Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 9 - Episode #3.9 - full transcript

Oh, my God!

The sheds, garages and barns
of Britain are stacked

with old possessions.

This is heaven, mate.

I mean that's the only
way to describe it.

What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.

I've just fallen in love.

Man, that's gorgeous!

Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
reckon they can fix

this redundant rubbish.

And once restored,
sell for a profit.



That immense, mate.

For Henry and his mechanic...

That's it!

...it's all about restoring the retro
relics and vintage classics.

Oh, my God, it goes!

Whilst Simon and his up-cycler
re-purpose the unwanted

into fantastic furniture.

Oh, my word, that is amazing!

Have a look, what do you reckon?

I think it's remarkable,
it's breathtaking.

All right! Eh?

They might have different approaches,

but together they'll turn
a profit for the owners.

You're going home, mate, with 6,220
quid. How does that sound?



That sounds brilliant.

Today, there's a victory for Simon.

You were right not to paint this.

I was right!

Henry's seeing pound signs.

That is serious money.

Serious!

And love is in the air
at the valuation.

It's so charming. I never knew
I wanted one of these!

Today, Henry is taking Simon
to God's own county, Yorkshire.

Between the moors and the dales lies
the village of Thornborough,

which shares a feature
with Stonehenge in Wiltshire.

Up here, there are three henges
tucked away of identical size

and they're laid out, they
believe, to look like Orion's Belt.

How amazing is that?

That is amazing.

And Henry hopes his stars will
align today,

as he is taking Simon back to a
haunt they've visited before.

Does the name Dave ring a bell?

David Bell!
Yeah, you've got it, son!

Oh, wow! Oh, I loved David.
He's got stuff, man.

Come on, Dave, what have you got?

Former shop fitter Dave swapped
London for the good life

over 20 years ago.

I like to collect automotive stuff,
petrol pumps, old cars,

signs, anything like that.

Avid collector Dave's always got
projects on the go.

So a good clear out could fund
a beloved restoration.

I'm hoping they'll find enough
things to make
a decent bit of money,

because I've got a Model A hot rod
that I'd really like to finish.

Dave? Yeah?
Oh, hi. Nice to see you guys again.

Good to see you, mate.

So, Dave, look, as always we are
going to have a rummage about...

You are welcome to, yeah.

We are going to identify
a couple of items each

and we are going to take them away,
restore them and do whatever,

but as you know, make
you some money, hopefully.

And we know where to go, Dave.
It's full speed that way.

I'm getting older.

Come on then, Dave,
we'll see you in a minute.

The boys head to Dave's shed.

Have fun rummaging!
Yeah, we'll rummage.

Each in search of two
profitable picks.

Hey-hey, remember last time
we were here and I took that massive

aluminium boat and turned
it into a garden seat?

I dare you to take this, come on.

What?
Argh!

Coward!

The fibreglass boat's not a job
either of them fancy,

but Simon has spotted another vessel
that floats his boat.

Hey, you just walked
right past the cylinder.

It's an old domestic
copper immersion cylinder.

It's a large aqualung.

They used to be in everyone's house
in the cupboard, in the bathroom.

They are now museum pieces.

Because everyone has your combi
boiler and hot water straight out of
the boiler.

What are you going to do with it?

I'm going to wash my hands of this.

Is that a clue?

That's my first item, that's
all I'm saying, come on.

Is that a clue, wash hands?

What?

One item picked and the boys
head into the big shed.

Come on, open the door!
I'm in, I'm in. Let's get in!

There's nothing in here for you.

There's everything
for me. Welcome home.

That is, my friend is something
very special, isn't it?

Petrolhead Henry has been drawn
to a car hubcap dating

precisely from 1957.

As it stands, it's worth about £50.

That is American, I think.

Perhaps turn it into a clock?

That is an automotive decorative
item if ever there was one.

Yeah, it has a certain style
but it's a hubcap, isn't it?

That's your first item?
Yeah, because I want to turn
it into a loveliness.

That's a feather
in your hubcap, isn't it?

Hey! Hey! I'm loving it.

Originally designed to protect
just the wheel hub from dirt,

they soon became larger decorative
covers designed to hide new cheaper

pressed steel wheels.

Come on then, let's move on.

One-all...

...and the search continues.

I'm going round here.

But Simon is in a mischievous mood.

Si? Si?

Woo! Argh!

Ha! Ha! Ha!

It was worth coming just for that.

If Henry's heart wasn't racing already,

it is now, as he's spotted
an old Beckmeter petrol pump.

This one was probably last used
around 1970,

back when 4-star fuel was 34p a gallon,

or 7.5 pence a litre.

It's a beautiful thing, imagine
it with a glass globe on it.

I kind of like the fact it's got
that '60s vibe going on.

I mean, once it's done in some cool
American type kind of livery,

do you know what I mean?

It's going to be posh.

Tell you what, man,
that is serious money.

Serious!

Henry's two motoring
makeovers mean he's done.

Simon has one item to find.

I remember from last time,

Dave has a room full of lovely furniture.

And it's this way, maybe, maybe.

Come on.
I do remember that, yeah.

I can hear it.

Come on. Oh, I remember!

Yes, look!

Fireplace.

This is your heaven.
Love it.

Simon's spoilt for choice,
but he's drawn to an inlaid cabinet.

Hello, mate, that is nice.
What is that, Art Deco or something?

Yeah.

The Art Deco movement started
in France just before

the First World War, but took
off after a 1925 design

exhibition in Paris.

The angular style was eventually
used for everything from fashion

and furniture, to cars
and even buildings.

Second item, when you see it and you
fall in love with it, you take it.

I've just got me hand out ready.
We're done.

I have to tell you, mate,
I love that.

But what will Dave make
of the boys' picks?

Dave, where did you get
the petrol pump?

I think I remember it coming
from the back of an old bus garage.

Now, also a small hubcap,
just the one.

Can't tell you too much, apart
from it's from an American car.

Yeah.
That is your two items.

Now then, I've fallen in love
with a little cabinet.

A lady I do some work for didn't
want it, it was in her shed.

And then an old hot
water cylinder, mate?

A friend of mine wanted to make
a still out of it,

but we've never
got round to it.

Dave, can we come back again?

Next year, same time, same place.

Cheers, mate.
Absolutely, matey.

I'd love that, Dave,
thank you so much.

Simon's going round the bend.

Yep, starting to look absolutely crazy.

And the future's bright for Henry.

Yay, look at that!

And tempers fray at
the second barn search.

No... You just pushed me out of

the way when you said you'd found

something beautiful and then you

expect me to listen to you.

I am not having this!

Restorers Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien are finding

discarded junk, then fixing
it and flogging it for profit.

That, my friend, is something
very special, isn't it?

The boys have two items each
and Simon is in Liverpool

showing his haul to restoration
buddy Gemma Longworth -

starting with the 1920s cabinet.

Gorgeous, isn't it? It is fab.

But the problem is - there's some
quite serious issues.

Oh, yeah.

I know a guy who is an absolute
genius with marquetry and veneer.

Oh, really?

Let's get it done by a professional
and then we'll finish off the rest

of the bodywork and everything. Yeah.

But the vital bits
have to be perfect,

I think, with marquetry. OK.

Next, the less than glamorous
copper hot water tank.

This is a hot water cylinder, right?

You have your airing cupboard,

with your big, red lagged jacket
around it to keep it warm.

Me nan use to have one of them!

How about we cut it round here,
flip this over

and you've got like a really funky
copper wash basin?

There's your plughole. Yeah.
Find some really out there taps.

That could look really
good, if it works.

Yeah, so it's kind of
a steampunk kind of sink.

So, Simon starts on the copper
immersion heater.

I'm going to take my cut

hard against that.

First, cutting off the domed top
with a small rotary power tool.

Once done, he can get a better idea

what his copper basin
might look like.

This is where the taps
are going to come out.

There's our waste.

So, I've got to bang all the dents
out as much as possible.

Patience and a rubber hammer
are perfect for reshaping

the old water tank.

With the dents removed, handyman
Phil can use his angle grinder

to remove years of tarnish to return
the tank

to a pristine, copper finish.

Angle grinders and attachments
can be bought from £25.

The Art Deco cabinet has arrived
at Simon's veneer repairer Paul,

who starts by removing the damaged
veneer - ready to be replaced.

Veneer is a thin coating of fine
wood that is glued to the surface

of cheaper wood to give
a better appearance.

Down in Oxfordshire, Henry's
introducing restorer Guy Willison
to his picks.

Tell me what that is.
It's a hubcap. Nice.

It's an American hubcap.

I really liked it just
because of its form, really.

Yes. So, look, I think we should
do it as a clock.

I like that. Right, because I think
there are 24 of these,

so that would mean two per hour.

So, polish it up,
drill a hole there,

get a little clock vibe going on,

we can send that out to our
mate down the road. Yeah.

Then, perhaps, wood surround?

Ooh, I thought it
would just be as is.

OK.

From the little to the large -
the 1960s petrol pump.

So, my intention is to turn it back
to a kind of

late '50s, early '60s colour scheme.

Dark red front and back.

The middle of it, dark blue.

OK, I will take your lead on that
because I hate to admit it,

but you do know what you are doing
with these.

Thank you. All in all, a couple
of lovely items.

I can't wait to get stuck
into the petrol pump.

And that they do.

Oi! Oi!

Get a little bit of this detritus,
little bit of detritus off.

With the worst of the grunge removed,

the boys can start dissembling.

Oh, look at the bulb in that.
Look at that, hey? Yes.

Wow!

And with the panels coming
off intact, Henry can't resist

a test patch to see if the enamel
dials will come back to pristine.

That ain't so bad.

OK, good, all right, I feel good,
I feel good.

When all the exterior parts
and panels are removed,

they'll be sent for
a fresh coat of paint.

Hurrah!

Next, Guy can start on Henry's
1950s hubcap clock.

I'm just going to polish it,
so it looks nice and pretty

for the clock man to fit
the innards and the hands.

This is actually a chrome polish,
it's not an alloy polish,

that's a bit more abrasive.

This is finer particles,
so it shouldn't scratch the chrome.

Right, there we go,
I think that's lovely.

In Liverpool, the cabinet is back,
the damaged veneer restored

and Gemma can update the old cabinet
by adding some colour.

Adding a little bit of colour
to the inside,

just to give it
a contemporary twist.

She's using a lilac matt emulsion

to give the interior a bit
of a lift...

...and a wax to brighten the exterior.

It will shine it up and give it a
bit of extra protection.

With the water tank now
revealing its copper lustre,

Simon can start constructing
the basin.

So, this now is a...

...ring bent out of copper that...

...should help us to marry this edge
onto the cylinder.

He's using a plumber's soldering flux

to bond the bent pipe to create
a permanent hook.

So, we've got a pre-soldered joint.

That means that inside you've
already

got your solder ready to go,

which I'm now going to slot on here.

Going to have to force it a bit.

Yep, yep, yep.

The solder is fixed
with the application of heat.

Everything wants to be done evenly.

With the soldering done,
it'll need to cool and then more

soldering will attach
the basin to the tank.

Rather than fit standard taps,
Simon's decided to go wacky

with some spare copper piping.

Let's get the old pipe bender out.

Yep, it's starting to look
absolutely crazy.

Love it!

In Oxfordshire, with the petrol pump
panels at the powder coaters,

the boys can get
polishing what's left.

Here you go. Oh, mate!

That's for up there.

Look, I've un-seized the brass
screws and polished them,

so that's ready for a globe,
when you've got one.

That's fantastic, I thought
we were going to have to paint that.

No, no. Do you know what?

You have an idea of how much
pleasure that gives me.

I do, it's about the same as me.

In the workshop, the boys
have so much more pleasure to give.

I've polished your knob for you.

Oh, that's nice, look at that.

With Guy fixing the electrics
to illuminate the signage,

Henry is replacing the broken glass
from in front of the display.

Let's peel it off and get
it involved, shall we?

There you go.

Clips back and the second
panel attached.

Look at that.

Yeah, that's great.

With the broken glass parts replaced,

Guy needs to finish
the wiring for the lighting

and then time for the big switch on.

Ya! Yay! Look at that!

That is a Christmas tree.

It is. When all the other stuff's
on it, it will be beautiful.

Henry's second item, the '50s
hubcap, is at the clock shop,

where horologist Phil Maynard
is making a brass plate.

Make sure that's nice and tight,

and then that should go in there.

So a cheap battery alarm clock
mechanism can be adapted

to fit to the back of the hubcap.

Next, some clock hands suitable
for a 1950s-style hubcap.

I think they'll look
quite good on there.

Next, Phil removes the middle,
so the hands can pop

through the centre of the new clock.

All the way through.

Took a bit of work,
but we got there in the end.

With the clock glued in place,
the hands can be refitted

and the centre cone re-attached
to the shaft to hide the mechanism.

Plenty of clearance.
There we go - job done.

With work now well under way
on their first finds,

Simon's taking Henry to the Midlands
for his choice of search spot.

Have I got a treat for you today?

Have you?

We are going to meet a lovely lady
called Amy

and this place is all about horsepower.

Are you joking? No, come on!

Really? Yeah. Simon!

Yep, real horsepower.

Amy Pugh and her family run a stud farm,

breeding and training
horses for competition.

We've lived here for
about seven years now.

We seem to have accumulated
a lot of items.

My great grandparents,
my grandparents and now my

mother and father's.

A lot of them have been sat
in there for so long now

that it's probably a bit wasteful.

Hey, hi, how are you?
I'm Simon and this is Henry.

Amy, I'm so sorry I look
a little bit depressed,

but he's had me here. What?

He said there was plenty
of horsepower here.

We've got quite a few nice dressage
and event horses on the yard, yeah.

And if we did make you some money,
Amy, what would you spend it on?

We are hoping to renovate
the old stables that are just

on the side of our house, so it be
nice to put it towards that.

Thank you so much.
OK, we will see you later.

See you in a little bit.
All right. Cheers.

The boys may only pick two items
each that they think they can make

a profit on for Amy.

Oh, stuff already!

Furniture, wood - ha-ha-ha!
I'm very happy.

Hang on, hang on,
where are you going?

What? What about that?

But it's Henry that
makes the first spot -

a hardwood, occasional
table, chessboard.

Probably made in the last 50 years.

Chess originated in India
in the 7th century

from a game called chaturanga.

Mate, so, look, if it's all right, I
haven't taken a chess set before.

Eh, sounds like a plan to me.

Good choice, very different.

We don't see them very often.
Go for it, Henry.

I really would like to fleece Guy
with it

because I can actually play,
you know.

My money's on Guy.

I was getting relaxed there, mate,

now you've just really put
me on one.

Henry is 1-0 up, but there's many
more stables to search.

Oh, a lovely old, handmade dovecote.

Dovecotes originated in medieval Europe

and were symbols of status and power.

Enshrined in law,
only noblemen were allowed them.

Oh, you might have your work
cut out there, mate.

I think there's been a little bit
of pecking going on.

Yes, but...
But you can repair that, mate.

Make a new stand for it.

That dovecot is going to become
a beautiful dovecot again.

That's one item all, I believe.
Yeah, good mate, come on.

The stables are offering
up some lovely things.

I told you they would.

But with one pick each, Henry's
pining for something

with more horsepower.

Oh, bigger, more stuff, wow!
Lots of stuff.

There you go. Oh, man!

Can't see anything
worth having, really.

You can't see anything
worth having in here? No.

Simon is happy to lead his old nag
to water,

but he's going to have to work hard
to make him drink.

Hey, Henry, Henry, stand up straight.

OK, move that way, move that way.

Now...

...remove that.

Well, that's actually very nice.

Yeah, it's from a huge
dresser, isn't it?

Look, that's your little ledge
to rest your crockery on.

Come on, what are
you going to do with it?

OK, well, look, polish it, I think
we might need to make a few
more shelves, do you think?

Possibly.

Put a base on it, or something
just to give it sort

of a completeness, put
it against a wall, happy days.

As you would say, probably a couple
of coats we're looking at. Yeah.

Simon's assistance means
Henry has his two picks,

but this is no one-horse race.

I've seen something very,
very beautiful.

Thanks, mate.

No, no, it's definitely not you!

Simon's spotted a 19th-century oak sideboard.

Unloved and with no rear legs,
Simon thinks he can refurbish it

and get a good price for it.

This is a very, very lovely thing.

And look how long that is.
It must be seven-foot long.

Got to be. You are only feigning
interest here, aren't you?

Well, it's a sideboard, isn't it?

I can feel that Henry
has been sulking all day

because I tricked him
about the horsepower.

You just pushed me out of the way
when you said you'd found something

beautiful and then you expect
me to listen to you.

I am not having this. OK, look,

this is a very rare
and lovely thing,

so be quiet and listen for a change.

You going to take it, then?
Yes. Let's go and see Amy. Yeah.

Whoa, whoa, hold your horses.

The search is now done.

Simon, do you want
to see something funny?

I'm never going to get... no, no, no!
Come on!

Wait a minute, I've just got to...

I think I might... Come on.

I can't even get to first base,
can I?

Hopefully, you'll impress Amy
more with your picks,

starting with the chessboard
occasional table.

I know that it's been sat
there for quite a few years.

It belongs to my father.

Amy, now tell me about
the shelving unit there.

Well, I know this was here
when I moved into the property.

It was a piece of furniture
that my grandmother had used.

I don't know where the other
bottom bit has ended up.

OK, my two items, let's start
with the dovecot,

tell me about that.

That's something that my grandfather
actually made for my mother

and her sister many, many years ago,
before I was born,

as a present and he also gave them a
dove each

as well as part of the present.

Wow! That's what you call
a present, isn't it?

And my second item, well, every now
and again I come across a piece

that I fall in love with -

and that is one of them.

Again, quite an old family piece.

It belonged to my great
grandmother, I believe.

We've had an absolutely fabulous
day, thank you very much indeed.

Yeah, thank you very much as well.
Thank you so much.

Do you want another go on the horse?
Come on, let's have a go.

Have you got a smaller one? Maybe.

Great, come on then.
I'll get the van. OK, mate.

Coming up,

the boys are on fire in Liverpool...

I think it's just
killed our table saw.

...hugs all round in Oxfordshire...

Isn't that just the best thing ever?

Well done, mate. Happy days.

...and Henry's in the money
up the valuation.

£1,200.

Well, I flogged it for 1,400.

Restorers and upcyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien

are turning clutter into cash.

I really would like
to fleece Guy with it.

My money's on Guy.

After visiting Amy Pugh's horse
stud, the boys now have two

more items each and Simon
is showing his to Gemma.

What is this?

Well, what's it look like?

It looks like some
sort of birdhouse.

That's exactly what it is, yeah.

If you ignore the base
and then work up,

OK, it needs a bit of treatment,
but I think the rest

of it is fairly...

...well, fairly solid.

It's definitely got potential.

And we'll make a new stand for it. Yeah.

And let's make it into
a glorious dovecot. OK.

Next, the 19th-century sideboard

and Simon already knows
what Gemma's thinking.

I will do all the work for the rest
of the year,

if you promise that
you don't paint this.

Yeah, all right then.

Because I'd just love it.
Yeah, it's gorgeous.

Beautiful, isn't it? Yeah.

There's a couple of bits missing -
the legs at the back.

Just leave this with me
and we'll get stuck

into the dovecot together, yeah?

All right, yeah.

Passionate to preserve the antique sideboard,

Simon and Phil start by preparing
some oak

to replace the missing back legs.

Oak, they don't call
it iron wood for nothing.

I think it's just
killed our table saw.

After the saw's motors have cooled,
they can finish the legs.

That's one done.

I think I might need
me respirator as well.

These are now going to form the rear
legs for our oak dresser.

Phew, I need to step
outside for a bit.

But there's no rest for the wicked.

The dovecote's not
going to clean itself.

There you go, Simon.

You are going to need
these for all that dirty work.

And when you've finished,
I'll have a cup of tea.

Argh!

I really got sentimentally
attached to this dovecot.

Oh!

Not sure it was a good idea now.

South, in Oxfordshire,
Henry's picks have just arrived

for restorer Guy to size up.

Now, look, that obviously
is a shelving unit

from a large dresser. Yes.

Right? We haven't got the dresser,
we've got a large shelving unit.

Yes. Get a base made, so it'll
stand on a base,

or you could still use it on a
kitchen worktop,

you know, against the wall. OK.

And then I think we should paint it.

I think Cotswold green, or ivory,
or whatever, but basically painted.

Right, good. Next.

Now, all right, I was a bit
concerned by the old dresser top,

but I quite like this.

I think it's Asian in descent. Yes.

I think it will clean
up lovely and also...

Are their 16 in there?

Well, there's black there and white
on the other side

and there's also a little book,

which is Chess for the Novice Player.

Well, I'd play draughts on that.

Look, we'll see if we've got
a full set.

If we haven't, will buy a nice
new set for it

because these, I have to tell you,
mate, are not exactly Faberge.

No.

Henry and Guy start
on the chessboard.

Its intricately carved top
has accumulated a lot of dried wax

over the years,
which needs removing.

I think this is the best way
of doing it to get all the muck

out of all the cracks and the carving.

It's a very good starting point.

While Guy finishes cleaning the top,
Henry replaces the dated drawer

handles with some spare knobs
he had left over from another job.

Beautiful. It's amazing
what a lovely knob can do. Hmm?

That's what I think.

With Henry continuing to clean
the chessboard,

Guy can prep
the wooden shelves.

The first thing to do to this wooden
shelving unit is sand it down,

which will clean the wood,
give it a nice finish,

ready for painting.

In Liverpool, and with the oak
legs at the wood turner's,

Simon concentrates on restoring the finish

of the 19th-century sideboard.

Just brush the dust off.

Whenever you clean any old, antique furniture,

just brush with the grain.

I'm starting to think that all
this needs is a really good polish

because it's gorgeous as it is,
it's absolutely beautiful.

However, Simon has spotted some
damage to the drawers.

There are two pieces of bead
missing from this drawer.

I have one, which was in the draw,
which will fit down the side,

but that means I'm
missing one section.

So, I've decided, just
because I'm just being belligerent,

to make a new piece out of oak
and then stain it to match.

And that will match beautifully
once I've stained it.

Even if I say so
myself, that's good.

Next door, Gemma has decided
she will help Simon a little bit -

with some woodworking.

I've decided to put together
the base for the dovecot.

It's all put together,
so it's just a case of smoothing

off all of these edges now.

There we go, much better
than the old one now.

New base made, Simon is struggling
with the rest of it.

You couldn't just fill some
of the wormholes, could you?

Because it's driving
me to distraction.

No, a deal's a deal, Simon.

Fill the holes and then
I'll have a cup of tea.

After treating the old timber
for woodworm,

he screws on Gemma's new base.

Next, the badly woodwormed dovecote
needs filling...

...sanding...

...and priming.

And then we are going to finish
it off with yacht paint.

It's expensive, but, my
word, it lasts.

Ah! Finally, priming done,
well-earned break.

Simon, how's that tea coming
along?

Yeah, I'll make it now. Thanks.

In Oxfordshire, the old shelves
have arrived at the carpenter's

to have a new base added.

A pine bottom shelf is made
and screwed to the old dresser top.

Next, a pine moulding is added
to match what's already there.

I think the final product is good,
yeah. I think it looks nice.

It's straight and true and accurate.
It looks like the top.

I think we've achieved
everything we was asked to do.

New woodwork done,
it's down to the paint shop

for a high gloss finish
to disguise the new timber.

There you go, Henry.
Another one done.

Shame it's green.

Back at base, Henry is checking
all the pieces are present

and correct for the chess set table.

I can't believe this. I actually
think we're in the money.

Fortunately, all 32 pieces
are present and correct.

So what we do now is give
these a clean, yeah? Hmm-hmm.

And we'll clean that, and we're
away. Yeah.

With work going well on the second
set of items,

up in Liverpool, Simon
is finishing his first finds.

The Art Deco cabinet
has had new veneer added

and a bright interior
paint job by Gemma.

Oh!

But overnight storage in the
damp workshop

has not been kind to the freshly
glued veneer.

The veneer is just coming away.

It's blistered in areas,
in most of it.

Oh! If you would have left it with
me, this wouldn't have happened.

It's your fault, I'm blaming you.

At least the polished
basin is on track.

Simon is now fashioning some wacky
taps from offcuts of copper pipe.

That's what I call a tap for a sink.

Time for a verdict from Gemma.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen
anything quite like it.

Would you like to have a go?
Does it work as well?

Of course! There's no point if it
doesn't work, is there? Let's see.

There you go. Look at that!

One fully functioning bathroom sink.

I do really like it,
I just can't see it in my house.

It's too expensive for your house.
That would mean you'd have to wash

your hands every now
and then as well!

I'll just wear gloves.

So, a lukewarm approval from Gemma.

Back in Oxfordshire, Henry's '50s
hubcap was turned into a clock...

There we go, job done.

...and the boys are checking
out the final product.

HE COUGHS

Nice!

I love the way the thing's been cut
off and put over the hands,

it's lovely.

I know you've been thinking
of a wooden surround, but to me,

that chrome, the hands, I think
it's lovely as it is.

Sure? I'm positive.

If I saw that, I wouldn't want
a wooden surround -

I like it's just automobilia
on its own.

Happy days, I love it. Right, that's
it. OK, I'll put it in the shed.

OK.

Next, Henry's petrol pump is back
from the painter's

and it's ready
for its final reassembly.

Bobby-dazzler, what a belter!

Look at that!

It's important not
to knock the fresh paint.

Oh, steady. That's all right, that
wasn't painted.

Rotate that slightly, waggle that
left and right. There we go, that's
in.

It's beginning to become a petrol
pump again, isn't it? Hmm?

Yes.

Oh, look at that!

Top done, they add
the painted panels.

That's it, whatever you're
doing there, son.

That's fantastic, look at that.

A new hose is added
and they top off the restoration

with a new glass globe.

That is quite impressive. It is.

Slowly.
One, two, three - bang!

That looks good, doesn't it?

Well done, mate. Happy days!

Time to see if it's even happier days,

as Henry has lined up a buyer -

Angus, a classic car dealer.

1,650.
I'll do 1,200 for you.

I'm not going any lower than 1,400.

That's fine, 1,400 I'll do a deal
at. Is that really it?
Yeah, why not?

It's a pleasure.

But will Henry still be happy
when it's been valued?

Dave Bell has arrived
in the Cotswolds to check out

what the boys have done
with his possessions.

Hey, Dave, how are you? Good to see
you. Good to see you, man.

Well, look, Dave, fill your boots,
man, have a look around.

See what you reckon.
That's looking fabulous.

Yeah, so that's come out
well, I think, Dave.

That is crazy.
I knew you'd like that, mate.

Yeah, come on back, mate.

Dave, I'm glad you like it, but have
we made you any money? Now...

Let me introduce
you to Adam, our valuer.

Adam Partridge has worked
in auctions for 30 years

and now owns several auction
houses of his own.

There is little he hasn't
valued or sold.

Let's take one on
the chin to start with.

Art Deco cabinet.

The only redeeming feature
is that kind of parquetry inlay
on the front.

Apart from that, it's quite
an unsaleable piece.

£50 was spent restoring
the damaged veneer,

but a damp workshop has not
been kind to the old cabinet.

I'm going to probably value
it at 30.

Ooh, you look so upset, £40.

The work costs, mate, 50 quid.

But you know what?
I'm going to absorb that.

Simon's intervention means Dave
keeps the valuation price of £40.

Let's cheer the mood
up with a crazy cylinder sink.

It's good fun, isn't it?

I like that, it brings a smile
to your face.

Destined for scrap, a selection
of workshops spares transformed

the tank into a quirky
basin for nothing.

£100.
I've sold it - for £110.

A copper-bottomed profit of £110.

All right, Adam, let's
start with the hot-rod,

retro, funky clock.

Good fun, isn't it? Lots of people
will want to buy that.

£10 was spent on transforming
the hubcap into a working clock.

I'm sure you'll find plenty
of people that will give you 50 quid.

That takes up a profit of £40.

Petrol pump? What a great thing,
makes a very impressive package.

£500 on powder coat paint,

a glass globe and a new hose transformed

the '60s pump into a desirable
piece of auto memorabilia.

£1,200.

Well, I've flogged it - for 1,400.

That means a handy
£900 profit for Dave.

You are going home with £1,090.

How's that, mate?
Great. Yeah.

And what will you spend it on?
Car parts, probably. Good lad!

How did we know it was going
to be something like that?

So Henry's choice of location
has made Dave £1,090 profit.

I think Henry and Simon have done
really well with my stuff,

very pleased with it.

The petrol pump looked fabulous.

The washstand was really innovative

and I enjoyed that,
it was great fun.

Coming up, despair for Henry...

I can't believe I've
lost to an imbecile.

...and Amy is cooing at the valuation.

Oh, my gosh! I didn't even recognise
that. That looks so good.

Restorer Henry Cole and up-cycler
Simon O'Brien are turning a profit

on people's old junk.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen
anything quite like it.

Henry's choice of location,
the barns owned by collector

Dave Bell, has raised £1,090.

Simon's hoping he can do better
with his choice of location.

In Liverpool, Simon's restoring
a 19th-century oak sideboard.

He's called in a favour
from a friend,

who's created
two new back legs for free.

The wood turner has done a lovely
job with these bits of oak

we had lying around.

Now they're going to go into here.

Then, it's a functional
piece of furniture.

You don't need a wall.

Simon and Phil are making sockets
to seat the newly turned legs.

The legs will be stained, waxed
and glued into the sockets

so the sideboard can
now be freestanding.

With the glue dried and the
sideboard reassembled,

Simon's very pleased with the finish.

This is looking like
a mirror, beautiful.

But will Gemma agree
that it would have been sacrilegious

to have painted
the antique sideboard?

Oh, you've done a good job
on this, haven't you?

I love this. It's gorgeous.

It kills me to say it, but you were
right not to paint this.

Simon saved the sideboard
but he's paid for it -

in filling, sanding,
and priming the rotten dovecote.

Ah, finally.

With the valuation looming, there's
just finishing touches to be done.

I'm sure Gemma said
she'd do this bit at least.

Me and my big mouth.

There you go, I did
that all by meself.

So, when everyone's cooing
about how good it looks,

Gemma had nothing to do with it.

But she has been busy
on the dovecote, too.

We have had quite a bit of interest

and it's actually sold for £250.
Brilliant.

And there's nothing
like a bit of teamwork.

Let's hope the valuer
agrees the price.

In Oxfordshire, grandmasters Cole
and Willison are making

the most of the
refurbished chessboard.

It says here and I quote, "Chess
is not for the hasty and rash."

Oh, dear.

There you go.

Right. It's getting a bit...

Oh, blimey.

I think that is checkmate.

I can't believe I've
lost to an imbecile.

Amazing. Beginner's luck.

The boys' other item, the top
from an old dresser, was converted

to freestanding shelves
and then painted.

Shame it's green.

Possibly not everyone's taste,
but they're now back.

Do you like the colour, firstly?

Yes, I do, I genuinely do,
I think the base is lovely. Yeah.

So, I just want to put four
or five hooks along here,

just to make it nice.

What do you think?
Is that too fussy, like there?

Go away.

No, it's going in.

I like your commitment,
the positivity and...

Well, what's the worst
that can happen?

Seriously nice. Yeah.

I love it. Good.

All right, come on then,
you can make the tea,

seeing as I had to make
all the decisions.

But Henry's not the only
one that loves it,

as he's lined up a potential buyer.

190?

All right, done.

All right, OK, all right. I'll see
you later, mate, all right.

190 for that shelving unit.

Good.

I think it's not good,
I think it's average,

but I flogged it anyway. Happy day.

But did he get a better
than average price?

He'll find out at the valuation.

Amy Pugh's arrived to find out just
what's happened to her possessions.

Hello, hello. Hi.

How are you? Nice to see you.
Go on and have a look.

Oh, wow!

Oh, my gosh, I didn't actually
even recognise that.

I'm excited.

Wow, I can hardly recognise them.

Come and join us.
Yeah, they look really great.

But have we made you any money?

Well, to help us decide
that, we have Elisicia joining us.

Elisicia Moore runs a store
in London specialising

in the up-cycled and repurposed,

so she knows what sells
and for how much.

Let's talk shelving unit.

Yeah, I think the paint job
is excellent and I think the colour

you've chosen is
perfect for the style.

The unwanted old dresser shelves
were converted to freestanding

shelves and painted -
at a cost of £60.

I think a fair estimate is £200.

I have sold it for 190.

A shade under the valuation,
but still a healthy £130 profit.

Chessboard.
Pretty sure it's a repro. OK.

But none the less,
it's a pretty thing.

The neglected table was
cleaned and new knobs added

from workshop spares -

all at no cost.

I think you could easily fetch £75.

So, a straight profit
for the chessboard.

Let's start with the dovecote.

I never knew I wanted
one of these.

It's so charming

and I think you've
restored it beautifully.

There's enough detail on it.

Rotting away, the dovecote
was brought back to life

for £40 worth of paint
and a new stand.

I think this one would be £250.

So it's got a new lease of life
and it's got a new home

because I've sold that,
for that, £250.

Oh, wicked. Thank you.

That's a further £210
winging its way back to Amy.

Now, let's move on

to what I think is a very,
very lovely thing.

Yeah, I believe it's Georgian.
I've had a good look at it.

Shed-bound for as long as anyone
can remember, new legs and some TLC

has brought it back to its best,
for just a tenner and a favour.

It's just been living
out in an old stable

for the last 50, 60, 70 years.

Well, then, you might want to know
that it might be worth about £900

to be sat out in a stable.

That's an £890 profit
for the sideboard.

You're going home
with £1,305. How's that?

That's brilliant.
I'm really, really pleased.

So Simon's choice of rummage spot,
the stud farm owned by Amy

and her family, has made £1,305,

which will go towards restoration
of the stables at their home.

I think my favourite
item's probably the dovecote.

It's lovely
to see that back to life.

With Henry's choice making £1,090,
Simon is today's winner,

clearing over £200 more.

Where have you gone? In here.
Oh, you're there?

Oh, yeah. And what do you reckon?
I think it's lovely.

I reckon that will clean up lovely,
mate, we're having it. Yup.

And if you've got some
lovely old stuff lying around

and you'd like us
to try and make you some money,

then go to
the Channel 4 website

and find the take part page.

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