1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,440 Welcome to the Repair Shop, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,480 where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life... 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,560 This is the workshop of dreams. 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,680 ..home to furniture restorer Jay Blades. 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,240 Nowadays, everybody spends a fortune on stuff 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,520 that, once it's broken, they just bin it. 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,120 But everybody has something that means too much to be thrown away. 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,640 And that's where we come in. 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,160 Working alongside Jay 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,040 will be some of the country's leading craftspeople. 11 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,240 Every piece has its own story. 12 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,200 It's amazing to think that some of my work 13 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,640 becomes part of that story. 14 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,840 I've always played with things, I've always repaired things. 15 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,400 And I just love it. 16 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,280 There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces back to life again. 17 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,280 Each with their own unique set of skills... 18 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,400 Right tool for the right job. 19 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,760 ..they will resurrect, revive... 20 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,640 ..and rejuvenate 21 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,920 treasured possessions 22 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,760 and irreplaceable pieces of family history. 23 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,120 Wow! 24 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:59,480 She's fantastic! 25 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:00,920 Bringing both the objects... 26 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:02,200 Oh! 27 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,760 This is what I remember. 28 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,520 ..and the memories that they hold... 29 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:06,880 Wow! 30 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,280 ..back to life. 31 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:09,520 Oh, my God! 32 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,720 In the Repair Shop today, 33 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,080 Lucia employs all the tricks of her trade 34 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,560 to restore a 100-year-old painting... 35 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,840 It's like plastering, but on a micro scale. 36 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,360 ..while a boys' toy gets Steve's seal of approval. 37 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,480 I've enjoyed it all the way through, 38 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,960 and I really don't want to let it go. 39 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,240 I want it back! I know! 40 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,240 But first... 41 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,160 Hi, could someone give me a hand? Course I can. 42 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,520 ..Caroline Morris needs help with some precious cargo. 43 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,760 Do you want to put it on there? I should be able to hold it. 44 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,120 No, cos I don't want her to get even more squashed. 45 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:59,440 Oh, is it...? 46 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:02,720 She's got a family heirloom that needs expert attention. 47 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,880 OK, so not too heavy for you, Jay? 48 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,040 No, no. There we go. What do we have here? 49 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,000 Oh, it's ceramic. Right. 50 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,920 We have the ceramic queen, who's going to help me out. 51 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:15,720 Pottery conservator Kirsten Ramsay 52 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:20,120 has 25 years' experience in the field of ceramics restoration, 53 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,840 and she's going to need to draw on that pedigree. 54 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,680 What have you got for us? 55 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,120 Here we have the female dog of Fo. 56 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,120 Oh, lovely. 57 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,840 And she, unfortunately, her head has been broken. 58 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,640 Oh, my goodness. All the little bitties are in there. 59 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:39,040 OK. What's the history behind these two, then? 60 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,760 They're Chinese lion dogs, and they're known as dogs of Fo. 61 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,920 Right. And they guard entrances. 62 00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:48,320 So these will be standing outside the front door, and... 63 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,520 They would be inside. Oh, inside. Probably on a shelf. 64 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,880 OK. Looking at the door... Right. ..from the inside. 65 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,120 To scare off people or to welcome them? 66 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,200 Just as a guard dog. It's a guard dog. Yes. 67 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,640 Yeah, that could be a good guard dog. It's quite scary. 68 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:04,440 I know, my grandchildren are always a bit worried by his face! 69 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,280 Are they? Yes. Oh! 70 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,320 But these were my great-grandfather's. Oh, really? 71 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,840 Which, he then gave them to his son, my grandfather, 72 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,000 who gave them to my father. 73 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,240 And when he eventually died, they came to me. 74 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,760 You know, they have a huge history in our family, 75 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,840 and that's really what we love. 76 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,360 How has the damage come about? 77 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,840 The damage originally came about because my father's dog... Right. 78 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:31,120 ..in the 1950s jumped on his desk, and he knocked her off. 79 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,440 Oh, my goodness. Naughty dog! I know, I know. 80 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,120 Naughty Russett is to blame for that. 81 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,480 And my father was very upset. I can remember it happening. 82 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,480 Can you? I was about five or six. Oh, golly. Yeah. 83 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,480 So my father tried to stick it, but... I can see. 84 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,080 ..then it was the old glue. 85 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,040 I don't know what they used in the 1950s, 86 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,560 but it wasn't that good. 87 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,240 I mean, the great thing is that you've... 88 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,640 ..you know, you've got the pieces, and... Exactly, yes. 89 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,360 You know, people are always so apologetic 90 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:58,600 about previous restoration. 91 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,400 But actually, at least, hopefully, all the pieces are here. So... 92 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:02,800 Well, I think so. 93 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,320 So what we could do for you is basically repair her 94 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,160 to the same standard as he is. Exactly. OK. 95 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,320 That would be absolutely fantastic. 96 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,920 My father will be so happy up there, wherever he is. 97 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,200 Let's hope he's up there. Yes! 98 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,600 Thank you. You take care. You, too. Yeah. 99 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,160 Bye-bye. Bye-bye. 100 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,200 I've been so upset by the fact that she has been 101 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,880 in bits, literally... 102 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:29,200 ..that this would really make my day, make my life, really. 103 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,760 Because she's been part of it for so long. 104 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,160 They're different, aren't they? 105 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,000 I've never seen anything like this before. 106 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,840 They're not the prettiest, are they? 107 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:38,280 I actually love them. 108 00:04:38,280 --> 00:04:40,080 Yeah? Yeah, I really do. 109 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,600 It's a stylised sort of dragon-dog type thing, isn't it? 110 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,040 Dragon-dog. Beautiful glaze, 111 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,120 sort of dripping down the back there. 112 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,520 So what I could do is help you get these over to your desk. 113 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,240 Two hands... Two hands, I know. You've taught me well. 114 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,280 With the dogs of Fo safely at her workbench, 115 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:03,200 Kirsten can assess the 100-year-old figurines. 116 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,920 And soon detects where the 1950s fixes are. 117 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,640 Wow. Um... 118 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,680 The previous repair is.... 119 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,600 ..yeah, it's not great. 120 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,520 It's really sort of showing some signs of age. That's really bad. 121 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,200 It's been badly overpainted, 122 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,000 but there's all sorts of restoration on here. 123 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,520 It's particularly dreadful in there. 124 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,240 I think I'm just going to take the whole thing apart 125 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,520 and strip it back to the original. 126 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,240 To break down all the old paint and adhesive 127 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,760 that may be holding the piece together, 128 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,600 Kirsten's going to unleash the dragon... 129 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:44,240 ..her trusty steam cleaner. 130 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:50,760 Whilst I appear to be removing some quite large pieces here, 131 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,440 I'm very confident that the bits that are coming off 132 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,040 are actually all just previous restoration. 133 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:58,880 This is porcelain. 134 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:02,080 It's fired to a very high temperature. 135 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,240 It's not porous in any way, 136 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,360 and the steam is just a really effective, fast way of cleaning it. 137 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,360 Only once Kirsten has removed all the old repairs 138 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,360 can she begin to restore this dilapidated dog of Fo 139 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,840 back to its former glory. 140 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,160 The next item to arrive at the Repair Shop 141 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,840 belongs to James Barnes from Salisbury. 142 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:34,080 Steve may be the Repair Shop's authority on timepieces... 143 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:35,720 Hello? 144 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,760 But he is also the go-to guy for any clockwork curios 145 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,720 that arrive through the doors. 146 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,600 So what have we got here, then? 147 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:46,360 Well, it's a very old toy... 148 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,480 ..racing car. 149 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,120 That's fantastic. Little bit battered, I'm afraid. 150 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,200 It looks the most wonderful piece. 151 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,160 It's a very precious item. 152 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:57,880 So, tell me a bit about it. 153 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,200 Well, this was given to my father 154 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,280 in round about 1925 by my grandfather, 155 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:06,280 a new toy to play with. He... Oh, brand-new then? Brand-new then. 156 00:07:06,280 --> 00:07:10,040 He was really into cars, motor racing, and he used it. 157 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,960 And then, after many years, it was given to me to play with. 158 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,760 Yeah. I think, probably, slightly vigorously. 159 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,080 Did you sit on it when you were playing? 160 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,320 It looks if it's been sat on! Yeah... 161 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,960 I think it sort of did a few rallies it wasn't designed for. 162 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,280 What car is it? It's an Alfa Romeo P2. 163 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:32,080 So it was used for, well, what nowadays is called Formula 1, 164 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:36,280 that was the top echelon of motor racing, in the 1920s. 165 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,880 The steering wheel is not...you haven't got that. 166 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,320 No, no, that went many years ago. 167 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,600 Do you know if that will turn the wheels? 168 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,320 Yes, it goes down through... 169 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,600 ..through here. I see, yes. 170 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,840 And this suspension all joins up. 171 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,400 So you could wind it up and it would go. 172 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,320 Have you got a key for it? No. 173 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,720 Right, OK. So you'd...you'd set the wheels... Yeah. 174 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,520 ..and set it on its way and then run after it. 175 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,800 Yeah, and then you'd sort of follow it and then turn it. 176 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,680 I was brought up in a very large vicarage and downstairs, 177 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,080 there was a huge...sort of runway, effectively. 178 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,160 So you could start it up at one end and let it go, 179 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,120 and then it would hit something. 180 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,640 I do have a recollection that 181 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,480 my mother didn't like me driving it into the kitchen, 182 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,160 although I suspect my father might have encouraged that. 183 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,560 I think it's a wonderful piece. 184 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,600 I've never seen a car like this of such quality, 185 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,640 because this...this isn't thin tin plate, is it? No. 186 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,640 This is quality tin plate. Yeah. Yeah, it is quite solid. 187 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:37,680 So to get this all working again and looking good and steering again, 188 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:40,040 what would that mean to you, to have all that done? 189 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,480 Well, it's...it's a very tangible link with my father. 190 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,440 Sure. You know, and so for me, 191 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,520 I think of him and I think he would love it if... 192 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,960 ..if he knew that this was back as a... 193 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,440 ..back as it was, as a child's toy, and cherished. Yeah. 194 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,760 And it's something that will stay in our family. 195 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,200 Fantastic. And once it's all up and running, 196 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:03,080 would you then let your grandchildren play with it? 197 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,360 Under very strict supervision. 198 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,280 The car means a huge amount to me because it's part of our family. 199 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:14,600 My grandfather gave it to my father, and he passed it on to me. 200 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,800 I'm feeling really excited about seeing it return to... 201 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,600 ..its usable glory, really. It's been many, many years 202 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,480 it's just been a static exhibit. 203 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,160 It would be great to have it back operating again. 204 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:30,680 This French tin toy dates from around 1925 and is rare 205 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:33,160 and extremely collectible. 206 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,040 There's a lot wrong with it. 207 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,560 The whole of the front suspension has broken 208 00:09:38,560 --> 00:09:40,480 quite badly, actually. 209 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,360 Got to give it a good cleaning up, 210 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,480 and I think one of the main challenges 211 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,880 is going to be keeping the paintwork as it is. 212 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,120 Because it's got a lovely finish to it, 213 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,360 and I don't want to damage that finish at all, 214 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,120 if I can help it. There's an awful lot of work to do. 215 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,520 Huge amount of work. But it's just a lovely piece. 216 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,760 It's going to be an absolute joy to work on. 217 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,240 I love this sort of stuff. 218 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,560 I heard you was mucking around with toys over here! 219 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:08,960 Have you brought in your old toys, yeah? What are you doing? 220 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,320 Do you know what? James has brought this car in... Right. 221 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,400 ..and it's beautiful. It's such good quality. 222 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,000 It's probably the best wind-up car that I've seen. 223 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,640 It looks broken to me. You're saying the best quality? 224 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,560 This tin plate is so, so thick. 225 00:10:22,560 --> 00:10:24,360 Right. And everything is well made. 226 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,880 The detail is fantastic about it, so... Oh, OK. 227 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,880 You know what? It sounds like you're quite excited about doing this one. 228 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:31,240 I am. Yeah? I really am. 229 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,880 This is the one that's getting your juices flowing, this one is. 230 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,400 Well, this is... It is quite... Did you have one of these? No. 231 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,880 No! You wanted one of these, didn't you? 232 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,040 Yeah, I did, yeah. I always wanted one of these. 233 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,240 Oh, bless you. It is... But it's clockwork. 234 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,320 It's a wind-up clockwork mechanism. 235 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,040 So you've yet to see what it's like in there. Yeah. 236 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,120 So that might be totally knackered. 237 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,320 No. I'm sure it won't be. That's what I like to hear! 238 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,720 I'm sure it won't be. I knew you was going to say that! 239 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:00,160 I mean... You have every faith this has kept it's quality. 240 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,080 It's going to be tiptop. All you've gotta do is cosmetic stuff outside. 241 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,760 Yeah. And...and if it's clockwork, I can always repair it anyway. Yeah. 242 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,480 See you, Steve. You're the man. 243 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,640 With their combined experience, the Repair Shop squad is poised 244 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,800 to rescue and preserve cherished family heirlooms 245 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,480 for future generations. 246 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:25,760 And determined to do just that, 247 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:30,120 Kirsten's been doing battle with the Victorian Chinese figurine. 248 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,560 After a deep clean, this dog of Fo 249 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:35,760 is now displaying the full extent of the damage. 250 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:41,240 33 pieces, all of which are encrusted with old glue and paint. 251 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,480 I'm having to work quite hard using acetone 252 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,280 and sort of just manually picking with a scalpel. 253 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,720 If I don't get all the break edges really, really clean 254 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,040 and remove all the old restoration, 255 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,520 I won't get good joins, and the whole point of redoing this 256 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,280 is to actually make a better job of the repair 257 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,320 than was previously done. 258 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,640 So it's vital that I get all the edges 259 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,560 really good and really clean. 260 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,680 Once the pieces are dry, Kirsten reaches a critical stage, 261 00:12:14,680 --> 00:12:17,040 beginning the rebuild. 262 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,160 She's starting with a practise run without glue, 263 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,840 to work out how the dozens of tiny bits 264 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,040 of fragile porcelain fit together. 265 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,440 Kirst, is this for me? 266 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,520 How did you guess, Jay? 267 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,120 That's not right! 268 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,920 I'm... All right, I'll put my hands in me pocket, then. You do. 269 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,880 I can't touch nothing. I'm not that bad! 270 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,360 Actually, do you know what? Yeah? 271 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,240 It's probably all right at the moment. Is it? 272 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,840 Because actually, I don't think this could be in any more pieces 273 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:43,520 than it is at the minute. That's true. 274 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,440 So I can touch? Yeah, go on, then. 275 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,120 Oh, thank you. Yeah. 276 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,680 Aren't these great? I love these. 277 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:50,400 They are quite cute. 278 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,200 It's quite... You've got loads of bits! I have, yeah. 279 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,080 I was just sort of checking how that one goes in there. Wow. 280 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,040 Cos that was quite badly joined before. 281 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,400 So that's going to go there. That's all right! 282 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,240 And then I'm going to actually try and do the heads, 283 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,120 cos... Oh, OK. ..that's in so many pieces. 284 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,200 It's quite a tricky job you've got there, then, isn't it? It is tricky. 285 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,840 Quite a lot of glueing, yeah. OK. Quite a bit of concentration. 286 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,160 Probably just have to be left alone... All right, I get the hint! 287 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,160 ..to get on with it! No, I get the hint! 288 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,480 I'm using an epoxy resin, 289 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,600 which has got really good sort of non-yellowing properties. 290 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:33,800 It's very slow curing, it takes about 48 hours to cure properly. 291 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,000 So it's great, it gives me plenty of time 292 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,400 to actually go back and check that everything's sort of in place 293 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,000 and sort of make any adjustments if necessary. 294 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,360 Because it's quite a heavy piece, 295 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,360 I am actually going to use quite a lot of adhesive here, 296 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,480 just to make sure it's stable. 297 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,840 And I'm now going to buffer up the... 298 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,880 ..the dog, and... 299 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,480 Hopefully, it will go on OK. 300 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,200 When it goes together well, you can sort of feel it 301 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,600 kind of just clicking into place, 302 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,560 which is really, yeah, quite satisfying. 303 00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:12,880 Especially having spent literally hours and hours cleaning it 304 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:14,720 and trying to prepare it all. So... 305 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,840 Yeah. That's good. 306 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,680 I'm happy with that. 307 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,600 With the dog back on its plinth, 308 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,920 Kirsten starts to stick the head back together, 309 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,120 fragment by painstaking fragment. 310 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,280 But it's soon clear that this jigsaw is missing a piece or two. 311 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,640 It's becoming apparent that actually, 312 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:38,640 this is going to be a much bigger job than I had actually anticipated. 313 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,640 To make this porcelain dog whole again, 314 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,040 Kirsten will need to mould the missing features herself. 315 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:52,040 I'm just going to have a little look at this other... 316 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,720 ..the pair of the dog of Fo. 317 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,080 What I've got is a broken-off area, 318 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,520 and the whole tongue seems to be missing. 319 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,280 And I can see from the other dog of Fo 320 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,240 how the original tongue should actually look. 321 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,880 I'm just going to see if that fits now. 322 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:09,880 I'm having to be quite careful, 323 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,920 because this is quite fragile, this top jaw. 324 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,320 I don't want to exert too much pressure. 325 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:19,880 Tongue completed, 326 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:24,200 Kirsten can move on to replacing the missing section of forehead... 327 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:32,520 ..and fills in and smoothes the cracks to create a seamless finish. 328 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:39,400 Finally, some replacement fangs. 329 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,120 Looking at the other dog of Fo, it's... 330 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,880 ..they're actually quite flat, the teeth. 331 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,320 I'm just going to press them into place. 332 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,320 So that's the teeth in place. 333 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:56,480 Already, the dog is looking a lot more ferocious. 334 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,640 The next customer to arrive at the Repair Shop 335 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:06,800 is Terry from Bristol. 336 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,680 Hello, Terry. Pleased to meet you. I'm Lucia. 337 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,800 Come into our lovely workshop. 338 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:13,920 Lovely, thank you. 339 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,960 Resident painting conservator Lucia Scalisi 340 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,800 has been in the restoration business for over 25 years. 341 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,840 Put it on the easel. 342 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,520 Now, that's the damage. 343 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,160 Oh, I've got my work cut out with this one, haven't I? 344 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,200 How did you damage the painting? 345 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,160 I was transferring from one property to another. 346 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,480 It was balanced on the back of the car seat, 347 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,480 I thought, propped up well. 348 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,280 A black cat ran across the road, which was really unlucky for me. 349 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,160 My brother braked heavily and the painting shot forward, 350 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,520 and... Hence the... ..punctured a hole in it. 351 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,040 Yeah. It's quite a fragile canvas. 352 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,080 I'll look at the back of it in a minute. 353 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,320 But what attracted you to it? It was in 1960, 354 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,720 I was in business with my school friend, 355 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,840 partnership in plumbing and heating. 356 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,680 And we did a fair showing, had a little bit of profit. 357 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,480 And I said, "I want a decent painting." 358 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,440 And we went down to the auction, and I found this painting. 359 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,200 Yeah. And I looked at it, and I thought, 360 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,240 "That reminds me of my childhood," because in Worthing, 361 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,240 there's an avenue of trees like that called the Ilex Way, 362 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,120 from Goring to East Preston. Oh, really? 363 00:17:17,120 --> 00:17:20,720 Is Ilex Way, does that still exist? It still exists. Oh, lovely. 364 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,280 Probably a lot more overgrown now, you know. Cos I'm going back... 365 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,480 ..right to my childhood, I was seven years old, 366 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,280 walking down this avenue of trees. 367 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,680 Does it sort of bring people back into your memory, 368 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,480 your family or friends? 369 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,920 Just my friend. He bought a painting, as well, and... Oh. 370 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,120 I always reflect to it, because he's got the twin of this one. 371 00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:41,440 Really? Yeah. So do you still see your friend? 372 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,760 Are you still friends? I still see him, now and again. 373 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,360 I go down to see him, and he's still got his hanging on the wall. 374 00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:50,320 Oh, how nice! He says it's never moved. Really? 375 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,600 Wow, so it's a really nice record to have, 376 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:54,600 of a friendship from childhood to now. 377 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,160 Yeah, he's a good lad. That is a wonderful story. 378 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,200 So we've got a monogram here, JWM, 379 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,160 and we have a date, 1887. 380 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,000 Interestingly, it's in original condition. 381 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,840 We've got an old 19th century canvas here. 382 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,320 Tabby weave. 383 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,720 It's got some old patches on the back. 384 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,320 So, with my job cut out, 385 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,160 it's obviously repairing that tear. 386 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,160 It's very discoloured. 387 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,520 If we clean it, it will look a bit brighter 388 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,160 and there will be more contrast between the sky and the trees, 389 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,560 which is quite a nice thing. 390 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,600 But leave it with me, if you're happy to do that. 391 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,800 I'm quite excited that you're going to work on it. 392 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,840 Yeah. Oh, good. Thank you. I'm glad. 393 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,640 I will see you when it's all done. Yeah. Many thanks. 394 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:35,800 Bye. 395 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,320 The painting, to me, means a great deal. 396 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:45,200 I was seven or eight years old when I first walked along Ilex Way, 397 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,600 and it reminds me of my childhood. 398 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:53,840 This is a difficult job. It's quite a complex problem, with the tear. 399 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,400 The canvas is very brittle, 400 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:59,480 and there's actually a section of the canvas missing from this damage. 401 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,720 Meeting Lucia, studying my painting, 402 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,920 giving me hope that it's going to be restored 403 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,720 to a very excellent condition. 404 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,240 I'm very pleased. 405 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,040 It's a really complicated job. 406 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,280 I've got to combine the ethics of conservation 407 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,280 with the practicalities of the work. 408 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,320 A lot of thought got to go into this, 409 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,680 how we're going to tackle it, and a way forward. 410 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,080 Over on Steve's workbench, 411 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,240 he's planning the restoration of his latest project. 412 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,040 This 1920s toy racing car has seen better days, 413 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,240 and so has the paint job. 414 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,040 Lucia, can I ask your advice, please? 415 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,120 You may. Yes. 416 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:49,160 Lucia's more used to restoring portraits and landscapes, 417 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:53,880 but her extensive knowledge makes her a valuable ally in the workshop. 418 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:55,760 Just had this come in. 419 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,480 It's... It's beautiful. 420 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,040 It is beautiful. Yeah. 1925. 421 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:03,600 Wow. It's an absolutely wonderful object. 422 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,840 I need some advice on the paintwork, 423 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,480 cos I really, really don't want to touch it that much. 424 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,600 I really don't want it to look too new. 425 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,440 By just taking that sort of top surface dirt off, 426 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,720 it'll look a lot brighter. Yeah. 427 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,840 Look, its whatever... Oh, that's... ..fan belt's fallen off. 428 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,480 No, no, no. It's the leather strap that goes over the bonnet. Oh, OK. 429 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,800 Got to keep that. Oh, and look! That's the colour. 430 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,840 Yeah. It would have been red, red, red. Yeah. 431 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:28,840 I don't want it to look like that. 432 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,200 That's too... But what if you do a little surface clean 433 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,360 and it comes up like that, and it's just dirt? 434 00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:35,560 I don't think it will. I'm tempted. I'm tempted. 435 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,000 Oh, are you? Can I do it? With a bit of saliva? 436 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,040 Be careful. Let's do it on... 437 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,400 Oh, look, that is literally just dirt coming off. 438 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,560 I know it doesn't look much, 439 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:47,680 but that's actually a lot, in conservation terms. 440 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,600 And that's just with saliva. And I think the object's small enough 441 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,600 to be able to do a spit clean across the whole thing. I would. 442 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,120 I think it would be very rewarding. 443 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:57,520 But if you don't want to use... A spit clean? Spit cleaning. 444 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,400 I mean, even if you rolled over that with distilled water or something, 445 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,200 it would take something off. Sure. 446 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,240 But the enzymes in your saliva have a bit more of an effect. 447 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,560 I don't know whether I have enough spit to do all that! 448 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,280 Oh, I'm sure you... I'll have a very dry mouth at the end of this! 449 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,200 Getting into all these little areas here 450 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,720 is going to be really good, cos there's a lot of gunk in there. 451 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,160 You'd really enjoy that, wouldn't you? I would enjoy this! 452 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,160 Thank you for your advice. My pleasure. 453 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:23,720 Confidence he's not going to damage the paintwork further, 454 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,440 Steve can turn his attention to the clockwork mechanism. 455 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:32,120 Slightly scary, because I've never taken one apart like this before. 456 00:21:32,120 --> 00:21:35,160 Certainly, not one of this sort of age. 457 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,920 I have no idea how this is actually going to work, in the end. 458 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,000 So this is what I like about a project like this, 459 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,320 is that I have no... 460 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:48,840 ..preconceptions about how easy or how difficult this is going to be. 461 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,720 I will just work through it and repair part by part. 462 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,000 I do want to actually have a look at the clockwork mechanism, though. 463 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:00,000 I haven't seen in here yet, so this is going to be quite interesting. 464 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:05,040 Clockwork toys work by winding up a spring which, when released, 465 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:09,560 turns a series of cogs, gears and axles to power the wheels. 466 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,880 These screws are coming out nicely. 467 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,680 OK. 468 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,920 I did think that was just going to pop off, actually, so... 469 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:18,600 Um...yeah. 470 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,280 I might just have to force that out. 471 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,160 There's no other way. 472 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,440 I can't take the top off, I can't take the sides off, 473 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,480 I can't take anything else apart. 474 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,080 Oh. 475 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,840 Right. That's good news. 476 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,200 It's obviously suffered from being in the wet at some time, 477 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,920 because it's absolutely red rust. 478 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,760 It's nice to get that out, that's the first step, really. 479 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,040 With the spring coil finally removed, 480 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,120 Steven winds it to its full length 481 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:56,440 and sets about cleaning off the rust and grime. 482 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,520 A well-maintained spring is key 483 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,640 to the smooth running of the mechanism. 484 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,240 And cleaning duty doesn't end there. 485 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,360 So what I'm doing now is just scrubbing up 486 00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:10,400 the clockwork mechanism from the car. 487 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,520 By scrubbing it, what I'm doing is I'm removing some rust, 488 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,200 removing the dust, the dirt, the grime. 489 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,600 This lever was absolutely seized up, 490 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,120 and it's probably working for the first time 491 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:26,240 in 20, 30, maybe 40 years. 492 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:31,240 But this piece is relatively modern compared to some of the objects 493 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,880 that come through the Repair Shop doors. 494 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:40,920 And over on Lucia's workbench, more history is being revealed 495 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,400 as she prepares to free a 130-year-old painting 496 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,880 from its wooden frame. 497 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:49,440 I have...I've taken out the tacks, 498 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,600 and what I'm going to do now is actually lift it out of the back. 499 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,800 One of the advantages of having the original tacking edges is, 500 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,560 because I actually need to make a little patch here, 501 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,880 I'll make a pattern, cut it out of here 502 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,880 and actually insert that, so I'll be using the same canvas. 503 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,760 So that's the advantage. 504 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,880 So now I'm going to lift the stretcher out. 505 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,160 There we go. 506 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,640 So for the dust collectors amongst us, 507 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,680 there's some really grotty dirt and dust down there. 508 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,800 And insects, look, a lot of flies. 509 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,200 I have found a skeleton of a bird behind a painting, once. 510 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,200 Obviously a big painting and a small bird. 511 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:31,320 So the next process, I'm going to clean this with my vacuum. 512 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,160 With the painting now dust-free and the hole patched up, 513 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,360 Lucia can line the picture, strengthening it 514 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:51,120 by sticking the entire painting onto a fabric backing. 515 00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:53,960 So I'm going to use a lining adhesive that comes as a film, 516 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,440 and if you look closely, 517 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:57,760 you can see... 518 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,000 ..the adhesive is on the back of the canvas. 519 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,640 So it will be just nap bonded to the lining fabric. 520 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,240 It's polyester sailcloth. 521 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,240 That's pretty good. 522 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,000 Using the heat of an iron, the canvas adhesive and liner 523 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,760 are now bonded together. 524 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:19,640 It's actually quite good. 525 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,360 I can see where the tears that I've aligned 526 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:24,560 have melted, as well, so that's quite good. 527 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,400 The danger here 528 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,880 is that Lucia's industrial glue mix is so powerful, 529 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,400 it could bond to the table, as well. 530 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:33,840 I'll just give it a little jiggle. 531 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:36,880 That's fine. It's free. 532 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:38,800 You only get one shot at this, 533 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,720 so I'm really pleased with that. 534 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,800 And it's actually nap bonded, 535 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,800 or attached to the polyester lining canvas. 536 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:50,080 This square here is where I actually took the patch of canvas 537 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,760 and made the infill for the loss. 538 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,400 And if you look closely, you can see the patch 539 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,920 and you can see where the actual paint is lost 540 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,760 on the original canvas as well, 541 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,560 and another one I inset there. 542 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,800 With the canvas newly strengthened and intact, 543 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,960 Lucia can cut away the excess fabric 544 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,160 and then set about re-stretching the canvas. 545 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,200 I'm actually putting them into the original tack holes, 546 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,400 so we don't have any extra perforations in the original canvas. 547 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:23,240 Finally, the corners are carefully folded back into place. 548 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,000 Where it's been protected, it's cleaner, 549 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,760 and the exposed areas are dirty. 550 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,320 So that's sort of helping me. 551 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:30,960 It's like making a bed. 552 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,160 Ceramics conservator Kirsten's been rebuilding 553 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,240 a century-old Chinese figure known as a dog of Fo. 554 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,720 The reconstruction has been painstaking, 555 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,640 but now she can get on with blending in the repairs 556 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,880 with some expert paintwork. 557 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,240 I find, when I'm painting, 558 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,320 it's not about sort of being really, really exact. 559 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,040 It's actually getting a feel, 560 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,720 it's more sort of an instinct for the feel of the piece, 561 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,080 and it's normally sort of something like this. 562 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,960 It's quite loosely decorated, 563 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,640 you know, it's not sort of tight, little things. 564 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,240 It's all just quite relaxed and loose. 565 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,960 And so I will just try and mimic that when I'm painting, 566 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,080 and sort of look at the signs of age and wear 567 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,280 and just try and copy that, too. 568 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,160 My palette is actually really small. 569 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,160 I think people are quite often surprised, 570 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,440 how few colours you use. So I have white, 571 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,600 I've got...like, a raw umber, 572 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,720 which is a sort of really dark brown, and that's quite good for 573 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:39,120 sort of making colours look slightly more sort of dirty and aged. 574 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:43,240 A couple of blues and ochre, yellow, magenta. 575 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,520 And not a great deal else, actually. 576 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,760 You can get most colours that you want 577 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,280 from that just basic palette. 578 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,920 I'm hoping that this sort of, really, the final stage of painting 579 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,400 will transform this dog of Fo 580 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,240 into a dog that Caroline will recognise once again. 581 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,240 When Caroline dropped the dogs off, 582 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,000 their 100-year history was evident. 583 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,840 But she's hoping Kirsten has managed 584 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,560 to get Mrs Dog of Fo back to her best. 585 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,720 There is a certain amount of nervousness. 586 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,200 Maybe they won't be quite as they were before, 587 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,120 but the main emotion is excitement. 588 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:25,320 And I really, really feel happy 589 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,000 at the prospect of seeing them again. 590 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,640 Hello! Good to see you again. Likewise. 591 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,280 All right, you ready? 592 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,160 Yeah, I'm ready. OK. 593 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,000 Yeah, I'm ready. In you come, then. 594 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:43,040 Caroline, how lovely to see you. Yeah, good to see you as well. 595 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,840 Gosh, it's a bit exciting! 596 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:46,440 Has she been a challenge? 597 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:47,960 She's been a challenge, yeah. 598 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,280 She's been a little bit tricky. Oh, dear. Would you like to have a look? 599 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,840 Yes! Oh, OK. OK. 600 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,680 SHE GASPS Wow, look at that! 601 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,000 She's fantastic! 602 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,120 Look at that! 603 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,680 Gosh, you wouldn't have even known anything had happened, 604 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:06,720 that's so incredible. 605 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,800 And her brain is looking intact! 606 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,960 You're a Wonder Woman. Oh, you're very kind. 607 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,000 I'm thrilled, and I think he's so happy now 608 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,760 to have her back again! 609 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:22,080 But today is my birthday. Is it really? It is! 610 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,480 You kept that quiet. Well, I'm 21 again. 611 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,240 Well, I thought as much. There you go, yes. 612 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:30,360 So this is the best birthday present I could possibly have. 613 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,000 That's so lovely. So, she's got new fangs. 614 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,920 Oh, she's got... Tongue. Oh, my goodness! 615 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,760 So she has. There was quite a lot of dental work in there. 616 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:42,640 You didn't think you'd be doing dental work. I didn't, no. 617 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,720 Really, I don't know... It just means so much to me, Kirsten. 618 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,200 I'm just delighted. 619 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:51,200 Really, really fantastic day, wonderful birthday. 620 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,720 Just...happiness all round. 621 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:57,400 I couldn't believe how well Kirsten had done them. 622 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:02,040 What an expert! And to me, to my family, my children, 623 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,000 even my husband, 624 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,080 everybody will be thrilled. 625 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,040 And nobody's more excited than me. 626 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:12,440 I really can't wait to get them back into their rightful position 627 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:13,960 guarding the door. 628 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,680 Over on Lucia's bench, work is finally under way on the front 629 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:27,320 of the painting. 630 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:30,280 She's filling in patched areas to get a level enough surface 631 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,680 to paint on. So I'm going to use my beautiful dental tool, 632 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,880 which I've had since I was a student, 633 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:39,280 and nothing I have ever found has been able to replace it. 634 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:40,600 It's wonderful. 635 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,600 And I'm going to apply the filling to those losses. 636 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,280 I apply the filler into the surface. 637 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,880 This little inset is the little bit 638 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,360 that I cut from the edge of the painting to fill in 639 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:53,560 the hole there. 640 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,200 So, basically, I want to bring this fill 641 00:30:56,200 --> 00:31:00,920 up to the level of the ground that's on this piece of canvas. 642 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,720 It's like plastering, but on a micro scale. 643 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,880 So there's the island of original paint, 644 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,760 in a sea of lovely white filling. 645 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,840 And it matches up to the edges very neatly. 646 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,320 It's a lovely thing to do. 647 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,640 You really get quite focused. 648 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,360 It can be quite meditational. 649 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,640 It's quite rewarding to see the job well done at the end. 650 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:36,040 It's been days of work just to get the painting to a place 651 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,360 where Lucia can open her paint set and begin to blend in 652 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,080 her repairs. 653 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:45,080 This is where her skill as an artist is really tested. 654 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,280 The paint brush that I use is pure sable. 655 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,200 They're quite expensive because they take 656 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,560 a lot of expertise to make. The tip is everything. 657 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,920 It controls the flow of the paint onto the surface 658 00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:59,120 that I'm working on. 659 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:07,120 With the background colour in place, Lucia must now begin to imitate 660 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,880 the hand of the original artist to rebuild the missing areas 661 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:12,480 of the painting. 662 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:13,520 So I take a few... 663 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,040 ..specks of the yellow ochre, mix it in, 664 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,920 and I just start to retouch and see how that looks. 665 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,960 I think this area of retouching is actually going to be 666 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,520 quite forgiving 667 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:29,280 because there's a lot of colours in here and a lot of work happening 668 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:30,480 in the brush strokes. 669 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,200 So what I'm trying to imitate is the yellow foliage colours that 670 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:36,760 have been put on before the green 671 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:39,200 foliage has been applied. 672 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,800 Mimicking the style of the artist is an important skill 673 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,320 in the world of art conservation. 674 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,960 Really, it's such a slow and minute process. 675 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,760 The labour... Or the skill, I suppose, 676 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,200 and the experience comes from just 677 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:01,720 sort of getting your eye in, onto the artist's palette. 678 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:05,040 So you have to know what the artist intended, 679 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:09,800 rather than what a modern taste might require. 680 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:29,000 Steve's been giving an antique clockwork car a full MOT. 681 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,760 But it's been more complicated than he bargained for. 682 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,880 I thought it was going to be relatively straightforward. 683 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:40,840 I have, though, found some issues with it. On the front of the car 684 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,640 here, all of the wheel axle side of things, the suspension, 685 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:46,480 it's all bent and broken. 686 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,200 I've actually discovered something as well. 687 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,120 I'd assumed that this car had a simple toy steering device, 688 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,720 but I've discovered actually that it doesn't, 689 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,480 it has a more complex rack and pinion device. 690 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,760 A rack and pinion device is what you have on a real-size car, 691 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:04,320 a proper-size car, 692 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,360 so quite sophisticated for a toy. 693 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:08,840 But it does mean that I've got 694 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:13,800 to make, from scratch, a new rack for it, which is quite challenging. 695 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,040 I hope it works out, actually. 696 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:25,800 With the internal workings of the car overhauled, 697 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:28,240 it's time to see if he can get them all working together 698 00:34:28,240 --> 00:34:30,360 to power the wheels. 699 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:31,880 So, this is the moment of truth. 700 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:35,040 I've made a good solid key for the car. 701 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:36,440 And... 702 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:41,360 This is where the main spring either goes bang... 703 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,280 ..or it winds up fully and does its job. 704 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,080 CLICKING 705 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,040 It's a great sound, isn't it? 706 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:50,280 And... 707 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,640 WHIRRING 708 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:59,160 That's working absolutely fine. 709 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,520 Essential to any car - a steering wheel, 710 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:05,440 and this one had been missing for years. 711 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,560 I've made a steering wheel. I've just got to solder 712 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,600 those arms on. It's starting to bubble now. 713 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,960 There we go, that's flowed lovely. 714 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:19,360 I think, when James comes in, he might have a problem taking 715 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:20,920 this from me, actually. 716 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,920 I really, really want this car. It's so nice. 717 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,680 Lucia has been spending hours meticulously filling in 718 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:34,760 the missing patches on the painting. 719 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:37,640 She's emulating the style of the artist 720 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,640 to seamlessly blend in her repairs. 721 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:43,920 And today, owner Terry is due back to collect it. 722 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,120 I think Terry will be very pleased, actually. 723 00:35:46,120 --> 00:35:49,400 I think he'll be surprised when he sees how the whole tear has 724 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:50,600 been pulled together. 725 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:53,600 I think I'll be quite happy to see his tree-lined avenue back 726 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:54,640 in one piece. 727 00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:00,320 The painting had hung in Terry's home for 50 years, 728 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:02,480 until it got damaged. 729 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:05,760 He's hoping Lucia has managed to restore it, 730 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:08,840 earning it pride of place back on his wall. 731 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,320 You must be Terry. That's it, that's me. 732 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:15,480 How you doing? You all right? Yeah, I'm fine, thanks. 733 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,320 You've come to pick up your painting? Yeah. 734 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,640 I'm really looking forward to this. Well, you should be. 735 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,240 In you come. In you go. 736 00:36:23,720 --> 00:36:26,240 Lucia, look who I found. Ah, Terry! Lucia. 737 00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:28,320 Welcome, welcome. Lovely to see you again. 738 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,960 Lovely to see you. Been a while. 739 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,440 Yes, it has. Come in. I'm really excited about this. 740 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:34,840 Are you? 741 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,720 So, what did it look like when you first brought it in, then? 742 00:36:37,720 --> 00:36:39,800 I remember a nice 743 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:43,240 two-inch diameter hole in the middle. Right. And I thought 744 00:36:43,240 --> 00:36:45,360 it'd never get repaired, surely. 745 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,840 Well, we won't keep you in suspense any more. 746 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,840 I'm all smiles. 747 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,320 You can't wait to see it, can you? 748 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:53,520 No. Lucia'll show it to you. Are you ready? Yeah. 749 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:57,440 Wow. 750 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:00,680 That's amazing. 751 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:02,200 You like it? 752 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:03,600 Over the moon with that. 753 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:08,920 It's certainly a lot cleaner, 754 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:11,320 and that hole has disappeared. 755 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:14,160 And I was thinking of sticking a patch on there and touching it up! 756 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:15,760 Oh, no! 757 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,520 I'm still trying to find where that hole is, 758 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:21,680 and I can't see it. 759 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,200 That is amazing. I do thank you so much. 760 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:25,720 Oh, my pleasure. That's brilliant. 761 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:28,360 It was really nice to work on, actually. Lots of little details 762 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:30,760 have come out, like this little flock of sheep over here. 763 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,400 They weren't really very obvious because of the discoloration 764 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:34,600 and dirt on the surface. 765 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,480 Those are birds there as well, in the distance? Birds in the sky. 766 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,760 Yeah, there's a few birds in the sky. Yeah. 767 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:42,480 And there's a lot of details in these figures as well. 768 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,160 If you look at girls' faces, this little girl's got highlights 769 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:46,880 in her eyes, she's got rosy cheeks. 770 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,920 It's just...amazing. Yeah? 771 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,800 I could get quite emotional over that. Really? It's wonderful. 772 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,240 That's nice. Yeah, brilliant. 773 00:37:57,720 --> 00:38:00,120 When the painting was revealed to me, 774 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,320 words can't describe how I felt. 775 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:04,240 I was like a child 776 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:06,320 receiving its first candy. 777 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,760 I was... 778 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,800 Just amazing. 779 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,520 Hi, Terry. Lovely, here we are. 780 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,000 I'll put it in the car for you, back seat. I think it'll be safe 781 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,120 if it's nice and flat there. OK? Can't move there. 782 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:18,480 That'll be fine. 783 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:23,880 I think I'm going to enjoy it more now because Lucia has cleaned it 784 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:28,160 and brought out all the details, and it will take me back 785 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,920 to when I used to be a child, walking down this avenue of trees. 786 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,520 Take care. Don't brake hard. 787 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:37,800 THEY LAUGH Bye-bye. 788 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:47,560 Meanwhile, Steve has almost completed the restoration 789 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:50,280 of the toy racing car. 790 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:52,200 The motor is safely back in 791 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:55,200 and he's giving the bodywork a spit clean, 792 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,320 as per Lucia's very specific instructions. 793 00:38:59,920 --> 00:39:02,760 Hey, Jay, come and have a look at this. 794 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,920 What do you reckon of that? Now, that is cool. 795 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:08,640 I like that. Thank you very much. 796 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,040 Yeah, you've done a grand job on this. I like that as well. 797 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,400 What is that? Is that like the drive shaft or something? 798 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,400 It's the rack that I've made for it, so that's to do 799 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:17,720 with the steering on it. 800 00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:20,520 You've made a rack for the steering. So it works and everything? 801 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:22,440 Like, can steer? Yeah, absolutely. 802 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,000 Yeah. Can I see it? JAY GASPS 803 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,720 See, now, that's why you're Steve, innit? Thank you very much. 804 00:39:27,720 --> 00:39:29,920 Right? 805 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:32,040 I need three done by the afternoon! STEVE LAUGHS 806 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:40,040 Owner James is looking forward to being reunited 807 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,320 with his beloved childhood toy. 808 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:44,600 It's one of my earliest memories as a child. 809 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:48,840 And because cars are a shared interest with my father, 810 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:52,520 that's something that, you know, I have such fond memories of. 811 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:57,760 I'm hoping to see the car sensitively repaired, cos it's 812 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:01,040 got the scars of many, many years of use. 813 00:40:01,040 --> 00:40:03,680 Hello, James. Hello, Steve. Nice to see you. Yeah, excellent. 814 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:05,320 Come and have a look. 815 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,040 So, it's under here? 816 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,160 Yes, it is under here. 817 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:14,000 Wow. This project has been such a fantastic project. 818 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,240 I've so enjoyed doing it. 819 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:20,800 And there have been issues with it that I didn't expect 820 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,040 that I've had to get over. OK. 821 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,000 But I've enjoyed it all the way through, 822 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,920 and I really don't want to let it go. 823 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,480 So... I want it back! I know! 824 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,080 This might be a reproduction. 825 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:34,960 Here, let me unveil it. 826 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,400 There we go. 827 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:40,040 Oh, my word. 828 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:42,280 This is... 829 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:44,800 This is what I remember. Great. 830 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,720 This is what I remember as a child. Yeah. 831 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:51,360 With all the suspension... It's perfect cos it's as it was. 832 00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:55,760 Yes. Yes. It's not overdone. Steering wheel. Yeah, that's great! 833 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:58,800 Absolutely fabulous. And the steering works. 834 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:01,800 Oh, look at that. That is absolutely unbelievable, 835 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:03,760 and that's come up beautifully, 836 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:06,000 that Alfa Romeo... It has. ..badge on the front. 837 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,080 We've cleaned it very, very carefully. 838 00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:09,560 We haven't over-cleaned it. 839 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:13,120 We've been very, very careful to leave the age on it. 840 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:16,560 So I've made a key. A key, look at the key! 841 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:18,680 So... 842 00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:20,640 I think I ought to let you wind it, really. 843 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:22,560 You think so? You think I can have a little wind? 844 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:26,080 I'm going to turn that around and... OK. OK. 845 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,880 That's a long time since you've felt that. 846 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,240 Yes, it is. 847 00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:34,640 It's got that slow click. Yes. 848 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,720 Do you remember that? Yeah, it was... I think overwound it! 849 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:40,920 And I really think... 850 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,480 ..that we ought to run it. Yeah, absolutely. 851 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:49,000 Are you ready? Yep, I'm ready. 852 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,640 This is the first time James has seen the Alfa Romeo run 853 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:01,480 since he was a little boy. 854 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:04,000 That's right, turn it round. Turn it round? Come back. 855 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,760 I've got to put a little bit... Yeah, absolutely. 856 00:42:09,720 --> 00:42:11,400 I think you've done an amazing job. 857 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:13,240 Thank you very much. Amazing job. 858 00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:14,480 I'm almost tearful. 859 00:42:15,720 --> 00:42:17,440 But it's...it's... 860 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,520 The total link through 861 00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:21,000 to my father, 862 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:23,080 to our interest in cars, 863 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:25,800 to remembering playing with this 864 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,560 when he was still around, obviously, which is terrific. 865 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:31,120 Yes. Here's the key. A key, fantastic. 866 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:34,600 And I'll go and get a box and wrap it up, and keep it all safe 867 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:36,600 for the journey back. Thanks, Steve. 868 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:40,400 I think there will be a bit of play in the kitchen this evening. 869 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:42,880 I think my father would be 870 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:46,520 absolutely delighted to see the car repaired. 871 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:49,880 And I can see him smiling down from up there, saying, 872 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:52,360 "That's a very good job done." 873 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:55,760 I think the most impressive part of Steve's work 874 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:59,840 has been repairing bits that were broken but not taking away 875 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:03,000 the essence of the car, and the essence of the car 876 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,160 is what my father had and what I had as a child and what our 877 00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:10,000 grandchildren hopefully will have in years to come. 878 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:15,000 Join us next time, 879 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,640 as more precious pieces are rescued 880 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:19,880 and their cherished memories restored... 881 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,320 Wow! 882 00:43:21,320 --> 00:43:22,560 ..in The Repair Shop.