Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 24 - Episode #3.24 - full transcript
There are sheds and there are SHEDS.
BOTH LAUGHING
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.
Dag...!
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.
IMITATING PLANE
They may have different approaches,
but together,
they'll turn a profit for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you.
Wow, that's not a bad day out, is
it?
Today, there's high praise for Guy...
Seriously, man, that is incredible.
Big claims from Simon...
This could be one of the best
transformations I've ever done.
And Henry's in the money at the valuation.
I should think somebody would be
quite happy to pay £150.
I'm glad you said that cos I have
flogged it. Good.
For 175 quid. Oh, it's even better!
Henry's taking Simon to Redditch, a
city that once produced 90%
of the world's needles and fishing hooks.
But Henry will have to work hard to
reel in a reluctant Simon.
Turn that frown upside down.
Where are we going?
Classic bike shop.
LAUGHING: Hey!
What am I going to get from a
classic bike shop?!
Look, I have to tell you, mate, I'm
sure there are hidden jewels.
The only thing I'm happy about is
that I like Redditch.
I like this part of the world.
Very down-to-earth, the people round
here. Yeah, yeah.
Do you know who's from here?
Yeah, who? You know?
Harry Styles from One Direction,
which is ironic cos you're taking me
the wrong direction!
Henry's taking Simon to see
Mike Rogers,
who deals in classic bike parts -
NOT music to Simon's ears.
Shut up, drive in silence!
Mike Rogers' warehouse is rammed
with bike parts, ideal for Henry,
but fortunately, there's also rich
pickings for Simon.
We've moved house recently so we've
got some stuff
from the house which,
you know, they're welcome to have a
look at.
Mike? Yeah. Hello, mate. I'm Henry,
lovely to see you. Hello, Henry.
Mike, let's just cut to the chase,
shall we?
Yeah, yeah. You've got a wonderful
classic bike shop.
Yeah. But there is other stuff here,
I'm sure...
Yeah. ..to enlighten Simon.
Absolutely, yeah.
We're going to find two items each.
Yep. Maybe I won't find any,
but we'll see. And then I'm going
to take them away, mate. Yeah.
And we'll do what we will with them
and try and make you some money -
how does that sound?
Sounds great to me. And if we do
make you some money, mate, what are
you going to buy with the money?
If I can get away with it, I might
get another bike.
Good lad. Hey, that's an incentive,
isn't it, Si?
Come on, mate, you know it makes
sense!
We're here, so I may as well enjoy
it. Tell me all about that bike.
OK, lovely. Let me take a look.
Right, it's a 350... By the way,
I don't care about that bike at all whatsoever.
I just wanted to get to these before
you cos I knew you'd love these
little metal cubbyhole shelves, but
look, oh, I'm touching them!
I've got my first item.
So, there - I feel better already.
Normally something Henry would snap up,
Simon's picked a pair of tatty steel
stacking drawers
but he's sure they'll tidy up a
treat with a coat of paint.
And I'm going to do them candy apple
red metallic just to spite him!
You distracted me. Mm-hmm.
SIMON LAUGHING
Are we friends now, though? Yeah.
Despite the stacks of bike parts everywhere...
Simon's search just gets sweeter.
What?!
HENRY LAUGHS
How come that's here? Well,
he's moving house, isn't he? He said
there'd be stuff lying round.
Well, it's modern, isn't it? Yeah.
Commonly found smashed in the dump,
this cheap, machine-made wardrobe
is worthless now but Simon has a
plan to add value.
I promise you, this could be one of
the best transformations
I've ever done.
And even better than that, you
dragged me here to a place
just full of motorbikes and bits of
motorbikes... Yeah.
And I have got both my items and you
haven't even kicked into gear.
Cheers!
SIMON LAUGHS
God, right, two items.
Yeah.
So, Henry's playing catch up.
I'm sure we'll find something.
Ooh, hang on, here we go, look.
This will keep you...
HE STRAINS
Aargh! You've still got it.
No, I haven't! You're going to have
to take it!
Blooming heck!
Oh, God, sorry, mate.
SIMON GRUNTS
All right, I had that easy, I had
that easy. Did you? Yeah...
Oh...!
This is great.
You're really struggling, aren't
you? We're in a motorbike emporium!
Seek and you'll find, Henry.
That, if I'm not mistaken...
Is knackered.
...is a 500 or a 400...
...Kawasaki KH.
Now, if it's the 500, it was called
the widow maker back in the day.
Hmm...
Is that...
...good?
With its straight three cylinders,
the bike was too fast
for both its brakes and frame.
So fast was the KH 500 that it
outstripped the competition,
giving Kawasaki a rebel reputation.
This thing revolutionised motorcycling.
You could call it an icon.
We are in heaven and I don't care
about Simon's mood any more
because I have found gold!
I wonder whether Mike's got all the
bits?
So Henry's taking a gamble on the bike.
Should the missing bits be lost,
he's unlikely to make any profit.
That is terrifying.
Hmm. And that's the fun of it, baby!
Hey, I've got one item.
Just need to find a second.
You do.
With one more item left to find,
there's only the loft to explore.
Henry's bike heaven is turning hellish.
Come on! You won't find anything
by standing there.
That's just lovely, I mean, BSA Gold
Star - a little spitfire, there.
You see, the thing is... C90. ..this
place has just blown your mind,
hasn't it?
You're like a kid in a sweet shop
and you can't decide what to pick!
Can I just...?
If you see a pudding basin, you've
got to wear it, haven't you?
Mate, I've got to be honest with
you, I'm a little bit lost.
Hang on. I've got my bike but
exhaust pipe, seat, what?
In the end, I had to get it for him.
This is a domestic paraffin
dispenser - refilled at the shop,
then carried home where heaters and
lamps could be topped up
from its tap.
There's your second item.
Oh... Cos I know you love them,
but just do something different with it.
Mate, thank you.
You know, that's what true friends
are for - helping a friend in need.
So, the unbranded paraffin dispenser
makes it two picks each.
Time to test their trove on Mike,
starting with the cubbyhole shelves.
They was some old storage units we used.
Got really no use for them any more.
The second item, wardrobe, what's
that doing lying around?
Well, it's come again, we just put
it into storage down here
because we've got nowhere to put it, so...
Can we start with the motorbike?
Is that a 400 or is that a widow
maker 500?
It's a 500.
Sorry - erm, my great mate Simon
has found me
one of my other favourite things, an
oil can.
Can I take it? Yeah.
Mike, thank you so much, mate.
No problem. I've had a ball and
Simon's had... Yeah, a great day,
absolutely brilliant, mate.
Cheers, Si. I'm sorry, I was a bit
sulky earlier...
That's OK. ..but he does this to me!
Coming up, the going's tough in Oxford.
There's no way. I tell you, that is
not going.
Simon gets more than he bargained for.
This is a lot worse than I imagined.
And speed counts at the second barn search.
You cheated. Yeah, I overtook you.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
upcycling for profit.
This thing revolutionised motorcycling.
They've just picked two items each
from Mike Rogers' workshop.
And at his workshop in Oxfordshire,
Henry's revealing his haul
to partner in grime, Guy Willison,
who's immediately drawn to the old
Kawasaki KH 500.
Yes, isn't Henry a nice man!
Yes!
The 1970s motorbike is missing its
seat and fuel tank.
But after the boys left, owner Mike
did some searching of his own.
Mike came through.
Oh, wow!
So, he's done a paint job on the tank
and he's also had the seat re-done.
Owner Mike located the tank and seat.
So, all this can go on, but it
doesn't get away from the fact
that actually it's never really run.
Now, Allen Millyard is a legend.
With this particular model of bike.
So, why don't we just send it down
to him...
Yes, definitely. ..and then he can
come back to us for detailing and...
CLEARS THROAT
...test riding. Oh!
Next, the paraffin can that Simon
challenged Henry to re-purpose.
Feast your eyes. Yes.
A lovely little oil can.
Simon goes, "Come on, mate, it's one
of your favourite things.
"Do something different with it."
Can I stop you there?
Doing something different with that,
I mean, ignore Simon.
You're just going to ruin it.
Just turn it into a beautiful lamp.
It's the obvious thing to do, and I
think we should dig our heels in
and just do what we do.
I mean, I agree with you - I think
it should be a beautiful lamp.
But that's going to maximise value,
and that's what we're about
at the end of the day.
Lovely colour lampshade,
polish the brass, it's a winner.
Yeah, you're right.
So, Henry's paraffin can will become
a lamp.
That's the plan, but the can is
proving to be more of a CAN'T.
The problem is... Yes?
...that tap is not upright.
I've had one go at trying to get the
thing out,
and it is so rusted in there. Yep.
To paint it, the boys need to remove
the brass tap.
It's not going. I tell you, that is
not going.
Try as they might, it just won't
budge.
There's no way!
Unlike Robert the Bruce, Henry's
motto is "Try, try...
"..and then cut it off".
I got a strange pleasure out of that.
Next, Guy takes the rusted cap to task.
And finally the can is ready for the painters.
Eureka!
Henry's other pick, the
devastatingly quick Kawasaki KH 500,
has arrived at Allen Millyard's bike workshop
to be assembled professionally.
Well, Henry's sent me this KH 500 to fix.
The bike was in bits, and owner
Mike's never had it running.
I've just cleaned out the carbs.
These two are already done and fitted.
Right, we've done the oil pump
already so that can go back on.
Allen's cleaned up the three
carburettors, so the fuel supply
is now sound, but he's also checking
if the fuel will ignite.
The last thing I want to check
really is put the spark plug in
here, put on the ignition,
and see if we get a spark.
Yes, look at that!
That's a nice thing to see when
you're restoring a bike.
A nice, fat spark.
With the engine checked, the bike
can be reassembled.
An air filter added...
This is an aftermarket fitment that
was a craze in the '70s.
...he checks the fluids, break tension...
...and finally fits the fuel tank and seat.
And that's that.
Let's give it a try.
Oh...
ENGINE REVS
It's a little bit rattly, but it's
not bad really
for a 40-year-old bike.
Yeah, let's give it back to Henry
and see what he thinks.
Up in Liverpool, Simon's introducing
his two picks
to upcycling assistant
Gemma Longworth.
There you go, that's the only piece
of equipment you'll be needing for
these!
Oh, really? Really.
First, the workshop drawers that
Simon grabbed
before Henry had a chance to.
What colour do you think Henry would
do this?
Well, it's got to be candy apple
red, doesn't it?
Metallic, mate.
Candy apple red metallic, that's
what we're doing here.
Oh, might get the handles on the
mop, who knows?
It's got a little tiny bit of repair
work needing doing on this corner.
Yeah. I'll do that.
Next, the pine wardrobe, and Simon's
best-ever creative plans.
I've got a mad mate who's an artist.
Me and him have been discussing for
a while doing something crazy
with a wardrobe.
It's going to transform dramatically.
Simon and artist Roy plan to
decorate the wardrobe
to look like a block of flats for a
kid's bedroom.
Get the kettle on, I'll ring Roy,
ring the blasters,
candy apple red metallic, mate.
OK.
But first he's going to repair the
workshop drawers.
First of all, one pop rivet needs
to be taken out,
these screws separated, there we go.
Some of the old rivets have broken
and the structure
of the cabinet needs re-supporting.
How do I get the feeling that Cole's
stitched me again?
This is a lot worse than I imagined.
Ideally, fresh rivets would be used,
but equally the structure
can be bolted back together.
Stand her up.
Next stop, off to the blaster's.
Next, the tatty old wardrobe is
given a coat of primer ahead
of Simon's mystery conversion.
No idea what the plan is,
but I'm keen to see the outcome.
A primer ensures better paint adhesion.
It's much easier when you're
painting
to do all your little edges and your
nooks and crannies
with a paintbrush, and then all your
larger areas with a roller.
There we go.
That's all the primer on.
It's a nice blank canvas for Roy to
work with.
Back in the Oxfordshire paint shop,
Henry's oil can lamp
has been stripped of rust and is
being painted blue,
and then a coat of lacquer added.
And now for the shiny stuff.
With the lacquer left to dry,
back at base, Guy is milling aluminium
to fit into the neck of the can,
which will support the electrical
socket and cable.
The Kawasaki KH 500 is back up and
running, and good news
has travelled just as fast.
Henry's giving her the first ride in
40 years.
Between 1976 and '80, Kawasaki sold
110,000 of these bikes.
It was disliked by authorities due
to its speed
and noisy two-stroke engine.
Because of its increasing rarity,
collectors love them, and they often
go for £5,000.
Up in Liverpool...
Simon's workshop drawers are getting
a fresh coat of paint.
As is the pine wardrobe.
So, as work is proceeding well on
their first finds...
Simon's taking Henry back to one of
his favourite spots,
the North Sea coast of Whitby.
We are back to see Phil and Julie!
Mate, I want to move here!
I love it!
It's gorgeous, isn't it?
Look at the view, son! Yeah, man.
Phil's known as the local scrappy.
He and girlfriend Julie clear houses
and businesses and are keen
to make money from the discarded.
People would say I'm a collector,
but I'm not like a collector
in the way that you would think
of being a collector.
He's definitely a hoarder!
SIMON: Hello again!
Hi Julie, how are you?
Hello, mate.
Has he been collecting more stuff?
He's collected quite a bit more
since you last came.
If we make money this time, what
would it go towards?
Well, I treated her the fish and
chips the last time, so I suppose
it might have to be, I don't know,
egg and chips or something...
Egg and chips, eh?
I tell you what, ah, Julie, he's
just spoiling you...
He's treating me again, isn't he?
I know, I just don't know I'm born.
With that motivation, let's get going.
Cheers, guys, see you later!
See you in a bit.
As ever, the boys are on the hunt
for a pair of discarded items each
that they can make a profit on.
SIMON: What do you see here?
Oh, mate, I see as always you
getting excited
about a pile of wood.
This, mate, is an entire trendy bar.
Have you been having something that
I haven't been having to drink?
I have been and sat in a bar which
was ENTIRELY made
of old pallets.
Where was that bar?
That bar was in...
...Italy.
Grazie mille! Yeah.
Upcycling a whole bar is too big a
project even for Simon.
So, the search continues - and
Henry's spotted
something lurking behind.
I found it!
HENRY STRAINING
It's a young man's game, this!
Now, then...
Is that a mangle, or is it something
else from a different angle?
Well, both, Henry.
It's a combination washer mangle,
the height of washing and drying
luxury in the early 20th century.
There's a handle, so what you do is
you mangle... Yeah.
And down here, you're spinning your
tub. Yeah. So, you're washing
your clothes and then pushing it
through the mangle to get all the
water out. Yeah, I mean,
there should be wood rollers here,
shouldn't there? Yeah, I guess so.
But that would be rather nice,
wouldn't it? Polish up the wood,
mate, blast it,
paint it some nice colours...
I've got my first item.
Er, did you notice that I overtook
you on the outside,
then heavily braked and tapped this
first?
MOCKINGLY: "Oh, it's mine!
"I bagsied it, I touched it first!
You cheated. Yep, I overtook you.
That mangle should be really
appreciative that I was the person
to put a hand on her because, if
Simon had taken her,
who knows what she could've been
upcycled into.
Really? Really?
Does that mean it's my item?
So Henry's 1-0 up, but Simon has a
plan to get his own back.
What are you doing?
I'm just going to touch everything
first and then decide what I want.
Look, don't be upset. Move on!
Yeah, that's an agricultural implement.
What, they dragged these behind
the tractor to just...?
Yeah, it's a cultivator-type thing.
Before the mid-20th century, old
harrows would have been dragged
by horses to break up the earth and
clod created by ploughing.
After the Second World War,
affordable tractors could drag
larger harrows, making these redundant.
What about some really cool glass
shelves on it?
Yeah. OK, first item.
Done. Good lad! You're welcome.
Hey? And I can wangle me angle!
Oh, it's a mangle...
Oh, hang on a minute, hang on a minute.
Oh, those are nice.
So you've got a seat... Yeah.
...that flips up.
Cinema! Correct.
Yep, they are cast iron supports
from an old cinema flip-up seat.
The wood and fabric parts are long
since gone, but Simon's undeterred.
There's your little arm rest there.
Yeah, they're all intact.
Just a nice bit of upholstery,
simple upholstery,
you've got your arms, maybe change
them. Yeah.
There's your back, here, ready to go.
They are going to be a blockbuster
of an item.
Well, listen, you know at the end of
a film, what does it say?
"The end"? Yeah, correct.
That's the end for me.
I've got two items - good luck, Henry.
Roll credits!
Simon's done, so he can sit back and
take in the view.
Look what I found!
What's that?
It's quite funky. Oh, yeah!
Look, I think you know better than me,
but I reckon that's a heater or something.
Yeah, it is. It's like a little
greenhouse heater, but oven.
They're kind of a bit flimsy, aren't
they?
But that... Yeah.
That's quite solid. Uplighter.
I've got you. Paint it a really cool colour,
keep the gauze on top, and I reckon
that will be beautiful, man.
Do you like it? Yeah.
And are we friends mainly?
Mainly - now, listen, that means
you've got your second item and,
much as I could sit here and look at
that view all day,
we'd better go and find Phil and
Julie, hadn't we?
Let's do it, mate. Hey, look, good job.
But what will Phil and Julie make of
their haul, starting
with the cinema seat?
Years ago, when they were doing,
revamping the sort of cinema place
down in Whitby and everything, they
were in a pile of scrap that were
getting rid of.
The next one is this rather large
agricultural thingy.
Old-fashioned harrow.
Yeah - I'm thinking a nice set of shelves.
JULIE: Yeah? Yeah.
That would be good.
Now tell me about the mangle.
That's sort of lost in the mists of
time, where I got it from,
but probably be out of an old barn
or somebody, something like that.
Tell me about, is that a little
heater?
Yeah, it's an electric heater.
The ones that superseded the
paraffin heaters.
There's four lovely little items there.
I think we could do quite well.
What do you reckon, Si? Yeah. Yeah?
You're going to get your egg and
chips, I know it.
Julie, I just know it.
JULIE: That's so good.
Thanks, Julie. Thank you very much.
PHIL: Goodbye.
Coming up, hard work pays off for Guy.
I think Henry is going to love that.
I can't wait to see his reaction.
There's brutal honesty in Liverpool.
Oh, no, Simon!
And a role reversal at the valuation.
All right.
There are the cubbyhole shelves, mate.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are finding and fixing
discarded possessions to raise
cash for their owners.
In Liverpool, Simon's back with two
more potentially profitable items.
What is it?
It is a cinema seat.
OK, well, where's the seat?
Minor detail. OK.
Don't you like them, though?
I do like them, but they're in
a pretty bad way, aren't they?
Oh, they are. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
This is a straight
off to the blaster's... Yeah.
And get them coated. Yeah? OK.
And then, the decision is,
is it just one seat, or can we go...
...out to a little two-seater
bench, something like that?
Yeah, that's a nice idea. Yeah.
Nice pieces of oak, OK? Yeah, nice.
Done. Right.
And now for something
completely different.
His second item -
the horse-drawn harrow.
I mean, this looks
dangerous, doesn't it?
Yeah, it's like something you'd find
in a medieval dungeon or something,
isn't it? Yeah.
Grab that end.
Take it round, round, round... Oh.
...round, round, round.
OK, against the wall, against the
wall, against the wall. OK.
Right, it sits like that.
Yeah.
And then let's have some
glass shelves...
...sitting on each of the spikes.
Four shelves, just a very simple
but lovely shelving unit.
Yeah, nice idea!
Erm...
I reckon this. I'll have this.
OK, right. Yeah.
OK, right, I'll take
these to the blaster's.
Just keep hold of that for us.
I'll be back in an hour.
Simon wants a perfect paint
finish on the cinema seats,
so they're off to be cleaned
and painted...
...whilst Gemma tackles
the rusty harrow by hand.
After removing the loose,
flaky rust,
Gemma adds a metal lacquer
to seal in the remaining rust,
creating a weathered
but stable finish.
Simon wants the finish
on this leaving exactly how it is,
rust and all.
So all's I'm doing
is adding a clear lacquer,
which'll protect it and leave it
exactly as it is.
Simon's cinema bench ends are
powder coated a signal red
and returned to the workshop.
Oh, these have come up well!
I love that colour.
Allowing Simon to get started
reconstructing the seat.
OK, just the arms to cut.
He's using expensive seasoned oak
because he's not planning to pay
for the wood.
Great.
Sand it down.
So we've just slowly used a finer
and finer grain on the sandpaper.
And every time you do,
this beautiful grain of the wood
comes out more and more.
With all the parts prepared,
Simon offers them up to see
if his construction will work.
Right, now, that's the back section.
And I've designed this,
so we've cut these chamfers out.
And when it sits in, it gets
the overhang on the other side,
as you can see there.
And then the idea is the bench
arm finishes at the same point.
And I've got this thought
to put a little tiny piece
on the outside as well,
just to marry it all together.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's returned
with his pickings
and the challenge
of the mangle has set Guy thinking.
Now bear with me, here. OK, I will.
Take all the cogs off...
Yeah.
...weld them together
in a sort of pattern...
Yeah.
...paint it a nice colour... Yeah.
...and make it into
a sort of steampunk lamp.
Erm... You'd get 50 to 70
to 100 quid for it,
depending on what the finished
item looked like.
OK, mate, I love it.
Sold to the man in the flat cap!
Henry, plans for
the electric heater?
This I thought was going to be
another lamp, but with a twist.
What kind of twist?
Uplighter.
OK.
I love the pattern here
of the casting, yeah?
And I think if we put a spotlight
or something in here,
boom, it will look really cool. OK.
So you have a kind of chrome-ish
like powder coat vibe, yeah? Yeah.
You know, with the new kind of
powder coats you get, right?
Yeah, yeah. To complement your
steampunk, coggy up, lovely lamp...
Yes. ..you've got an uplighter.
OK.
Guy starts his conversion
of the worthless old mangle
into a standard lamp by harvesting
all the usable parts.
Getting the cogs off
may be an issue,
so I'm just going to spray
some of this on,
go and have a cup of tea
and then probably have to hit
it with a hammer.
Whoa!
We might use that for
something, so we'll wait and see.
I could use that for
the base, maybe.
Now deconstructed, it's into
the shed to reconstruct.
I'm going to bolt the cogs
to this main shaft.
I want this one here,
and then, that one's going
to go there.
This one is going
to go sort of there-ish.
And I think that'll look lovely.
I just really like all
the old lettering on them
and the way they are.
They're lovely old things.
So, I mean, when that's powder
coated, it'll look fab.
With the mangle in bits,
Guy moves on to stripping
the old Belling heater.
And so far, so good.
The heating element is broken,
so it's being removed
and the old casing will be
the body of a retro-style
living room uplighter.
Right, that's it completely apart.
I don't need that.
This lot's got to go off to Daz.
With the heater going
for a fresh coat of paint.
Up in Liverpool, Simon's cinema
bench is also taking shape.
However, as a part of a row
of seats,
there are protruding
hinges that need removing.
So what I'm going to do
is I'm going to cut off this,
which, of course, would be the
swivel point for the next chair.
And I'd kind of like to keep it,
but it sticks out
and it's just a bit dangerous.
And we've still got the inside one,
if anyone wants to know
what the history of this is, so...
It's going, anyway.
Now removed, he'll bolt
all the woodwork on the bench ends.
But first, the glass for
the harrow's shelves has arrived.
Oh! Now, that...
...is that.
This isn't usually something I'd go
for, but I think it's great.
I love it.
It's simple.
It's effective.
I love the way you can see the blue
edge of the glass,
and it is secure.
Yeah, brill!
Good, I'm glad you like it,
because for a while,
I thought I was ploughing
a lone furrow!
Back in Oxfordshire,
the old mangle parts have arrived
at the local metalworkers,
where Frank Fletcher
is putting Guy's plans into action.
So my first job is drill
and tap this shaft
and put a thread in it.
The cogs are bolted to
a central spindle,
which has a heavy flywheel
as a base.
Little tap of the hammer, wherever.
All done.
See what Henry thinks.
It'll be a good job when
it's finished.
Job done.
Guy just needs to wire the lights.
Henry have I and decided we want
four small bulbs on this.
We think it'll just look better
than just having the two.
So I'm just starting to fit and wire
up the light fittings.
Right.
That's my part done.
But he also needs to rewire
the old heater
into its new life as an uplighter.
I've now got to make a mounting
bracket for the sort of light stalk.
The old base will hold
a new low-energy spotlight,
which will project up through
the top of the heater.
What I'm going to do now
is I'm going to mount this on here
with various locknuts and washers.
And then the light fitting
will go on the top,
and then that will slot inside the
tube, which I've got down here.
With the electrics wired,
the heater can be reassembled.
I think Henry is going to love that.
I can't wait to see his reaction.
With work progressing on the finds
from Phil's place,
the first finds from Mike Rodgers'
motorbike workshop need finishing
ahead of their valuation.
The motorbike is running well,
and Henry's now back.
Mate, that is phenomenal.
I've never rode in one
of those before. No?
As you know...
...that is seriously quick.
Now, look. Oh...
These have arrived.
Oh, look at them!
The final piece of the jigsaw.
Oh, look at that,
side panel badges, eh?
Yes.
OK, so, look, right?
We'll give it a polish...
Final polish.
...put those on...
Put them on, it's ready.
Oh, God, I want to keep this, man!
I knew you would.
The old paraffin dispenser
has been painted,
and Guy's fashioned a lamp fitting
from milled aluminium.
All that's left to do
now is just wire it up.
A simple bit of wiring...
...assembly...
...and it's done, ready
for Henry's assessment.
I don't think that a sticker
is required,
so my lovely little Lister sticker...
Leave it as it is. I love it.
I think it's lovely, too.
Good.
Simon's also finishing
his first finds.
The workshop metal drawers
were repaired and repainted red.
Now, Gemma, this just isn't right.
Why? Well, you're smiling.
Yeah. And your hair's too neat.
Oh, why?
Because you've got to be Guy.
Oh. Yeah, so look a bit dour, yeah?
There you go.
Now you're there!
What's this?
What do you think it is, mate?
Candy apple red cubby,
lovely, isn't it?
Cubbyhole doors, everyone
wants them, yeah, lovely.
I do like it. I can see why they
like it so much.
Absolutely. Who wouldn't want them?
Any man cave,
know what I mean, mate?
I'm going to go and drink some tea.
Simon's tatty pine wardrobe
came with a big claim.
This could be one of the best
transformations I've ever done.
And artist Roy, who followed Simon's
instructions to the letter,
has turned them into
a kids' wardrobe
decorated to look like a
block of flats.
Oh, no, Simon!
What? It's a bit depressing,
isn't it?
Well, you know what
artists are like.
I just said...
All I said to Roy was,
"Give me that Northern '70s vibe",
and he did, because that's
what it was like.
I'm glad I wasn't
around in the '70s.
I can spot a bit of colour inside.
Looks better in there.
I'm depressed now.
I was around in the '70s.
Thanks.
It's not quite what Simon imagined,
but will he make a profit for Mike?
It's time to find out
at the valuation.
Mike's arrived to check out
the transformations
and to learn
how much money's been made.
Hey, mate! How you going?
Good to see you, man.
You well? How are you, Mike?
I'm good, yeah. Good to see you.
Well, look, mate, there you go.
Wow, wow. It looks great.
Yeah, the bike's
come out well, mate.
Yeah, it's beautiful, isn't it?
I've got to have a...
That's a bit of art, mate.
It's different!
Come and join us, mate. Yeah.
But have we made you any
money? That's the key.
Now, this is Adam.
Adam Partridge runs several auction
houses in the north-west.
With years of sales experience,
he can accurately value
almost anything.
First, Simon's metal drawers,
normally Henry's domain.
Can I confess... Yeah, yeah.
Can I lend your glasses?
I just want to lend
your glasses a minute.
What are you doing? All right?
ALL LAUGH
Start with the cubbyhole
shelves, mate.
So you've done the red
powder coating?
Yeah, mate, yeah.
I like how you've kept
that misshapen charm.
The smashed and rusting drawers
were resurrected for £80,
spent on paint and lacquer.
I reckon £100.
I've sold them... Yeah.
...for £110. Super.
A modest profit of £30.
Moving on from the homage
to Henry Cole.
Yes.
This one's to all those people
around the country who live
in lovely blocks of flats.
I thought it was a kind of portaloo
TARDIS thing going on there.
You're being mean.
Well, I don't like it.
Ready for the dump,
Simon spent £100 having it painted
as a block of flats.
I'll say 80 quid.
Ah...
That's a loss for Simon to pick up,
and unfortunately, no profit
for Mike.
OK, let's talk about
the lamp quickly.
Well, the lamp, you've not got much
you can do with something
like that, can you?
No.
The can brightened up for £50 spent
on paint, aluminium,
a lampshade and wiring.
It kind of works, but it's 40
quid's worth, isn't it?
Oh, Mike, again, I'm so sorry.
I'm having a bad day!
That's a loss for Henry
to absorb, too.
Hopefully, Henry's motorbike
restoration will bring
in the bucks for Mike.
Come on, Adam!
Well, assuming it's all running
sweet and everything...
Sweet as!
Idle for 40 years, the missing parts
were bolted back on
and the engine
cleaned for £50 spent on labour.
Come on, talk to me...
Well, £6,000, how about that?
I think 6,000's all right.
The Widow Maker's
turned a £5,950 profit.
Plus all the other items,
adds another 30 quid.
So, £5,980, Mike,
how does that sound?
Sounds good to me.
Despite a couple of fails, Henry's
choice of location
means the boys
are sending Mike home with £5,980.
I think they've done
really well today.
I think the lamp looked really nice.
The bike looks great.
You know, it's added a great value
to it, so, yeah, I'm really happy.
Coming up, the future's bright...
Cor! Look.
Oh, that's lovely.
And a surprise at
the second valuation.
That's the mangle? Yeah.
LAUGHTER
You mangled it!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are attempting to make a profit
from people's discarded clutter.
This isn't usually something I'd
go for, but I think it's great.
I love it.
Henry's choice of rummage spot
has just earned owner Mike £5,980.
But can Simon's choice
of location earn more?
In Liverpool, Simon's made shelves
from a rusty old harrow...
It's simple, it's effective...
I think it's great.
I love it.
...and he's also rescued cinema seat
bench ends
and created a seat for two.
I'm putting the final touch
on this bench -
a clear wax all over the wood
to protect and seal it.
A quick polish with
the electric buffer...
...and the bench is ready for sale.
What do you think?
It's amazing, I love it!
So you know I'm looking
a good price, I'm looking 150?
Can I knock you down
a little bit there?
A little bit, yeah.
100?
Even though it pains
me to say, 110?
OK. Let's do it.
Brilliant.
That sounds a good price,
but will the valuer agree?
In Oxfordshire, the old electric
heater no longer worked,
but Guy repurposed it into
a retro-styled uplighter.
Is that a powder coat?
Yes.
Oh, that's lovely.
It kind of does, from
a distance, look like chrome.
Yeah. Doesn't it?
Yeah.
There we go.
Oh, mate, that's an up of light!
Do you know what?
Just sometimes, sometimes,
you have a talent for this.
It was simple, that's why.
Yeah, that's probably right!
If he was impressed with that,
then what will he make
of his upcycled mangle?
That is incredible.
I didn't think you had it in you.
Really?!
Three, two, one...
I think that's lovely.
That is unbelievable.
Seriously, man, that is incredible.
That is worth quadruple
what a mangle is worth.
Oh, definitely.
Well done, skid!
Phil and Julie have returned to see
what the boys have made
of their unwanted possessions.
Hey Phil, how are you?
Good to see you.
Great to see you, how are you, mate?
Go and have a wander.
Oh, look at that.
JULIE: Wow!
That's the mangle?!
Yeah.
He mangled it!
There you go.
Come and join us,
what do you reckon?
Love it. Yeah? Yeah.
We are now going to be joined
by our independent valuer, Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a store
specialising in the upcycled
and repurposed, so she has a good
idea of what sells.
Listen, let's start
with the uplighter,
upcycled from heater.
Yeah, I think it looks really good.
I like that you've powder coated
it in the silver,
it's sympathetic to its original purpose.
The rusty broken heater
was revived for £40 of paint
and electrical parts.
I think somebody would be quite
happy to pay £80 for that.
The uplighter lights
up a £40 profit.
Let's talk about... now, that was
originally something else -
mangling.
That steampunk vibe
is really popular.
The scrap-bound mangle
was turned into a lamp
for £60 on welding and steel.
I should think somebody
would be quite happy to pay £150.
I'm glad you said that,
because I've flogged it...
Good. ..for 175 quid.
Oh, that's even better.
So the mangle wrings out a £115
profit for Phil and Julie.
Right, OK, I'll jump in.
Let's go with the cinema seat ends,
now a lovely little
two-seater bench.
Perfect colour, I'd say.
I like that you did a contemporary
cut to the wood,
instead of it just being all traditional.
I think it makes it more interesting.
You've got the traditional sides
and then the clean,
contemporary lines.
It cost just £50 on timber and paint
to turn the cinema seat ends
into a bright new bench.
I think you could fetch £120 for it.
I've sold that for £110.
Just shy of the valuation,
but still a £60 profit.
OK, let's say "harrow" to the harrow.
I love that you haven't
over-restored it.
You've cleaned it up, put a bit
of lacquer on.
The fact that you can tell
it's an agricultural piece,
I think, adds to the charm.
Bound for scrap, the harrow
was turned into shelves for
£40 worth of metal lacquer
and safety glass.
I would say somebody would be happy
to pay £150 for that.
The old harrow has raked
up a £110 profit.
All in all, you're going home
with 325 of your finest
English pounds.
How's that? Very good.
That's lovely, thank you very much!
Good.
So Simon's decision to return
to Phil and Julie's place
has raised...
Well, I think that Simon and Henry
have done really, really well.
I especially like the shelves
that they've made.
Yeah, that was lovely.
But raising a whopping £5,980
for Mike Rogers, it's Henry's choice
of rummage spot that
has made the most today.
I don't care!
I don't care, you can give me
the L, I'm going to give
you the U.
What's that for? Because you are now
a true upcycler.
What you did with that mangle,
I'd have been proud of.
Good lad.
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BOTH LAUGHING
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.
Dag...!
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.
IMITATING PLANE
They may have different approaches,
but together,
they'll turn a profit for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you.
Wow, that's not a bad day out, is
it?
Today, there's high praise for Guy...
Seriously, man, that is incredible.
Big claims from Simon...
This could be one of the best
transformations I've ever done.
And Henry's in the money at the valuation.
I should think somebody would be
quite happy to pay £150.
I'm glad you said that cos I have
flogged it. Good.
For 175 quid. Oh, it's even better!
Henry's taking Simon to Redditch, a
city that once produced 90%
of the world's needles and fishing hooks.
But Henry will have to work hard to
reel in a reluctant Simon.
Turn that frown upside down.
Where are we going?
Classic bike shop.
LAUGHING: Hey!
What am I going to get from a
classic bike shop?!
Look, I have to tell you, mate, I'm
sure there are hidden jewels.
The only thing I'm happy about is
that I like Redditch.
I like this part of the world.
Very down-to-earth, the people round
here. Yeah, yeah.
Do you know who's from here?
Yeah, who? You know?
Harry Styles from One Direction,
which is ironic cos you're taking me
the wrong direction!
Henry's taking Simon to see
Mike Rogers,
who deals in classic bike parts -
NOT music to Simon's ears.
Shut up, drive in silence!
Mike Rogers' warehouse is rammed
with bike parts, ideal for Henry,
but fortunately, there's also rich
pickings for Simon.
We've moved house recently so we've
got some stuff
from the house which,
you know, they're welcome to have a
look at.
Mike? Yeah. Hello, mate. I'm Henry,
lovely to see you. Hello, Henry.
Mike, let's just cut to the chase,
shall we?
Yeah, yeah. You've got a wonderful
classic bike shop.
Yeah. But there is other stuff here,
I'm sure...
Yeah. ..to enlighten Simon.
Absolutely, yeah.
We're going to find two items each.
Yep. Maybe I won't find any,
but we'll see. And then I'm going
to take them away, mate. Yeah.
And we'll do what we will with them
and try and make you some money -
how does that sound?
Sounds great to me. And if we do
make you some money, mate, what are
you going to buy with the money?
If I can get away with it, I might
get another bike.
Good lad. Hey, that's an incentive,
isn't it, Si?
Come on, mate, you know it makes
sense!
We're here, so I may as well enjoy
it. Tell me all about that bike.
OK, lovely. Let me take a look.
Right, it's a 350... By the way,
I don't care about that bike at all whatsoever.
I just wanted to get to these before
you cos I knew you'd love these
little metal cubbyhole shelves, but
look, oh, I'm touching them!
I've got my first item.
So, there - I feel better already.
Normally something Henry would snap up,
Simon's picked a pair of tatty steel
stacking drawers
but he's sure they'll tidy up a
treat with a coat of paint.
And I'm going to do them candy apple
red metallic just to spite him!
You distracted me. Mm-hmm.
SIMON LAUGHING
Are we friends now, though? Yeah.
Despite the stacks of bike parts everywhere...
Simon's search just gets sweeter.
What?!
HENRY LAUGHS
How come that's here? Well,
he's moving house, isn't he? He said
there'd be stuff lying round.
Well, it's modern, isn't it? Yeah.
Commonly found smashed in the dump,
this cheap, machine-made wardrobe
is worthless now but Simon has a
plan to add value.
I promise you, this could be one of
the best transformations
I've ever done.
And even better than that, you
dragged me here to a place
just full of motorbikes and bits of
motorbikes... Yeah.
And I have got both my items and you
haven't even kicked into gear.
Cheers!
SIMON LAUGHS
God, right, two items.
Yeah.
So, Henry's playing catch up.
I'm sure we'll find something.
Ooh, hang on, here we go, look.
This will keep you...
HE STRAINS
Aargh! You've still got it.
No, I haven't! You're going to have
to take it!
Blooming heck!
Oh, God, sorry, mate.
SIMON GRUNTS
All right, I had that easy, I had
that easy. Did you? Yeah...
Oh...!
This is great.
You're really struggling, aren't
you? We're in a motorbike emporium!
Seek and you'll find, Henry.
That, if I'm not mistaken...
Is knackered.
...is a 500 or a 400...
...Kawasaki KH.
Now, if it's the 500, it was called
the widow maker back in the day.
Hmm...
Is that...
...good?
With its straight three cylinders,
the bike was too fast
for both its brakes and frame.
So fast was the KH 500 that it
outstripped the competition,
giving Kawasaki a rebel reputation.
This thing revolutionised motorcycling.
You could call it an icon.
We are in heaven and I don't care
about Simon's mood any more
because I have found gold!
I wonder whether Mike's got all the
bits?
So Henry's taking a gamble on the bike.
Should the missing bits be lost,
he's unlikely to make any profit.
That is terrifying.
Hmm. And that's the fun of it, baby!
Hey, I've got one item.
Just need to find a second.
You do.
With one more item left to find,
there's only the loft to explore.
Henry's bike heaven is turning hellish.
Come on! You won't find anything
by standing there.
That's just lovely, I mean, BSA Gold
Star - a little spitfire, there.
You see, the thing is... C90. ..this
place has just blown your mind,
hasn't it?
You're like a kid in a sweet shop
and you can't decide what to pick!
Can I just...?
If you see a pudding basin, you've
got to wear it, haven't you?
Mate, I've got to be honest with
you, I'm a little bit lost.
Hang on. I've got my bike but
exhaust pipe, seat, what?
In the end, I had to get it for him.
This is a domestic paraffin
dispenser - refilled at the shop,
then carried home where heaters and
lamps could be topped up
from its tap.
There's your second item.
Oh... Cos I know you love them,
but just do something different with it.
Mate, thank you.
You know, that's what true friends
are for - helping a friend in need.
So, the unbranded paraffin dispenser
makes it two picks each.
Time to test their trove on Mike,
starting with the cubbyhole shelves.
They was some old storage units we used.
Got really no use for them any more.
The second item, wardrobe, what's
that doing lying around?
Well, it's come again, we just put
it into storage down here
because we've got nowhere to put it, so...
Can we start with the motorbike?
Is that a 400 or is that a widow
maker 500?
It's a 500.
Sorry - erm, my great mate Simon
has found me
one of my other favourite things, an
oil can.
Can I take it? Yeah.
Mike, thank you so much, mate.
No problem. I've had a ball and
Simon's had... Yeah, a great day,
absolutely brilliant, mate.
Cheers, Si. I'm sorry, I was a bit
sulky earlier...
That's OK. ..but he does this to me!
Coming up, the going's tough in Oxford.
There's no way. I tell you, that is
not going.
Simon gets more than he bargained for.
This is a lot worse than I imagined.
And speed counts at the second barn search.
You cheated. Yeah, I overtook you.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
upcycling for profit.
This thing revolutionised motorcycling.
They've just picked two items each
from Mike Rogers' workshop.
And at his workshop in Oxfordshire,
Henry's revealing his haul
to partner in grime, Guy Willison,
who's immediately drawn to the old
Kawasaki KH 500.
Yes, isn't Henry a nice man!
Yes!
The 1970s motorbike is missing its
seat and fuel tank.
But after the boys left, owner Mike
did some searching of his own.
Mike came through.
Oh, wow!
So, he's done a paint job on the tank
and he's also had the seat re-done.
Owner Mike located the tank and seat.
So, all this can go on, but it
doesn't get away from the fact
that actually it's never really run.
Now, Allen Millyard is a legend.
With this particular model of bike.
So, why don't we just send it down
to him...
Yes, definitely. ..and then he can
come back to us for detailing and...
CLEARS THROAT
...test riding. Oh!
Next, the paraffin can that Simon
challenged Henry to re-purpose.
Feast your eyes. Yes.
A lovely little oil can.
Simon goes, "Come on, mate, it's one
of your favourite things.
"Do something different with it."
Can I stop you there?
Doing something different with that,
I mean, ignore Simon.
You're just going to ruin it.
Just turn it into a beautiful lamp.
It's the obvious thing to do, and I
think we should dig our heels in
and just do what we do.
I mean, I agree with you - I think
it should be a beautiful lamp.
But that's going to maximise value,
and that's what we're about
at the end of the day.
Lovely colour lampshade,
polish the brass, it's a winner.
Yeah, you're right.
So, Henry's paraffin can will become
a lamp.
That's the plan, but the can is
proving to be more of a CAN'T.
The problem is... Yes?
...that tap is not upright.
I've had one go at trying to get the
thing out,
and it is so rusted in there. Yep.
To paint it, the boys need to remove
the brass tap.
It's not going. I tell you, that is
not going.
Try as they might, it just won't
budge.
There's no way!
Unlike Robert the Bruce, Henry's
motto is "Try, try...
"..and then cut it off".
I got a strange pleasure out of that.
Next, Guy takes the rusted cap to task.
And finally the can is ready for the painters.
Eureka!
Henry's other pick, the
devastatingly quick Kawasaki KH 500,
has arrived at Allen Millyard's bike workshop
to be assembled professionally.
Well, Henry's sent me this KH 500 to fix.
The bike was in bits, and owner
Mike's never had it running.
I've just cleaned out the carbs.
These two are already done and fitted.
Right, we've done the oil pump
already so that can go back on.
Allen's cleaned up the three
carburettors, so the fuel supply
is now sound, but he's also checking
if the fuel will ignite.
The last thing I want to check
really is put the spark plug in
here, put on the ignition,
and see if we get a spark.
Yes, look at that!
That's a nice thing to see when
you're restoring a bike.
A nice, fat spark.
With the engine checked, the bike
can be reassembled.
An air filter added...
This is an aftermarket fitment that
was a craze in the '70s.
...he checks the fluids, break tension...
...and finally fits the fuel tank and seat.
And that's that.
Let's give it a try.
Oh...
ENGINE REVS
It's a little bit rattly, but it's
not bad really
for a 40-year-old bike.
Yeah, let's give it back to Henry
and see what he thinks.
Up in Liverpool, Simon's introducing
his two picks
to upcycling assistant
Gemma Longworth.
There you go, that's the only piece
of equipment you'll be needing for
these!
Oh, really? Really.
First, the workshop drawers that
Simon grabbed
before Henry had a chance to.
What colour do you think Henry would
do this?
Well, it's got to be candy apple
red, doesn't it?
Metallic, mate.
Candy apple red metallic, that's
what we're doing here.
Oh, might get the handles on the
mop, who knows?
It's got a little tiny bit of repair
work needing doing on this corner.
Yeah. I'll do that.
Next, the pine wardrobe, and Simon's
best-ever creative plans.
I've got a mad mate who's an artist.
Me and him have been discussing for
a while doing something crazy
with a wardrobe.
It's going to transform dramatically.
Simon and artist Roy plan to
decorate the wardrobe
to look like a block of flats for a
kid's bedroom.
Get the kettle on, I'll ring Roy,
ring the blasters,
candy apple red metallic, mate.
OK.
But first he's going to repair the
workshop drawers.
First of all, one pop rivet needs
to be taken out,
these screws separated, there we go.
Some of the old rivets have broken
and the structure
of the cabinet needs re-supporting.
How do I get the feeling that Cole's
stitched me again?
This is a lot worse than I imagined.
Ideally, fresh rivets would be used,
but equally the structure
can be bolted back together.
Stand her up.
Next stop, off to the blaster's.
Next, the tatty old wardrobe is
given a coat of primer ahead
of Simon's mystery conversion.
No idea what the plan is,
but I'm keen to see the outcome.
A primer ensures better paint adhesion.
It's much easier when you're
painting
to do all your little edges and your
nooks and crannies
with a paintbrush, and then all your
larger areas with a roller.
There we go.
That's all the primer on.
It's a nice blank canvas for Roy to
work with.
Back in the Oxfordshire paint shop,
Henry's oil can lamp
has been stripped of rust and is
being painted blue,
and then a coat of lacquer added.
And now for the shiny stuff.
With the lacquer left to dry,
back at base, Guy is milling aluminium
to fit into the neck of the can,
which will support the electrical
socket and cable.
The Kawasaki KH 500 is back up and
running, and good news
has travelled just as fast.
Henry's giving her the first ride in
40 years.
Between 1976 and '80, Kawasaki sold
110,000 of these bikes.
It was disliked by authorities due
to its speed
and noisy two-stroke engine.
Because of its increasing rarity,
collectors love them, and they often
go for £5,000.
Up in Liverpool...
Simon's workshop drawers are getting
a fresh coat of paint.
As is the pine wardrobe.
So, as work is proceeding well on
their first finds...
Simon's taking Henry back to one of
his favourite spots,
the North Sea coast of Whitby.
We are back to see Phil and Julie!
Mate, I want to move here!
I love it!
It's gorgeous, isn't it?
Look at the view, son! Yeah, man.
Phil's known as the local scrappy.
He and girlfriend Julie clear houses
and businesses and are keen
to make money from the discarded.
People would say I'm a collector,
but I'm not like a collector
in the way that you would think
of being a collector.
He's definitely a hoarder!
SIMON: Hello again!
Hi Julie, how are you?
Hello, mate.
Has he been collecting more stuff?
He's collected quite a bit more
since you last came.
If we make money this time, what
would it go towards?
Well, I treated her the fish and
chips the last time, so I suppose
it might have to be, I don't know,
egg and chips or something...
Egg and chips, eh?
I tell you what, ah, Julie, he's
just spoiling you...
He's treating me again, isn't he?
I know, I just don't know I'm born.
With that motivation, let's get going.
Cheers, guys, see you later!
See you in a bit.
As ever, the boys are on the hunt
for a pair of discarded items each
that they can make a profit on.
SIMON: What do you see here?
Oh, mate, I see as always you
getting excited
about a pile of wood.
This, mate, is an entire trendy bar.
Have you been having something that
I haven't been having to drink?
I have been and sat in a bar which
was ENTIRELY made
of old pallets.
Where was that bar?
That bar was in...
...Italy.
Grazie mille! Yeah.
Upcycling a whole bar is too big a
project even for Simon.
So, the search continues - and
Henry's spotted
something lurking behind.
I found it!
HENRY STRAINING
It's a young man's game, this!
Now, then...
Is that a mangle, or is it something
else from a different angle?
Well, both, Henry.
It's a combination washer mangle,
the height of washing and drying
luxury in the early 20th century.
There's a handle, so what you do is
you mangle... Yeah.
And down here, you're spinning your
tub. Yeah. So, you're washing
your clothes and then pushing it
through the mangle to get all the
water out. Yeah, I mean,
there should be wood rollers here,
shouldn't there? Yeah, I guess so.
But that would be rather nice,
wouldn't it? Polish up the wood,
mate, blast it,
paint it some nice colours...
I've got my first item.
Er, did you notice that I overtook
you on the outside,
then heavily braked and tapped this
first?
MOCKINGLY: "Oh, it's mine!
"I bagsied it, I touched it first!
You cheated. Yep, I overtook you.
That mangle should be really
appreciative that I was the person
to put a hand on her because, if
Simon had taken her,
who knows what she could've been
upcycled into.
Really? Really?
Does that mean it's my item?
So Henry's 1-0 up, but Simon has a
plan to get his own back.
What are you doing?
I'm just going to touch everything
first and then decide what I want.
Look, don't be upset. Move on!
Yeah, that's an agricultural implement.
What, they dragged these behind
the tractor to just...?
Yeah, it's a cultivator-type thing.
Before the mid-20th century, old
harrows would have been dragged
by horses to break up the earth and
clod created by ploughing.
After the Second World War,
affordable tractors could drag
larger harrows, making these redundant.
What about some really cool glass
shelves on it?
Yeah. OK, first item.
Done. Good lad! You're welcome.
Hey? And I can wangle me angle!
Oh, it's a mangle...
Oh, hang on a minute, hang on a minute.
Oh, those are nice.
So you've got a seat... Yeah.
...that flips up.
Cinema! Correct.
Yep, they are cast iron supports
from an old cinema flip-up seat.
The wood and fabric parts are long
since gone, but Simon's undeterred.
There's your little arm rest there.
Yeah, they're all intact.
Just a nice bit of upholstery,
simple upholstery,
you've got your arms, maybe change
them. Yeah.
There's your back, here, ready to go.
They are going to be a blockbuster
of an item.
Well, listen, you know at the end of
a film, what does it say?
"The end"? Yeah, correct.
That's the end for me.
I've got two items - good luck, Henry.
Roll credits!
Simon's done, so he can sit back and
take in the view.
Look what I found!
What's that?
It's quite funky. Oh, yeah!
Look, I think you know better than me,
but I reckon that's a heater or something.
Yeah, it is. It's like a little
greenhouse heater, but oven.
They're kind of a bit flimsy, aren't
they?
But that... Yeah.
That's quite solid. Uplighter.
I've got you. Paint it a really cool colour,
keep the gauze on top, and I reckon
that will be beautiful, man.
Do you like it? Yeah.
And are we friends mainly?
Mainly - now, listen, that means
you've got your second item and,
much as I could sit here and look at
that view all day,
we'd better go and find Phil and
Julie, hadn't we?
Let's do it, mate. Hey, look, good job.
But what will Phil and Julie make of
their haul, starting
with the cinema seat?
Years ago, when they were doing,
revamping the sort of cinema place
down in Whitby and everything, they
were in a pile of scrap that were
getting rid of.
The next one is this rather large
agricultural thingy.
Old-fashioned harrow.
Yeah - I'm thinking a nice set of shelves.
JULIE: Yeah? Yeah.
That would be good.
Now tell me about the mangle.
That's sort of lost in the mists of
time, where I got it from,
but probably be out of an old barn
or somebody, something like that.
Tell me about, is that a little
heater?
Yeah, it's an electric heater.
The ones that superseded the
paraffin heaters.
There's four lovely little items there.
I think we could do quite well.
What do you reckon, Si? Yeah. Yeah?
You're going to get your egg and
chips, I know it.
Julie, I just know it.
JULIE: That's so good.
Thanks, Julie. Thank you very much.
PHIL: Goodbye.
Coming up, hard work pays off for Guy.
I think Henry is going to love that.
I can't wait to see his reaction.
There's brutal honesty in Liverpool.
Oh, no, Simon!
And a role reversal at the valuation.
All right.
There are the cubbyhole shelves, mate.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are finding and fixing
discarded possessions to raise
cash for their owners.
In Liverpool, Simon's back with two
more potentially profitable items.
What is it?
It is a cinema seat.
OK, well, where's the seat?
Minor detail. OK.
Don't you like them, though?
I do like them, but they're in
a pretty bad way, aren't they?
Oh, they are. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
This is a straight
off to the blaster's... Yeah.
And get them coated. Yeah? OK.
And then, the decision is,
is it just one seat, or can we go...
...out to a little two-seater
bench, something like that?
Yeah, that's a nice idea. Yeah.
Nice pieces of oak, OK? Yeah, nice.
Done. Right.
And now for something
completely different.
His second item -
the horse-drawn harrow.
I mean, this looks
dangerous, doesn't it?
Yeah, it's like something you'd find
in a medieval dungeon or something,
isn't it? Yeah.
Grab that end.
Take it round, round, round... Oh.
...round, round, round.
OK, against the wall, against the
wall, against the wall. OK.
Right, it sits like that.
Yeah.
And then let's have some
glass shelves...
...sitting on each of the spikes.
Four shelves, just a very simple
but lovely shelving unit.
Yeah, nice idea!
Erm...
I reckon this. I'll have this.
OK, right. Yeah.
OK, right, I'll take
these to the blaster's.
Just keep hold of that for us.
I'll be back in an hour.
Simon wants a perfect paint
finish on the cinema seats,
so they're off to be cleaned
and painted...
...whilst Gemma tackles
the rusty harrow by hand.
After removing the loose,
flaky rust,
Gemma adds a metal lacquer
to seal in the remaining rust,
creating a weathered
but stable finish.
Simon wants the finish
on this leaving exactly how it is,
rust and all.
So all's I'm doing
is adding a clear lacquer,
which'll protect it and leave it
exactly as it is.
Simon's cinema bench ends are
powder coated a signal red
and returned to the workshop.
Oh, these have come up well!
I love that colour.
Allowing Simon to get started
reconstructing the seat.
OK, just the arms to cut.
He's using expensive seasoned oak
because he's not planning to pay
for the wood.
Great.
Sand it down.
So we've just slowly used a finer
and finer grain on the sandpaper.
And every time you do,
this beautiful grain of the wood
comes out more and more.
With all the parts prepared,
Simon offers them up to see
if his construction will work.
Right, now, that's the back section.
And I've designed this,
so we've cut these chamfers out.
And when it sits in, it gets
the overhang on the other side,
as you can see there.
And then the idea is the bench
arm finishes at the same point.
And I've got this thought
to put a little tiny piece
on the outside as well,
just to marry it all together.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's returned
with his pickings
and the challenge
of the mangle has set Guy thinking.
Now bear with me, here. OK, I will.
Take all the cogs off...
Yeah.
...weld them together
in a sort of pattern...
Yeah.
...paint it a nice colour... Yeah.
...and make it into
a sort of steampunk lamp.
Erm... You'd get 50 to 70
to 100 quid for it,
depending on what the finished
item looked like.
OK, mate, I love it.
Sold to the man in the flat cap!
Henry, plans for
the electric heater?
This I thought was going to be
another lamp, but with a twist.
What kind of twist?
Uplighter.
OK.
I love the pattern here
of the casting, yeah?
And I think if we put a spotlight
or something in here,
boom, it will look really cool. OK.
So you have a kind of chrome-ish
like powder coat vibe, yeah? Yeah.
You know, with the new kind of
powder coats you get, right?
Yeah, yeah. To complement your
steampunk, coggy up, lovely lamp...
Yes. ..you've got an uplighter.
OK.
Guy starts his conversion
of the worthless old mangle
into a standard lamp by harvesting
all the usable parts.
Getting the cogs off
may be an issue,
so I'm just going to spray
some of this on,
go and have a cup of tea
and then probably have to hit
it with a hammer.
Whoa!
We might use that for
something, so we'll wait and see.
I could use that for
the base, maybe.
Now deconstructed, it's into
the shed to reconstruct.
I'm going to bolt the cogs
to this main shaft.
I want this one here,
and then, that one's going
to go there.
This one is going
to go sort of there-ish.
And I think that'll look lovely.
I just really like all
the old lettering on them
and the way they are.
They're lovely old things.
So, I mean, when that's powder
coated, it'll look fab.
With the mangle in bits,
Guy moves on to stripping
the old Belling heater.
And so far, so good.
The heating element is broken,
so it's being removed
and the old casing will be
the body of a retro-style
living room uplighter.
Right, that's it completely apart.
I don't need that.
This lot's got to go off to Daz.
With the heater going
for a fresh coat of paint.
Up in Liverpool, Simon's cinema
bench is also taking shape.
However, as a part of a row
of seats,
there are protruding
hinges that need removing.
So what I'm going to do
is I'm going to cut off this,
which, of course, would be the
swivel point for the next chair.
And I'd kind of like to keep it,
but it sticks out
and it's just a bit dangerous.
And we've still got the inside one,
if anyone wants to know
what the history of this is, so...
It's going, anyway.
Now removed, he'll bolt
all the woodwork on the bench ends.
But first, the glass for
the harrow's shelves has arrived.
Oh! Now, that...
...is that.
This isn't usually something I'd go
for, but I think it's great.
I love it.
It's simple.
It's effective.
I love the way you can see the blue
edge of the glass,
and it is secure.
Yeah, brill!
Good, I'm glad you like it,
because for a while,
I thought I was ploughing
a lone furrow!
Back in Oxfordshire,
the old mangle parts have arrived
at the local metalworkers,
where Frank Fletcher
is putting Guy's plans into action.
So my first job is drill
and tap this shaft
and put a thread in it.
The cogs are bolted to
a central spindle,
which has a heavy flywheel
as a base.
Little tap of the hammer, wherever.
All done.
See what Henry thinks.
It'll be a good job when
it's finished.
Job done.
Guy just needs to wire the lights.
Henry have I and decided we want
four small bulbs on this.
We think it'll just look better
than just having the two.
So I'm just starting to fit and wire
up the light fittings.
Right.
That's my part done.
But he also needs to rewire
the old heater
into its new life as an uplighter.
I've now got to make a mounting
bracket for the sort of light stalk.
The old base will hold
a new low-energy spotlight,
which will project up through
the top of the heater.
What I'm going to do now
is I'm going to mount this on here
with various locknuts and washers.
And then the light fitting
will go on the top,
and then that will slot inside the
tube, which I've got down here.
With the electrics wired,
the heater can be reassembled.
I think Henry is going to love that.
I can't wait to see his reaction.
With work progressing on the finds
from Phil's place,
the first finds from Mike Rodgers'
motorbike workshop need finishing
ahead of their valuation.
The motorbike is running well,
and Henry's now back.
Mate, that is phenomenal.
I've never rode in one
of those before. No?
As you know...
...that is seriously quick.
Now, look. Oh...
These have arrived.
Oh, look at them!
The final piece of the jigsaw.
Oh, look at that,
side panel badges, eh?
Yes.
OK, so, look, right?
We'll give it a polish...
Final polish.
...put those on...
Put them on, it's ready.
Oh, God, I want to keep this, man!
I knew you would.
The old paraffin dispenser
has been painted,
and Guy's fashioned a lamp fitting
from milled aluminium.
All that's left to do
now is just wire it up.
A simple bit of wiring...
...assembly...
...and it's done, ready
for Henry's assessment.
I don't think that a sticker
is required,
so my lovely little Lister sticker...
Leave it as it is. I love it.
I think it's lovely, too.
Good.
Simon's also finishing
his first finds.
The workshop metal drawers
were repaired and repainted red.
Now, Gemma, this just isn't right.
Why? Well, you're smiling.
Yeah. And your hair's too neat.
Oh, why?
Because you've got to be Guy.
Oh. Yeah, so look a bit dour, yeah?
There you go.
Now you're there!
What's this?
What do you think it is, mate?
Candy apple red cubby,
lovely, isn't it?
Cubbyhole doors, everyone
wants them, yeah, lovely.
I do like it. I can see why they
like it so much.
Absolutely. Who wouldn't want them?
Any man cave,
know what I mean, mate?
I'm going to go and drink some tea.
Simon's tatty pine wardrobe
came with a big claim.
This could be one of the best
transformations I've ever done.
And artist Roy, who followed Simon's
instructions to the letter,
has turned them into
a kids' wardrobe
decorated to look like a
block of flats.
Oh, no, Simon!
What? It's a bit depressing,
isn't it?
Well, you know what
artists are like.
I just said...
All I said to Roy was,
"Give me that Northern '70s vibe",
and he did, because that's
what it was like.
I'm glad I wasn't
around in the '70s.
I can spot a bit of colour inside.
Looks better in there.
I'm depressed now.
I was around in the '70s.
Thanks.
It's not quite what Simon imagined,
but will he make a profit for Mike?
It's time to find out
at the valuation.
Mike's arrived to check out
the transformations
and to learn
how much money's been made.
Hey, mate! How you going?
Good to see you, man.
You well? How are you, Mike?
I'm good, yeah. Good to see you.
Well, look, mate, there you go.
Wow, wow. It looks great.
Yeah, the bike's
come out well, mate.
Yeah, it's beautiful, isn't it?
I've got to have a...
That's a bit of art, mate.
It's different!
Come and join us, mate. Yeah.
But have we made you any
money? That's the key.
Now, this is Adam.
Adam Partridge runs several auction
houses in the north-west.
With years of sales experience,
he can accurately value
almost anything.
First, Simon's metal drawers,
normally Henry's domain.
Can I confess... Yeah, yeah.
Can I lend your glasses?
I just want to lend
your glasses a minute.
What are you doing? All right?
ALL LAUGH
Start with the cubbyhole
shelves, mate.
So you've done the red
powder coating?
Yeah, mate, yeah.
I like how you've kept
that misshapen charm.
The smashed and rusting drawers
were resurrected for £80,
spent on paint and lacquer.
I reckon £100.
I've sold them... Yeah.
...for £110. Super.
A modest profit of £30.
Moving on from the homage
to Henry Cole.
Yes.
This one's to all those people
around the country who live
in lovely blocks of flats.
I thought it was a kind of portaloo
TARDIS thing going on there.
You're being mean.
Well, I don't like it.
Ready for the dump,
Simon spent £100 having it painted
as a block of flats.
I'll say 80 quid.
Ah...
That's a loss for Simon to pick up,
and unfortunately, no profit
for Mike.
OK, let's talk about
the lamp quickly.
Well, the lamp, you've not got much
you can do with something
like that, can you?
No.
The can brightened up for £50 spent
on paint, aluminium,
a lampshade and wiring.
It kind of works, but it's 40
quid's worth, isn't it?
Oh, Mike, again, I'm so sorry.
I'm having a bad day!
That's a loss for Henry
to absorb, too.
Hopefully, Henry's motorbike
restoration will bring
in the bucks for Mike.
Come on, Adam!
Well, assuming it's all running
sweet and everything...
Sweet as!
Idle for 40 years, the missing parts
were bolted back on
and the engine
cleaned for £50 spent on labour.
Come on, talk to me...
Well, £6,000, how about that?
I think 6,000's all right.
The Widow Maker's
turned a £5,950 profit.
Plus all the other items,
adds another 30 quid.
So, £5,980, Mike,
how does that sound?
Sounds good to me.
Despite a couple of fails, Henry's
choice of location
means the boys
are sending Mike home with £5,980.
I think they've done
really well today.
I think the lamp looked really nice.
The bike looks great.
You know, it's added a great value
to it, so, yeah, I'm really happy.
Coming up, the future's bright...
Cor! Look.
Oh, that's lovely.
And a surprise at
the second valuation.
That's the mangle? Yeah.
LAUGHTER
You mangled it!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are attempting to make a profit
from people's discarded clutter.
This isn't usually something I'd
go for, but I think it's great.
I love it.
Henry's choice of rummage spot
has just earned owner Mike £5,980.
But can Simon's choice
of location earn more?
In Liverpool, Simon's made shelves
from a rusty old harrow...
It's simple, it's effective...
I think it's great.
I love it.
...and he's also rescued cinema seat
bench ends
and created a seat for two.
I'm putting the final touch
on this bench -
a clear wax all over the wood
to protect and seal it.
A quick polish with
the electric buffer...
...and the bench is ready for sale.
What do you think?
It's amazing, I love it!
So you know I'm looking
a good price, I'm looking 150?
Can I knock you down
a little bit there?
A little bit, yeah.
100?
Even though it pains
me to say, 110?
OK. Let's do it.
Brilliant.
That sounds a good price,
but will the valuer agree?
In Oxfordshire, the old electric
heater no longer worked,
but Guy repurposed it into
a retro-styled uplighter.
Is that a powder coat?
Yes.
Oh, that's lovely.
It kind of does, from
a distance, look like chrome.
Yeah. Doesn't it?
Yeah.
There we go.
Oh, mate, that's an up of light!
Do you know what?
Just sometimes, sometimes,
you have a talent for this.
It was simple, that's why.
Yeah, that's probably right!
If he was impressed with that,
then what will he make
of his upcycled mangle?
That is incredible.
I didn't think you had it in you.
Really?!
Three, two, one...
I think that's lovely.
That is unbelievable.
Seriously, man, that is incredible.
That is worth quadruple
what a mangle is worth.
Oh, definitely.
Well done, skid!
Phil and Julie have returned to see
what the boys have made
of their unwanted possessions.
Hey Phil, how are you?
Good to see you.
Great to see you, how are you, mate?
Go and have a wander.
Oh, look at that.
JULIE: Wow!
That's the mangle?!
Yeah.
He mangled it!
There you go.
Come and join us,
what do you reckon?
Love it. Yeah? Yeah.
We are now going to be joined
by our independent valuer, Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a store
specialising in the upcycled
and repurposed, so she has a good
idea of what sells.
Listen, let's start
with the uplighter,
upcycled from heater.
Yeah, I think it looks really good.
I like that you've powder coated
it in the silver,
it's sympathetic to its original purpose.
The rusty broken heater
was revived for £40 of paint
and electrical parts.
I think somebody would be quite
happy to pay £80 for that.
The uplighter lights
up a £40 profit.
Let's talk about... now, that was
originally something else -
mangling.
That steampunk vibe
is really popular.
The scrap-bound mangle
was turned into a lamp
for £60 on welding and steel.
I should think somebody
would be quite happy to pay £150.
I'm glad you said that,
because I've flogged it...
Good. ..for 175 quid.
Oh, that's even better.
So the mangle wrings out a £115
profit for Phil and Julie.
Right, OK, I'll jump in.
Let's go with the cinema seat ends,
now a lovely little
two-seater bench.
Perfect colour, I'd say.
I like that you did a contemporary
cut to the wood,
instead of it just being all traditional.
I think it makes it more interesting.
You've got the traditional sides
and then the clean,
contemporary lines.
It cost just £50 on timber and paint
to turn the cinema seat ends
into a bright new bench.
I think you could fetch £120 for it.
I've sold that for £110.
Just shy of the valuation,
but still a £60 profit.
OK, let's say "harrow" to the harrow.
I love that you haven't
over-restored it.
You've cleaned it up, put a bit
of lacquer on.
The fact that you can tell
it's an agricultural piece,
I think, adds to the charm.
Bound for scrap, the harrow
was turned into shelves for
£40 worth of metal lacquer
and safety glass.
I would say somebody would be happy
to pay £150 for that.
The old harrow has raked
up a £110 profit.
All in all, you're going home
with 325 of your finest
English pounds.
How's that? Very good.
That's lovely, thank you very much!
Good.
So Simon's decision to return
to Phil and Julie's place
has raised...
Well, I think that Simon and Henry
have done really, really well.
I especially like the shelves
that they've made.
Yeah, that was lovely.
But raising a whopping £5,980
for Mike Rogers, it's Henry's choice
of rummage spot that
has made the most today.
I don't care!
I don't care, you can give me
the L, I'm going to give
you the U.
What's that for? Because you are now
a true upcycler.
What you did with that mangle,
I'd have been proud of.
Good lad.
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