Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel look into a range of options for vehicles best suited to the trade. Carl Brookes from Trade Vans UK talks about the vehicle types and makes that he feels are best for Decorators and gives his ultimate top three to look into. Chris Ordinaire talks about his approach to having a van for his work on the brushes and fellow Fix Radio Presenter, Todd Glister talks about buying versus leasing and which option he feels is best for tradespeople.

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel discuss the things they would never do in the trade and also invite two Decorators to join them and share their own exmaples. Guests include: Peter Clark & Andy Hamilton (AR Decor)

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel recap their experiences and involvement at Fix Fest last week and also catch up with well known Plasterer, Leigh Griffiths AKA The Tape Slayer. Tape Slayer has recently been diagnosed with Silicosis and talks about how it happened, the wake up call it's been and why you need to take this very seriously if you're sanding and exposed to potentially harmful dust particles.

Heather Isherwood, a Canadian Decorator based in Reading, Berkshire talks about her experiences finding a career and running a business in Painting & Decorating and the story of how she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Heather talks about the moment she found out, the treatment that followed, some of the hardest aspects of treatment after beating breat cancer and what effect it's all had on her business and work on the tools. Heather also talks about favourite paints, tools and approach to managing customers as well as some notable projects.

Joel and TVJ discuss some of their favourite and least preferred colours to work with. They also talk about colour names and play some voice notes from friends of the show about their best/worst colours and colour names.

Todd Von Joel and Joel Bardall talk about inner strength and weakness and how both play a part in the nature of working in and running a business in the Decorating industry. Todd Von Joel, as a big boxing fan, invites Commonwealth Gold Medalist Lewis Williams to join the discussion and explain how he manages moments of weakness and builds up his mental and physical strength for each bout - not a million miles from how you might have to when running your own projects!

Join Todd Von Joel and Joel Bardall as they look back on their early days on the tools. They share the pivotal mistakes, family influences, and formative experiences that defined their careers and shaped who they are today.

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel are joined by Scottish Decorator from the Highlands, Craig Murphy AKA The Kilted Painter. Craig talks about his experiences filming for Channel 5 TV 'Faking It', where he swapped his paint brushes for make up brushes. Craig talks about learning the skills, the pressure involved, what it was like to shoot a TV show and also the story behind the famous white kilt.

Justine Horne from Justine Lisa Designs & Decorates joins Joel and Todd to tell the story behind a 40m2 mural created for The Royal British Legion Care Home in Broadstairs. Justine describes the work that went into the design process, the collaboration with the scaffolders, her method, paints and products... as well as the reaction from the residents and staff.

Joel Bardall and Todd Von Joel talk about how far they would go to get even with a customer that messed them about when it comes to payment. They ask fellow decorators, Sean Kelly & Ashley Woodcock to join them and talk about their experiences. Sean shares a shocking story about a customer that knew they didn't have the money to pay him... but still had the work done... Ashley shares an occasion where he actually got revenge on a non-paying customer!