0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the Repair Shop, where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12- Anything can happen. This is the workshop of dreams.- Home to furniture restorer Jay Blades.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Nowadays, things are not built to last, so we've become part of this throwaway culture.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20It's all about preserving and restoring.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22We bring the old back to new.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27Working alongside Jay will be some of the country's leading craftspeople.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I like making things with my hands.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I love to see how things work and I want to know how things work.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Whether it's a Rembrandt or somebody's family piece,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38every painting deserves the same.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Each bringing their own unique set of skills...
0:00:41 > 0:00:43You're about to witness some magic.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46..they will resurrect, revive...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Oh, yes!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51..and rejuvenate treasured possessions
0:00:51 > 0:00:55and irreplaceable pieces of family history.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Oh, my goodness me! It looks like it's new!
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Bringing both the objects...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01SHE GASPS
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Oh, wow!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06..and the memories that they hold back to life.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Oh! Thank you!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21In the Repair Shop today,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24a secret mission to restore some precious family heirlooms.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- My wife, she doesn't know about this, so...- She doesn't know about what? What do you mean?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- She doesn't know you've got these? - No.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And Steve and Dom team up to tussle with a piece of farming history.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Wahey!
0:01:42 > 0:01:46First, the Repair Shop is taking delivery of something big.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48There we go. This must be our guy.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I don't even know what he's bringing us, actually.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54I think it's heavy, though. I think it's going to be heavy.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Richard Harrison is a parish councillor in the village of
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Coates in Cirencester,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03where a century-old treasured timepiece is in danger of
0:02:03 > 0:02:05being consigned to history.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Steve, we've got another one here for you. It's a pocket watch!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Oh, wow! That's nice!- Wow!
0:02:12 > 0:02:15This exciting restoration is a massive job,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18which will test the talents of the whole team.
0:02:18 > 0:02:24Clock specialist Steve has also called in Dominic Chinea for his metalworking skills.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27So, Richard, could you tell us anything about the history of the clock?
0:02:27 > 0:02:33So, the clock was purchased by the villagers in 1911 to
0:02:33 > 0:02:37celebrate the coronation of George V.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38All right, OK.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43It sits on what is now a residential property,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- but was at the time the National School.- OK.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Up until the late '80s, it was mechanical and then
0:02:50 > 0:02:54they converted it to a quartz battery movement.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- What do you reckon, then, Dom? - The water's definitely got into it. - Yeah.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00This is probably the worst area, from looking at it.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- That really has, hasn't it?- You can put your hand in there, can't you?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Careful, you might cut yourself. - Someone's been in here before, look.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09There's bits of filler and expanding foam, or something.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- It would be nice to have a look inside.- There you go.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- So it's just stuck on with tape! - LAUGHTER
0:03:17 > 0:03:22It's 100 years old. We've been innovative throughout the years.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24So it's a wooden frame inside.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29The wood doesn't actually look that bad.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33So it must be some good quality old oak, I would imagine.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Is the other side similar to this, or is it...?
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Other than the broken glass...
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- Oh, it's got broken glass on the other side.- ..the other side is exactly the same.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Oh, my word!
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- See the wood at the bottom again.- It really has rotted away just there.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Dom, what are your initial thoughts? - Yeah, it's definitely a job.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The great thing is we've got all of the original hardware,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02all of the original doors. Although they're held on with gaffer tape, they're still there,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- so we can save them and put them back in.- Yeah.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07As they were. Yeah, which is great.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Get some new glass.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- I think that would be very much appreciated by the villagers.- OK.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I think it sounds brilliant, so thank you.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16You're welcome.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Well, thanks a lot for bringing that along.- Thank you.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Once it's fully restored, we'll get it back to you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Thank you very much.- Right. - Thank you.- Cheers.- Cheers.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Well, Dom.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- You've got your work cut out here. - I know, yeah!
0:04:29 > 0:04:33I think the villagers at the moment are hopefully putting
0:04:33 > 0:04:36a lot of trust in the chairman of the parish council.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I think when the clock returns,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41we'll reinstall the clock and then hopefully, plenty of tea,
0:04:41 > 0:04:46homemade cakes, and a bit of a party to celebrate the return of
0:04:46 > 0:04:51a very, I suppose, important icon within the village.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Every aspect of this clock needs care and attention and
0:04:54 > 0:04:59because it has two faces, it's double the amount of work.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02We'll get all of the clock mechanism off, get the wood out,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04you're left with the steel frame.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06There's so many nice, original details, it'd be so nice to
0:05:06 > 0:05:11save what we can, cut out the rotten bits, and replace the damaged areas.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- So we'll come and pick it up in about half an hour?- Yeah(!)
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- No problem(!) - LAUGHTER
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Have you ever repaired a clock before?
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I've not repaired a clock, no. I wouldn't know where to start with the actual clock mechanisms.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37So it's just this little unit here.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41It's better if I put a battery unit where the village folk can
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- get to it.- Easily serviced.- Yeah.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I just want to get this main steel drum stripped bare,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- take it away to get it sandblasted. - Right.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Which will remove any paint and filler and all the previous repairs.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57It'll take everything away. Whatever's left will be solid metal.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Sandblasting is a specialist job.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06So while Dom sends the drum off to a local company,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Steve can begin tackling the rust on the clock faces.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Now, what I'm doing is I'm cleaning it out with some polymer
0:06:13 > 0:06:17polish and a bit of very, very fine wire wool.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20The difficulty is avoiding all the black paintwork,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22so I don't rub that off.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26It's taking time. I can only do a small area at a time.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28So I've got to really,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32really take care that I'm protecting every little bit of it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35But on the whole, I'm really pleased at how it's coming on.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50The boys may have their hands full with the titanic timepiece,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54but there's a new arrival at the Repair Shop.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- So, what have we got here, then? - What have we, yeah?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01This intriguing contraption has been brought in by local museum
0:07:01 > 0:07:03trustee Jane Barnes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- It's very heavily built, isn't it?- It's solid.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Hello.- Hello.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Hi.- Right, what have we got here, then?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- We believe it to be a hay press.- Ah. - For making hay bales.- Yeah.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Before the 19th century,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22cutting and storing hay by hand was backbreaking work.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25But Britain flourished during the Industrial Revolution,
0:07:25 > 0:07:29with inventions and advancements taking farming up a gear.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34This hay baler would have been key in making the farmer's life
0:07:34 > 0:07:35that bit sweeter.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- And you put the hay in there...? - Yes.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43It gets pressed down and then you open the door to take the bale out.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Ah, it must have taken ages to do that, to produce a hay bale.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Mustn't it? They reckon that a two-man team could do 72 bales in a day.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- In a day? 72!- Oh, my word! So, what's wrong with it?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- It doesn't work.- This, I think.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01We'd like to be able to show our visitors what happened
0:08:01 > 0:08:03because they're quite intrigued by it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- I think the problem's the mechanism, up in here. It's just rusted.- Ah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- It's probably sat for, I don't know, 50 years...- 50 years, yeah.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Right. Well, leave it with us.- We'll get it working, though, for sure.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Yeah?- Yeah, absolutely.- OK. Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Thanks for coming in.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Well, we've got our work cut out here.- Absolutely.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26We're looking forward very much to its return and we'll be able
0:08:26 > 0:08:28to see how it worked
0:08:28 > 0:08:32and what people had to do in order to feed their horses!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Confident this should be a relatively quick fix,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Steve and Dom get cracking straightaway.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40First thing we need to do, I think,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42is just see if we can loosen off these nuts.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Just try and free them up. - Yeah, yeah.- Cos it's so rusty.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Mind your fingers.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Go on. Go on. Go for it. Ooh!
0:08:55 > 0:08:59We've got the actual press moving and that just needs de-rusting
0:08:59 > 0:09:02and oiling. Then it's going to move quite freely.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Mm.- Urgh.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08It's always the last bit that's always difficult.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Always the last bit. - Always the last bit.- Yeah.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Ready?- Yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Oh.- Yeah, that's it. It's going. - Wahey!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22An hour later, and the hay press is in pieces.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26How are we going to clean this up? Do you think a fine file or emery or something?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Yeah, wire wool, something like that, will clean it up fine, yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Do you remember how it goes back together?- No idea.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34HE LAUGHS
0:09:34 > 0:09:36That's what you're here for.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- HE COUGHS - Sorry.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51With the parts now clean, it's time to rebuild.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Ha-ha. Turn it over.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Have I?- Turn it over.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Turn it over.- Inside out. - It's inside out, yeah.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Sorry.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07That's a bit more like it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12They can't afford to get it wrong, as museum trustee Jane is due back.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Hello, Jane.- Hello.- How are we doing? Come on in.- Fine, thank you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- How are you?- I'm very good. - Had a busy day?- Always.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- It's always busy here.- Yes. - Steve, can you do us a favour, mate?
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- Do you want to bring it over? - I will.- If you come this way, then.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32This vintage agricultural machine was rusted to a standstill,
0:10:32 > 0:10:37but thanks to Steve and Dom, it's now a fully functioning example.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Not only have we got it moving,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43but we've got it making hay bales.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Real hay!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Wow!
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Ooh!- There we go.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Now you can imagine it being used.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Yeah.- I think the children will be really interested.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59And adults, as well, actually, because everybody has a look at it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Yeah.- They've never seen anything like it before.- Excellent.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04So, we're not going to ask you to put this on your roof rack
0:11:04 > 0:11:08because it's a little bit too heavy. But we'll get this shipped down to the museum for you,
0:11:08 > 0:11:09as long as you're happy with it.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12I'm very happy with it. I think you've done a wonderful job.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Thank you very much indeed. - Pleasure.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Thanks, Jay.- Bye-bye.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28With one more satisfied customer sent on her way,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Dom and Steve can get back to the village clock.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Meanwhile, another visitor, Graham Kellie from Reigate,
0:11:35 > 0:11:40has arrived with a fragile piece, requiring a more delicate touch.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Hello.- Good morning. - How are we doing?- Fine, thank you.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44So, what have we got here, then?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47And when it comes to handling delicate goods,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Guillaume Pons is the man with the golden touch.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56We've got here, two Royal Worcester vases from the early 1900s.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Both damaged when we inherited them in 1996.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Wondering what you can do to make them better.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05All right, we'll best get them out and have a look then.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08How did you get these? Or how have they come into your hands?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Right, they belong to my wife and she inherited them from her
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Granny Doris, who died in 1996.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I brought them today in memory of Granny Doris cos she
0:12:19 > 0:12:22absolutely adored her granddaughter, who is my wife, Shirley.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- And we've got some great memories attached to them.- Yeah.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27So, what we've got here,
0:12:27 > 0:12:32this one has lost just a nasty chip out of there.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38And this one is slightly more serious, that it's got quite
0:12:38 > 0:12:41severe cracking on the base, as if it's been dropped and smashed.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47So, I'm hoping you guys can perform some magic and get them back
0:12:47 > 0:12:48to how they were.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54- Actually what happened is it was broken in two, in two pieces.- Yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- And then someone put far too much glue in it.- Yes.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- And the wrong glue, as well. So the idea is just to take it apart.- Yes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Clean it very well. Glue it back properly, with the right adhesive.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Yes.- And a bit of fill where it's necessary.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- And then it will look very good. - Lovely.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17And the same for this one. It can be restored, as well.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Will the colour be the same? - Yeah, of course.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22It's just I'm going to be under severe pressure from my wife
0:13:22 > 0:13:25when I show her these because she doesn't know about this.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27She doesn't know about what? What do you mean?
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- She doesn't know you've got these? - No. Sometime, she's going to notice they're missing from the
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- china cabinet. - That'll be a pleasant surprise.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It will be a pleasant surprise for her. But my life is in your hands.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- If this goes wrong... - It won't go wrong.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42..my life won't be worth living.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45So what would this mean to your wife, to get these fully restored?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50Oh, she'll be delighted because she's been told these are not restorable.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Well, what I'll say is leave them both with us and then as soon
0:13:53 > 0:13:56as they're fully restored and repaired, we'll get back to you.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03The look on her face, I can't wait to see it,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07when I do actually reveal these vases to her,
0:14:07 > 0:14:12fully restored and the link with her Grandma Doris will be complete.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14So, no pressure whatsoever(!)
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Wife doesn't know that these are missing.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Cor blimey!
0:14:19 > 0:14:22But that is quite crude, isn't it?
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Yeah, well, it's quite often that you see this kind of restoration.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30You know, it's been done by someone in the family or
0:14:30 > 0:14:36a cleaner who broke it and so scared that she put it back very quickly.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41These vases date back to the early 1900s and were painted by
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Harry Stinton.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46A Royal Worcester artist for nearly 70 years,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50his work is highly coveted amongst porcelain collectors.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Guillaume's first task is to steam clean the vase.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It is a bit often, the glue, you can
0:15:00 > 0:15:03see that it is moving a bit already.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11That looks a bit severe, man!
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Yeah, it is all right. It's not that hot. I mean, it's hot.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18It's OK for the vase and it's OK for my fingers as well.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22I like that. I do like that. It's like dry cleaning for ceramics.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- Yeah.- That's what it is.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Outside the Repair Shop, in the forge,
0:15:33 > 0:15:38the village clock's metal drum is back from its sandblasting session.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Hello, Jay. How's it going? - Good. What are you doing?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44We're just patching in all and repairing all the rusty bits,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46now this has all been blasted.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49But hold on a minute, this is not the same one, or is it the same one?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Yes, it is. Because of the blasting, it's stripped off all of the old
0:15:53 > 0:15:56paint and the rust and everything else. So this is just the bare steel.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Cool.- That bit's come out of there. - Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03It's got all the corrosion and the rust and then I've remade the
0:16:03 > 0:16:07panel that we can just put back in. Right, watch your eyes, then.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Hold on, hold on, hold on.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I've got my Blues Brothers glasses, so I can put these on.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- All right, you're perfect. - Go for it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Inside the Repair Shop, Steve's begun work on the bezels that
0:16:30 > 0:16:31hold the glass faces in place.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37The one great thing is it's actually brass.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42I'm going to polish the brass up, lacquer it, and set against the
0:16:42 > 0:16:44black of the rest of the case of the clock,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48it's going to look absolutely spectacular.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50The way it was, probably, when it was new.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07So this has come up really, really well.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11We went through about ten layers of paint and lacquer before
0:17:11 > 0:17:16getting through to this surface and that'll lacquer up really well now.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21Meanwhile, woodwork whizzkid Will is dealing with the clock's
0:17:21 > 0:17:24internal structure, which is the worse for wear,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27thanks to some serious water damage.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32What I might do is saw off all of this rotten wood here, maybe up to
0:17:32 > 0:17:37this line, cut a new piece of oak, stick it on and then carve it back in.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40You could easily just sort of make everything brand-new,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44but I think that kind of takes away the history of the piece and
0:17:44 > 0:17:46the story behind it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50We speak a lot in here about throwaway society,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53people buying cheaper, easily made furniture,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55throwing it in the bin when it breaks,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59whereas there's something quite nice about keeping on to old furniture
0:17:59 > 0:18:03and adding bits to it to sort of keep it pushing forwards in time.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11It's a huge team effort to ensure this clock lasts another 100 years.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14It's definitely going to be future-proof.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Absolutely.- That's definitely going to hold it, is it?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I think so, cos it's holding it now, isn't it?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22It would be a disaster if it does.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Well, Will can fix it again, can't he?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27THEY LAUGH
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Steve's working his magic on the clock mechanism,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36which hasn't ticked or tocked for over a year.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40And he's come up with an ingenious solution to enable the
0:18:40 > 0:18:43villagers to change the batteries.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46This is made out of an old broom handle.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50It's for plugging into where the battery was.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Where the battery should go.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55And then this battery compartment will be down the bottom of
0:18:55 > 0:18:59the clock, so that anyone can change the battery without trying to reach
0:18:59 > 0:19:04up and put a battery in there, which will make it a lot easier for them.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08With the wooden frame complete, now comes the challenge of
0:19:08 > 0:19:11positioning it correctly within the drum.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Mind your fingers.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Lovely paintwork, Jay. Lovely paintwork.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Now you're going to mess it up. Go on, mess it up. Go on.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Whoa, whoa. About that much, before we need to...
0:19:26 > 0:19:28LAUGHTER
0:19:28 > 0:19:31OK, hold it. We're nearly there. Need to measure, really.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Quite relieved now, actually, that's the final time that's going to have to go in.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38We don't have to take it out again. So...yeah.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42It's rather more quiet over on Guillaume's workbench,
0:19:42 > 0:19:47as he deftly works on the delicate Royal Worcester vases.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48When I removed the glue,
0:19:48 > 0:19:52it's like you see that the breakage is actually very clean.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55For me, it's a very good sign, because it mean that I just,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58with the steam clean, I finish to clean it a bit all around.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02And then I put it back and then you would see the crack disappear.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06With all traces of glue and grime removed,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10a transparent adhesive is applied to stick the pieces back together.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13That is really nice!
0:20:13 > 0:20:17I do like that. I can't get over how good that looks.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Yeah, that's why the cleaning was so important,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22that's why you really have to get rid of the old glue.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- I bet they didn't even know that was the original colour. - I'm sure, yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29It hasn't been the original colour for, like, decades.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31THEY LAUGH
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Wow! So this... That one, to me, looks nearly done.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40So, this one, I need to take a mould of the rim to build up the
0:20:40 > 0:20:42rim with some resin.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43OK, I'm with you.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48Guillaume uses a silicon mould to get an impression of the rim,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51so he can recreate the damaged side.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57So, now, I can feel like it's hard, so it's set, so I can remove it.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Using a resin paste that matches the colour of the porcelain,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05he fills in the chip and then leaves it to dry.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09I am very pleased, actually, because the filler went everywhere,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11so I don't have to add more.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15I think, just sanding what there is will be enough.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18After sanding down the excess, it's time to make
0:21:18 > 0:21:22a start on the tricky task of matching up the paintwork.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25The acrylic tend to darken a bit
0:21:25 > 0:21:28when it dries, so it's always better
0:21:28 > 0:21:33to start with a lighter colour and then see how it dries after.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34You can't do it in only one layer.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38You have to build up a bit, retouching with the gold layers.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41So, how are we getting on? Painting time.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Yeah, it's going very well, yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48I need to do a bit of gilding on the rim and I'm going to try with
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- gold powder.- So, what's powder? Is it different? Oh, it's this stuff?
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- Yeah, it's kind of like metal powder.- It's delicate, isn't it?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- I just lifted it and it starts... - Yeah.- Oh!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03LAUGHTER
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- My lovely yellow is full of... - That's why you shouldn't get me...
0:22:06 > 0:22:10That's why Kirsten doesn't allow me to touch anything. Sorry about that.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Can't go wrong with a bit of gold everywhere.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18While Guillaume continues his painstaking paintwork on the
0:22:18 > 0:22:20antique vases...
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Are we ready?- Yes.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Moment of truth.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- ..it's the final countdown for the clock...- Wow!- Oh, my God!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29It looks brilliant!
0:22:29 > 0:22:34..in readiness for its return to the village of Coates in the Cotswolds.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Don't go dropping it.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41I think the village are going to be really, really happy with this.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Cor blimey! Look what you've created. A masterpiece.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Well done, well done.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Thank you.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51With the restoration complete,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54the clock has returned to the picturesque village of Coates,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58its home for over 100 years, where chairman of the parish council
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Richard is about to unveil it to the village.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm really excited about seeing what's under here.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08That is amazing!
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Wow! The face of the clock is incredible!
0:23:12 > 0:23:15They have done an amazing job, yeah!
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Last time this was stuck on with something like gaffer tape.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23When the clock arrived at the Repair Shop, it was in sorry state.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Now, it looks positively stately.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36I cannot wait to see this up and to see those hands ticking.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37I'm really, really pleased.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40And the villagers will be really, really pleased with it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42That's a clock to be proud of.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49As Richard returns the clock to its rightful place,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51the grand unveiling can commence.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Thank you for joining me and to
0:23:58 > 0:24:02welcome back the restored clock.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05If you can join me in a countdown.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10- ALL:- Five, four, three, two, one.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I'm the fifth generation of my family to live in the village.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I have very fond memories of looking at it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30I'm thrilled that they've taken the trouble to get it restored to
0:24:30 > 0:24:32its former glory.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37We all knew it was part of the village history and it was
0:24:37 > 0:24:41a focal point in a way, with it being on the old National School.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And it's just beautiful to see it back.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45It's been a revelation, you know,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49to have that splendid restoration on the front of our house.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52It's quite a privilege.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57I think today's been a resounding success and I think the
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Repair Shop has done more than just repair the clock.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I think it's given us a bit of community spirit,
0:25:03 > 0:25:04which I think is awesome.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Back at the Repair Shop, Guillaume is finishing the restoration
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- of the Royal Worcester vases. - How are we doing with the time?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Graham needs to get these back before his wife notices.- It's done.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Is it?- Yeah, yeah.- Really? You've finished?- Yeah.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Cool. Let's have a look, then. - Have a look.- You're good!
0:25:28 > 0:25:31You're too good! Lady and gentleman, if you don't mind,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33come and have a butcher's at this.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Ladies.- And Will.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Ladies and gentlemen.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- These...- Look at that.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46They look like they're sort of perfect, come off a shelf somewhere.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- They do.- That's a cracking job! - Ah!- No pun intended.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Hopefully, she hasn't noticed that these have gone.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55She's going to be really pleased with that.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Thrilled. Over the moon. - Start the claps. Ready?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00THEY APPLAUD
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Well done!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I am blushing.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Let's get them wrapped up.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10When these vases came to the Repair Shop, one had
0:26:10 > 0:26:15a huge chip in the rim and the other had suffered a bodged repair.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17But Guillaume's skilful craftsmanship
0:26:17 > 0:26:20has returned them to near mint condition.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I am very happy.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31I think it looks very good and then I hope Graham is going to be happy.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33He should be happy, and especially his wife.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37His wife has to be happy with the work because it belongs to her.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46The vases are now safely back in Graham's hands,
0:26:46 > 0:26:51but his mission to surprise his wife Shirley didn't go to plan.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54After you've been married to someone for quite a while,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56it's very difficult to keep secrets.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I noticed that the vases were missing when I looked at the
0:26:59 > 0:27:03china cabinet and I thought, where's the two little ones gone?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05And eventually, I got it out of Graham that
0:27:05 > 0:27:09he was going to have them restored professionally.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13Here we go.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- I can't wait to see these. - Two of your granny's vases.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17I really cannot wait.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- And look at that.- It's a really good job.- That is completely invisible.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23That is absolutely a work of art.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27The damage was in a really pertinent part of it.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It wasn't hidden or anything. And it was so, so difficult to hide.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I think Granny Doris would be very, very pleased with that.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I think she'd be very pleased with that, as well.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- It's a great job.- First class. - OK, that's vase number one.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Let's have a look at vase number two.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Oh, my goodness! You can't see any of it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52It's as if it's just come out from being produced.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- I'm so pleased with that.- You mean it?- I do. Thank you so much!
0:27:57 > 0:27:59You've got lipstick on you now.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02That is wonderful.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Two perfect vases, in my book.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08The vases mean a lot to me cos they belonged to my grandma
0:28:08 > 0:28:10and we were very close.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12And for the future now that they've been repaired,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16they'll go on for more generations, so we're really pleased.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Join us next time,
0:28:22 > 0:28:26as more cherished possessions go from neglected to perfected.