and clean up this bottle jack.
It looks like
it's coming up a treat.
In Oxfordshire, Guy's also cleaning
as he turns his attention to one
of the first finds -
the newly-painted grain mill stand.
Mate, that's a beautiful
colour, isn't it?
I love this colour!
Hey? Yes.
Now, look, here's my glass.
Mm-hm. Hold that. Yeah, yeah.
Put that on the floor.
And now I'll tell you
what I've got... Ah, yes.
My little suckerkins.
Yep.
So, I'll put one there like that.
Suckers are a great way
of attaching elements
that you don't want to drill into.
In this case, the rubber suckers
will create a vacuum
between the stand and the glass
which holds them both in place.
Right, I'm going to try
and get this fairly equal.
That's it, drop it on.
Go on, then. Are you on? I'm on.
I like that.
Lovely, mate. Happy days.
And, happily, they head out
for their next job -
a major clean for the tractor.
Let's get on with it.
HE WHISTLES
Right, this is the emergency area,
isn't it, really? Yes.
This is the bad boy. Yeah. Yeah.
I don't know whether this'll work,
you know, mate?
I think we might have to get a bit
more hard-core, don't you? Yes.
I'm going to agitate it.
Right, you agitate there,
I'm going round the other side.
Steady. Sorry, mate.
I don't know what happened to me
there. I don't need degreasing.
That's what do you think, mate.
Getting a little bit
of overspill on you.
A little bit!
I think this is going to have to
take quite a lot of this stuff.
And, after adding several different
products, Henry resorts
to a jet wash.
Oh, mate, look!
Mate, look at that! Yeah.
Blimey! That's really good stuff.
Just about two or three hours more
and we should have
quite a clean tractor.
What do you reckon? Yes.
Good. There you are.
Best of luck, mate.
I have this feeling
I might need a cup of tea.
Go on, then.
In Liverpool, Gemma is also
turning her attention to the
first find - the bed -
which is now being constructed.
Well, that's the bed
put back together
and I'm pretty pleased with it.
A simple restoration job, a splash
of colour, and it's transformed
this once-tired bed.
I think Simon is going to love it.
He can have a lie down
because he doesn't do
any work anyway.
On the contrary... OK.
Simon is busy finishing
off the desks.
Two desks becomes
one really cool table.
But, will Alan, who's hoping
for some money for a holiday,
think it's cool, at the valuation?
Alan, how are you?
Good to see you, mate.
Are you well? How are you?
Good to see you.
Alan, lovely to see you.
Have a wander round.
Pretty amazing.
There you go. Funky table, mate.
Very funky table, mate. Yeah...
A table-mate, yeah.
Very good.
In your mind's eye,
put a mattress on there.
I could sleep on there, I would
think. It's a low bed at the moment.
Come and join us, mate. OK.
So, there you go,
what do you reckon?
Absolutely amazing.
You guys have been very busy
by the look of it.
We've been very, very busy, mate.
But, have we made you any money?
Well, to help us decide that,
we're joined by Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a London store,
specialising in upcycled furniture
and has a good eye for the market
value of restored items.
Let's talk about the nice,
kind of, veneered bed.
Yeah. I wouldn't normally go
for that kind of look
but I find myself liking it.
I think, quite a few people
would probably
like to have that in their house.
The discarded bed is back in one
piece, thanks to elbow grease
and leftover paint.
It's a beautiful example, flame
mahogany bed, that's been brought
up to the 21st-century, so,
I think you could easily get
about £140 for that.
I'm glad you said that, because
I've got better news for you, mate.
I've sold it for 150.
Sweet dreams with a £150 profit.
School desks - now a funky table.
Yeah. Er...
Oh, I don't like that
yeah, er, do you?
I'll be a bit cruel. If you had
kept them separate,
you might get a bit more.
So, you've got two pieces
of furniture instead of one.
But, then, I wouldn't have had
anything to do.
I would have been bored.
What is the fun in that?
I like your creativity.
And, once again, creativity
comes without a cost,
as this was restored for free.
I think the table would sit
quite pretty in a cafe.
Yeah.
And, so, for that reason, I think
you could probably get about £150
for the table.
The lesson here is £150 minus £0
equals a £150 profit.
Um, shall we go with the lovely
little table there, Elisicia,
to start off with?
I think it looks quite smart.
It's an eclectic piece.
Mm-hm.
The paint colour's charming.
And to powder coat and cover
with glass cost £100.
Yeah, for a fast sale,
I'd say about £150.
That's £50 of profit on the table.
Let's talk about Zetor tractor.
The reason why...
Well, let me try
and get a figure off you, first,
because it might
all go horribly wrong.
They spent nothing on
the restoration of this Czech beast.
Good, old, reliable tractor.
My research says around 1,800
to £2,000.
How does that sit with you, Henry?
Er, yeah, good. Now, look, Alan.
It goes really well.
The reason for the photo, Alan,
is because I've flogged it.
And I've flogged it for two grand.
Excellent.
A masterly £2,000 profit
on the Zetor.
So, because we kept
our costs down today,
that means that you are going home,
mate, with £2,350.
How's that? Absolutely amazing.
Good lad!
So, Alan, what will you do
with that huge amount of money?
I think I shall take my glorious
wife on holiday, in the sun.
Cape Verde
sounds a good destination.
Can we come?
No!
THEY ALL LAUGH
So, that's a mega £2350
going to Alan.
Simon and Henry have done
a really good job of transforming
what I thought was basically
rubbish, fit for the skip.
It's nice to see, you know,
they've put it to second use.
Coming up...
Simon creates
something truly unique...
What a garden chair!
...that has Adam imagining
big things.
Are you calling it a work of art?
I am calling it a work of art.
Well, I didn't think
of it as a whole work of art,
so were going to consign it
for the Turner Prize.
Blimey, it's small and
perfectly formed, isn't it?
Dukes of junk Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are turning
trash into cash.
You were talking about
being creative, mate.
I mean, you're looking at right now.
That's really good, that.
Mr Creation.
Simon's choice of location
made £2350...
Absolutely amazing.
Good lad.
...so the pressure is on
for Henry to beat it.
HE HUMS
The Singer table has been
powder coated and returned.
What do you reckon?
It's come out lovely isn't it?
I think that little
ivory touch is nice.
Yeah, quality. Yes.
Rather like the top -
Don't you think that's nice?
Yeah, you've done
a great job on that.
That was horrible, that
varnish on it, wasn't it?
Come to me. Yeah, I know, needs a
bit of sanding, no?
Towards me a bit more, mate. Ooh!
I'd say about there.
Henry adds some screws
and the table is finished.
Lovely.
Oh, yes.
That's rather nice, isn't it?
It's a sweet little thing.
The boys move on to the blow lamp,
which just needs reassembling.
If I hold it, can you
thread it? Yes.
That looks good.
That's it. There you go - lovely.
All right, that's that. Right.
That one - put that in there.
Goes in there like that-ski.
They're all normal threads now.
And then that...
...in there.
Mate...
...that...
...is that.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Wow!
That is so lovely. I think...
And Henry is hoping collector Paul
will find it just as lovely.
Do you know what, it's
just... it's just funky.
Authentic, isn't it?
Come on, then.
I want 100 quid for that.
I mean, I know it's authentic but...
Look, you know... Is it a 100
quid's worth of authentic?
Yeah. I'm thinking...
...60ish? 80.
How about we go 70,
quid, on the button?
I can take it away. I'm not looking.
We'll find out if he's done
a good deal at the valuation.
In Liverpool, Simon is also applying
the finishing touches to his items.
And there has been
progress on the mangle.
Sheets have come back
from the blacksmith.
They are looking brilliant.
That's the clean sheet that's
going to come out the front
to form the seat.
There's the...
...unpressed sheet
that goes in the back.
But what I want to do,
just before we put it on,
is the only way that Ian
the blacksmith could fix this...
...is with this sheet here.
And I want to try and match
that just a bit,
disguise it so it...
...is the similar colour to that so,
here we go.
Should get Gemma to do
this really but,
she's busy.
So Simon mixes some off-white paint
with a little brown...
Oh, now you are talking.
...to match the aged feel
of the seat...
That's worked,
Gemma will be proud of me.
...and then fixes the seat
to the mangle.
I'm starting to love this.
Ahhh!
There you go.
What a garden chair.
HE CHUCKLES
Next up the bottle jack
needs reassembling.
There you go, Gemma, all
painted up, ready to go.
OK, and I've cleaned this up.
What the hell,
there you go.
That'd look good in anyone's
kitchen, wouldn't it?
It would, even mine.
HE LAUGHS
No, you can't have it,
we're going to sell it.
Hey by the way,
beautiful isn't it?
I know.
These fair hands.
A lot of elbow grease.
Yeah. Yeah.
And Gemma puts those fair hands
to work chasing a sale.
So I've put it up online to see
if anyone fancies it.
And there we go,
it's sold.
Time to see if it's a good deal.
David is back and he wants to raise
money for his charity.
David, how are you?
Hello, how are you.
Very good to see you.
Good to see you, mate. And you.
Now David, look - there we go,
have a wander about.
See what you think. Go and
have a look.
I should have kept that, shouldn't
I? And done it myself.
Well, yes.
And what have we done with this?
Well, exactly, that's
a garden seat, mate.
It's a bit cold, could do
with a cushion. Well, well!
So, David, come back on over,
come on, come back on over.
So let's hope we've made you some
money for the charity.
Now look to that end, here's Adam.
Adam is our, well, shall we call
him independent valuer.
Hello. Oh, hello, Adam.
NARRATOR: With two decades'
experience, auction house owner
Adam Partridge can accurately
value anything.
It is for charity, mate. Yes.
Charity, charity.
Yes, I understand but, I'm... you're
not expecting me to buy them
myself are you?
No, charity begins in the barn,
mate, don't you forget that.
It does that. All right. Yeah,
shall I go first?
Yeah, go on, then, mate.
OK, yeah, little bottle jack there,
let's start there.
Yeah, the roasting
jack - nice, isn't it? It is.
Yeah, I bet you always wonder
what the, sort of,
modern use might be for them.
I think that would look quite nice
in a Cotswold kitchen or something.
WHISPERING: Yeah, mate.
NARRATOR: The neglected jack was
brought back to life with just
some elbow grease.
Let me just suggest
a price of a price of £60.
You see, you do know your stuff
because I've sold that for £60.
Very good indeed. OK?
So off the mark with a £60 profit.
Talking of creativity
and imagination, let's talk
about the mangle seat.
I don't know what to say,
I've never seen anything like it.
Yeah, I'm slightly lost for words.
He's speechless.
Slightly, yeah. Can I be
not speechless?
I think it's brilliant.
NARRATOR: The discarded mangle was
turned into a seat for £80 spent
at the blacksmiths.
Plus, some leftover paints.
Well... He's lost for words.
You do give me some challenges.
Good. He does. Valuing that.
Yeah.
Oh gosh...
...I'll be generous...
...£100.
What?
What?! I thought that
was quite good.
What?!
It's a one-off sculptural piece.
£100? And you're calling
it a work of art?
I am calling it calling it a work of
art. Ah, well, I didn't think of it
as a work of art, I thought of
it as a garden seat. It's both.
So we're going consign
it for the turner price?
Yeah, exactly.
It's a thought-provoking
installation!
120 quid, then.
How did you manage to do that?
You've never done that
before, ever in your life.
I've never done that. Charity.
You said it was charity, right?
It is for charity.
So that's a slightly
mangled profit of £40.
Good. Adam... Hm? Singer table?
Yeah, well, it's a standard thing
really, without being offensive.
No, no, absolutely. Yeah. And why
are you looking so smug?
Cos you've upcycled a Singer
sewing machine base.
Don't say the word upcycled.
I don't mind what you say...
Well, that's what you've done,
my friend.
It's entry-level
upcycling, isn't it?
That's exactly what it is.
NARRATOR: It cost £40 to
powder coat the base.
Um, I reckon...
...£75 is a generous valuation.
NARRATOR: A not-so-generous
£35 profit.
Hey, let's talk about blow lamp
for sympathetic restoration,
shall we? Yes, nice. Not upcycling.
Just cleaned up, polished up. Yeah.
A good thing not re-spraying it -
keeps it original, and keeps
your cost down as well.
NARRATOR: It's only cost elbow
grease to restore the blow lamp.
£60.
Well, I'm glad you said that,
I have sold it for 70 quid, David.
NARRATOR: So that's a
fiery £70 profit.
To that end, in total,
after all our cost, David,
you're going home with £205.
That's a brilliant... How's that?
...result.
So Henry's choice of barn
has made £205 for David.
Simon and Henry have done very well
with their upcycling.
And they would have probably ended
up in the scrapheap after my day.
The proceeds can go to our charity.
NARRATOR: But with Simon's choice of
location making a massive £2350
he is today's winner.
Today is a good day.
Well, it may be for
you, mate, mind it, hey.
I can't believe, right,
that I succumbed to the Singer,
right, and still lost!
That, mate, is music to my ears.
But not as much...
...as me hammering you.
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