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NARRATOR: Supercar customizer Yianni

lives life at full throttle.

How accurate is that speed, though?

NARRATOR: He takes incredible cars--

It's gorgeous.

NARRATOR: --and works with his talented crew--

You're a G. You're a G.

NARRATOR: --to give them a unique look.

But the stakes are high--

How can we get this so wrong, man?

NARRATOR: --when you work for demanding clients--

I will be calling you 20 times a day.

NARRATOR: --who expect perfection--

Yes, yes, yes.

NARRATOR: --every time.

That is so sick.

That's why you're the king, bro.

[upbeat music]

NARRATOR: This time, a friend surprises a British sporting

superstar with a stunning wrap.

I've got a very good friend of mine,

a guy called Daley Thompson.

The decathalon Daley Thompson?

Yes, double gold medal winner.

Wow.

The legend, the king.

NARRATOR: This Olympic hero will know nothing about the design

until the final reveal.

What are you hoping to see when this car comes through?

Something a little bit low-key.

I'm a little bit nervous now.

NARRATOR: Going for gold puts the team under massive pressure.

Yeah, let's just do it again.

I hate doing things again.

NARRATOR: The car suffers a shocking problem.

Battery-- [whistles]

Is it not holding any charge at all?

PAV: Nothing whatsoever.

NARRATOR: And even the boss discovers

there's no gain without pain.

DALEY THOMPSON: Touch your bum, big guy.

Come on.

NARRATOR: With time running out and reputations at stake,

can the team make it across the finish line?

[upbeat music]

NARRATOR: It's a new day.

A rare British supercar is on its way.

Gary is the director of a sports nutrition company.

He's here to plan a surprise for his business partner,

and he's pulling out all the stops.

- You well? - Yeah, very well, thank you.

Lovely seeing you.

McLaren in orange.

- Stunning, isn't it? - Looks gorgeous.

- Beautiful. - Wow

- Yeah. - And what are you thinking?

Well, I've got a very good friend of mine,

a guy called Daley Thompson.

Daley Thompson?

GARY: Daley Thompson.

Decathlon Daley Thompson?

GARY: Yes.

Double gold medal winner.

Wait, he's a lege.

That's my era.

[cheering]

I wanted to surprise him, and I thought,

could I make this car gold?

Like his medal?

Why not?

YIANNI: Wow.

Are you going to go for, like, a gloss gold, or what

sort of thing are you thinking?

GARY: I was thinking about a satin chrome.

So you want, like, the sheen effect,

but with the-- the Wow factor.

Absolutely, yeah.

Look, I see your roof is wrapped already.

Is that staying in black, or are you going to do that in gold,

as well? GARY: I don't know.

What do you think?

YIANNI: Personally, I don't think the black will work.

GARY: Right.

YIANNI: I think, if you're going to do it, do it all gold.

Maybe add a stripe to it. - OK.

Yeah, yeah.

What colors are you thinking?

Red, white and blue?

Yeah, that sounds cool.

That's the colors, isn't it?

And that comes off his race shirt, as well.

He had a red, white, and blue shirt back in the day,

so that was his competing colors.

So that'd be absolutely amazing if we could do that.

OK.

And if we're going with that theme, how

about putting a race number in there and possibly

go for the number 10?

Decathlon-- 10 events.

Absolutely.

10 events, 10 disciplines.

YIANNI: Wow.

Is there any way you can get him to come and pick this car up?

How about you come down to his gym--

OK.

--meet Daley, hand the keys over to Daley, and then maybe--

I don't know.

Are you up for a workout with Daley?

A workout with Daley Thompson?

A workout with Daley-- do a circuit with him.

Wow. Listen, he's old-school.

He's going to work me hard.

He's old-school.

He's going to work you hard.

- I'll get the workout ready. - You better do.

Brilliant. Thank you so much.

- Thanks, Yianni. - I'll see you soon, yeah?

GARY: Take care. Thanks.

Bye bye.

Bye bye.

NARRATOR: McLaren make high-tech supercars

inspired by their Formula One design know-how.

But cutting-edge tech doesn't come cheap.

No longer in production, this supercar

cost a hefty 168,000 pounds.

Daley Thompson knows his car is being wrapped

but has no idea about the elaborate design

Gary is spending thousands on.

Yianni will deliver this amazing surprise

in person, if his team can get the job done in just three days.

[music playing] We don't have a fallout over money

That's loyalty

YIANNI: Guys, let's have you in.

This car belongs to a gentleman called Daley Thompson.

Really?

Oh, man.

YIANNI: OK, look, you three haven't got a clue.

You know, like, Usain Bolt?

He's the equivalent of that guy.

MIKE: Yeah, back in the day. Yeah, back in the day.

YIANNI: Back in the day.

So, yeah, so he's a lege.

Here's my problem-- sorry, Mark and Nicco--

this car is going satin chrome gold.

Nice.

Oh, ho, ho.

MIKE: Very nice.

YIANNI: Go on, Mark. Tell me.

What's the problem?

First of all, yeah, this satin chrome gold--

it's not normal, this vinyl.

They made it, like, three layers of vinyl.

Second one is the shape of the car.

It's nightmare.

OK.

You guys are good.

You're specialists at chrome.

I know you've got it, OK?

And the last thing they want is they want a stripe,

Amelia-- a red, blue, and white running from the front

all the way to the back.

It's going to have a big circle on the front with the number 10.

A stripe straight down the middle?

YIANNI: Yeah, straight down the middle, OK?

We just need to make sure that when the wrap is on this car,

it is 100% perfect.

I'm personally delivering this car back to him.

OK? - Cool.

- Thanks, guys. - All right, guys.

[upbeat music]

NARRATOR: The complex job begins in bay 1, where the scissor

lift gives Mike better access.

[upbeat music]

This is a rare car, and he's feeling

his way with the strip down.

So I've just loosened the McLaren rear bumper,

but there's still something actually holding

it quite firmly in place.

So I've got to do a bit of digging

and find out where there's a hidden screw because there's

always a hidden screw.

[upbeat music]

They've obviously can't get a machine to put the screws where

they want them, so this is why they've had to build it by hand,

and it's just a nightmare.

And I bet the guy didn't have a set of them fingers you got.

Yeah, all right, they're a bit sausagey, but,

still, yours ain't that much better.

Mine are feminine, bro.

MIKE: No, femininely soft.

[laughs] I moisturize everywhere, every day.

[laughs]

Stay there.

That's it.

OK, take her away.

[upbeat music]

[SINGING] Yeah

NARRATOR: The satin gold vinyl is the ultimate wrap challenge.

It's one of the most expensive vinyl options on the market,

and it's also notoriously difficult to work with.

Are you ready?

I'm not ready.

Let's go.

NARRATOR: Made up of three vinyl layers,

the satin gold looks incredible.

But it's three times thicker than normal vinyl,

making it very difficult to work around curves.

[music playing] What you want

What you want

Yeah, push

Yeah

NARRATOR: The wrappers need to stretch and manipulate

the material into place.

But if they overwork this gold, they also

face the danger of misting.

Here, we're going to show you the difference.

So when you hit that, look, it mist straight away.

That's not going to go back to normal.

[music playing] Hands up

Throw your hands in the air

If you a real one, then you know you ain't scared

NARRATOR: Well-known for working on cars

for footballers, boxers, and athletes,

the team are all huge sports fans.

Bert, who would you say is your sporting hero?

My sporting hero--

Maradona.

He made me fall in love with football.

OK, you know who mine is?

BERT: Go on.

A lege.

BERT: Go on-- football? - He can fly.

He can fly? YIANNI: He can fly.

Eddie the Eagle.

YIANNI: [laughs]

That is-- that is my guy.

BERT: It was him?

Michael Jordan.

BERT: OK.

Yeah, I like that.

YIANNI: But Daley Thompson--

Proper iron man, weren't he?

YIANNI: I would have said--

I'd compare him to someone like Usain Bolt. But--

BERT: Yeah?

But Usain Bolt--

he's a legend.

He runs. - Yeah.

Daley Thompson-- decathlon.

He just done everything, didn't it?

- 10 events. - Yeah.

Doubt gold winner, and he's probably still

fitter than you and I today.

Well, I'm going to find out, aren't I, because I'm

going to train with him.

Yeah, exactly.

That's your fault, man.

[laughter]

[dramatic music]

[engine revs]

[music playing] Take it to the limit on me

To win it

NARRATOR: Downstairs, the wrap is moving on to the next level.

The MP4 is moved to the quiet back bay

so the wrappers can focus on the challenge

of the large, curved panels.

The rear quarter is their first big test.

The large, thick sheets prove hard to handle.

Their attention to detail must be on point.

If they overstretch the vinyl and it mists,

then they'll have to tear the panel down and begin again.

We made it.

Well-- [whistles]

NARRATOR: The rear quarter is a success, but there's no let up.

They move on to the toughest part of the wrap--

the doors.

[suspenseful music]

Despite their skill and focus, it seems

this door panel has a problem.

Do we think it's still going to work?

Got some little stretch mark in here,

and, you know, it's like, even this chrome is hard,

everything's got to be right for the customer,

so everyone's going to be happy.

Just do it again?

Yeah.

I hate doing things again.

NARRATOR: The vinyl has distorted and lost its sheen.

There's nothing they can do to save it.

Rewrapping the door is costly, time-consuming, and frustrating.

[suspenseful music]

This supercar has been left on trickle charge,

as the battery can drain during a long wrap.

Pav routinely checks in to make sure it's

still fully powered up.

Kieran, mate? KIERAN: Yeah.

Do me a favor. Go to start it, please.

All right.

[engine whirs]

- Dead? - Yeah.

Completely dead.

Right.

So, yeah, we do have an issue.

1 volt-- terrible

NARRATOR: This is unusual.

The boss needs to know.

PAV: Yian.

All right, Pav?

Yes and no.

We've got a bit of a problem with the McLaren.

What?

Battery-- [whistles]

Is it totally and utterly finished?

I put my meter on it, and the voltage

just dropped completely down.

So it's not holding any charge at all.

PAV: Nothing, zilch.

No lights are coming on.

It's completely flat.

YIANNI: All right, let me get Bert to order

one and inform the customer. Yeah?

Let me know, yeah?

YIANNI: All right, cheers, Pav.

Cheers, bro.

[ominous music]

BERT: I've got a McLaren MP4-12C that's in desperate need

of a new battery.

And, yeah, so I just needed to get pricing and availability.

NARRATOR: Yianni knows supercars have expensive parts prices.

He's keen to know what Bert's discovered.

BERT: 2,708 pounds and 60 pence.

For a battery?

BERT: Yes.

And then it has to go to McLaren to be programmed and fitted.

Wow.

It gets better.

They need three or four days to get the bits in.

NARRATOR: Space taken up by a dead car

can cost Yianni thousands.

That's a big problem, mate.

That's a massive problem.

NARRATOR: The garage is full, and they

can't afford to be down a bay.

We're screwed.

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: With the stakes high, Pav

decides to try one more option.

Bypassing the trickle charger, he

uses the heavy-duty power pack.

PAV: Now we're going to bring the big boy in.

This is our main battery charger.

I'm going to connect on to this battery.

Hopefully it holds the charge.

I'm going to let the charger charge it up, come back to it

in maybe an hour, hour and a half,

and see what the reading is then.

NARRATOR: This Twin-turbo V8 has a top speed

of 207 miles per hour.

With innovative use of aluminum, it weighs in at just 200 kilos.

[suspenseful music]

An hour has passed, and Pav returns to see if the battery

has taken any charge.

Let's see what we've got here now.

[engine whirs]

NARRATOR: It sounds dead.

But Pav gives it one last go.

[engine whirs]

[engine revs]

All right.

NARRATOR: Pav puts the battery under load

by driving it back and forth to test how reliable it really is.

It seems good, but there's only one way to be sure.

What I want to do now is just get

my meter back on the battery.

So I just want to double-check to make sure that she's

still holding the 13.2 volts.

And, yeah, she's good, which is really good.

So I'm happy about that.

[upbeat music]

We won on this one.

NARRATOR: Clearly, the trickle charger was the weak link

and needs to be replaced.

It's a massive win for the team and the client's wallet.

Back on the wrap, Nicco, and Mark are winning, too.

They're into a rhythm, and the supercar is fast going gold.

Yeah, I'm happy with that.

I'm happy, too.

Happy days.

Yeah, let's go.

[upbeat music]

[upbeat music]

NARRATOR: Deadline day.

With the finishing line approaching,

the supercar has been moved to the front bay.

So like--

All right, so, if anything, I'm

going to get this washer first, and all the rest

I can do from underneath.

So bear with me one second, bro.

Yeah?

You going in?

Yeah, that's the one. MIKE: That's the one.

PAV: Fold that in.

Let's turn back.

That's it.

Perfect.

Lovely.

I knew it wasn't sitting down.

It just didn't feel right. - Yeah.

No, you've got to get this on the money.

But we're good here.

NARRATOR: Mike and Pav push the pace.

And upstairs in the mezzanine, Amelia is prepping the stripe.

He wants it the same size as a UK number plate.

The white is going to be laid first,

and then the red and the blue are going to go on top.

NARRATOR: The final hurdle on this golden car

is to lay the one-off stripe.

[upbeat music]

OK, let's do this.

NARRATOR: The tri-color stripe is a nod to Daley's

famous Olympic GB vest.

NICCO: We're going to lay the white stripe.

You ready? - Ready.

Come on.

Let's go.

NARRATOR: Nicco and Mark have to make sure the stripe is

perfectly centered on the car.

[upbeat music]

With the clock ticking down, they

work fast and accurately to make Yianni's delivery deadline.

[upbeat music]

With the stripe nailed, they add the final touch.

[upbeat music]

NICCO: I'm happy with that.

NARRATOR: The job has taken three full days,

and Yianni must now make sure the finish is perfect

and that there is no misting on any of the panels.

Ooh, nice.

Good job, Mark.

Good job, Nicco.

Opens up lovely.

Looks nice.

She works well.

[upbeat music]

The boys have done an amazing job, so I'm really happy.

And I get to drive it now and meet the legend that is Daley

Thompson and have a workout.

[suspenseful music]

[engine revs]

NARRATOR: The wrap is done.

Now it's time for the big surprise.

Daley knows Yianni is on his way,

but he has no idea about the design or color.

YIANNI: Wow.

This car is actually a very nice car to drive.

I'm looking in my mirrors.

I can just see the gold shining.

Daley Thompson is an absolute legend.

I really hope he likes it.

[upbeat music]

I'm still a little bit concerned over the battery issue,

but so far, so good.

Let's just hope it's charging as I drive around.

I'm looking at all the gauges.

Please don't break down on me.

I love a supercar.

[upbeat music]

NARRATOR: Arriving in Southwest London, Yianni parks the car,

ready for the reveal.

It's time to meet a hero.

Wow.

Mr. Daley Thompson, how are you?

I'm very well.

How are you doing, all right? - I'm Yianni.

Pleased to meet you.

Yianni it's good to see you.

Wow, the legend, the king.

Listen, it's very nice of you.

I'm looking at this gym.

I'm like, wow.

It's like I'm at school.

And that's why I'm hoping that we're going

to put you through your paces.

But before we do that or think about that, to be honest,

I'd really like to see the machine, see what you've done.

YIANNI: Do you want to see the car?

See what your work's like.

If you like the car, will you go easy on me in the gym.

Oh, absolutely not.

[upbeat music]

So are you ready?

Yeah, absolutely.

What are you hoping to see when this car

comes through those gates?

Something a little bit low-key.

YIANNI: This car is far from low-key,

so I'm a little bit nervous now.

OK.

It's going to come through that gate.

Are you ready?

DALEY THOMPSON: Yeah let's do it.

[upbeat music]

[laughing]

[music playing]

Everybody wants to live my life

But they can't, I'm the one and only

I've been around the world

It looks sweet.

That looks unbelievable.

It looks like a racing car.

What do you feel about the 10 on the bonnet?

DALEY THOMPSON: Because that's the same number

as the decathlon-- - Exactly.

--so it seriously works for me.

So the red, white, and blue stripe is

exactly how our kit used to be.

So I'm loving that.

And, obviously, why have we gone gold?

DALEY THOMPSON: Because I used to win a few things.

YIANNI: Mate, just a few.

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

In fact, this looks better than most of our medals.

This will stand out, for sure.

Oh, you've done a brilliant job, brilliant job.

Brilliant. My pleasure.

[upbeat music]

NARRATOR: Daley loves the wrap.

It's time for that very special workout Yianni was promised.

Yianni, come on, baby.

I would like to say, welcome to my body shop.

Come on in.

We're just doing a nice little circuit class.

Great job.

Triceps next, my friend.

So make sure you get your bum on the ground.

Touch your bum, big guy.

Come on.

Nice one.

Sit-ups. We are nearly there.

4, 5, 6.

Last one.

Great job.

Now we're talking.

Liking it.

[laughs]

That was great.

It's been a pleasure.

Do you know what?

We should do this again. - Definitely.

- I've enjoyed it. - That's it.

Well, I'm happy with this.

You're happy with the car.

It's gold all the way.

[laughs]

[upbeat music]

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