53 Graphix $338 Custom Helmet J Law Deal

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11/11/2025 5:27pm Edited Date/Time 11/11/2025 5:28pm
Rickyisms wrote:
Accountability does not exist in this dudes vocabulary. Using his divorce as an excuse for no communication and shoddy quality. Either refund them and send their...

Accountability does not exist in this dudes vocabulary. Using his divorce as an excuse for no communication and shoddy quality. Either refund them and send their shit back from the get go, or figure it the fuck out. IMG 7965 2.jpeg?VersionId=6IZkBUgev2dn7 18

“Anything that’s here will be organized and shipped asap”

I feel like we’ve seen this before 🤔 


A divorce is no excuse for poor communication, but somewhat understandable. But there’s zero excuse for lying about the progress of his customer’s pieces tho and then disappearing again for months

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11/13/2025 7:42am
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Sounds about right for most helmet painters.  Local guy told me 3 weeks and actually took 4 months.  Tagger had my buddy’s helmet almost a yr...

Sounds about right for most helmet painters.  Local guy told me 3 weeks and actually took 4 months.  Tagger had my buddy’s helmet almost a yr and constantly had excuses plus charged him $500 more than he was originally quoted.  

I sent a helmet to a very well known painter who does work for an energy drink company and he straight up lost my helmet.  I...

I sent a helmet to a very well known painter who does work for an energy drink company and he straight up lost my helmet.  I was buddies with the guy and he offered to paint it for me for free, but in the end, I was out a helmet and never got anything back.

Support your friends just like you support celebrities and athletes who don't even know you exist.

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11/13/2025 10:48am

Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast once upon a time, they aren't those people anymore and they aren't coming back. 

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11/13/2025 11:56am
Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast...

Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast once upon a time, they aren't those people anymore and they aren't coming back. 

Was J Law actually working with this guy for the 338 paint job ? 

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11/13/2025 1:56pm
Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast...

Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast once upon a time, they aren't those people anymore and they aren't coming back. 

mb60 wrote:

Was J Law actually working with this guy for the 338 paint job ? 

Jlaw gets helmets painted by him and they came up with a limited $338 deal around christmas time. We don't know much past that. Both 53GRAFIX and Jlaw advertised it.

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11/13/2025 1:59pm
Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast...

Maybe one of these days people will finally write off J-Law, Stroupe, Izzy, etc. and stay away from shit they're involved with. They rode dirtbikes fast once upon a time, they aren't those people anymore and they aren't coming back. 

I thought Stroupe was doing better?

11/13/2025 6:19pm Edited Date/Time 11/13/2025 6:21pm

i just delt with something similar with "Xtreme Kolors." He made up for it by not charging me anything, but he had every excuse in the book and it took 8 months to get my helmet back. The quality is a little rough, but it should be alright from 10 feet. Haha. The split fire logo looks like it was printed on regular paper and stuck to the helmet. Not the best work, a lot of the lines are really rough.20251112 103721 0.jpg?VersionId=diK9IYjJ92p0KX

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11/13/2025 6:46pm

People seem to have bad luck with helmets. I go through my local guy. He also does bike graphics. Hes very reasonably priced and quick at getting things done. This is the second helmet hes painted of mine.

 

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11/13/2025 7:09pm
Rickyisms wrote:
Accountability does not exist in this dudes vocabulary. Using his divorce as an excuse for no communication and shoddy quality. Either refund them and send their...

Accountability does not exist in this dudes vocabulary. Using his divorce as an excuse for no communication and shoddy quality. Either refund them and send their shit back from the get go, or figure it the fuck out. IMG 7965 2.jpeg?VersionId=6IZkBUgev2dn7 18

Jesus, really leaning in hard on using his family issues as an excuse. Nothing wrong with doing everything you need to keep your family together. Just shut down your painting while you do it since you apparently cant do both. If you take a job in good faith you can't use your family as an excuse after the fact. Juvenile as hell to use it to guilt your customers into feeling bad for asking for what they paid for. "So sorry I was trying to hold my family together. Maybe you'll understand when you're my age." What? Get the fuck out of here 

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11/13/2025 7:29pm
People seem to have bad luck with helmets. I go through my local guy. He also does bike graphics. Hes very reasonably priced and quick at...

People seem to have bad luck with helmets. I go through my local guy. He also does bike graphics. Hes very reasonably priced and quick at getting things done. This is the second helmet hes painted of mine.

 

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Sick helmet!!!!

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11/13/2025 8:31pm
Rickyisms wrote:
Accountability does not exist in this dudes vocabulary. Using his divorce as an excuse for no communication and shoddy quality. Either refund them and send their...

Accountability does not exist in this dudes vocabulary. Using his divorce as an excuse for no communication and shoddy quality. Either refund them and send their shit back from the get go, or figure it the fuck out. IMG 7965 2.jpeg?VersionId=6IZkBUgev2dn7 18

Jesus, really leaning in hard on using his family issues as an excuse. Nothing wrong with doing everything you need to keep your family together. Just...

Jesus, really leaning in hard on using his family issues as an excuse. Nothing wrong with doing everything you need to keep your family together. Just shut down your painting while you do it since you apparently cant do both. If you take a job in good faith you can't use your family as an excuse after the fact. Juvenile as hell to use it to guilt your customers into feeling bad for asking for what they paid for. "So sorry I was trying to hold my family together. Maybe you'll understand when you're my age." What? Get the fuck out of here 

Well when others say they shipped a helmet to him in June and he competed it within 4 weeks but I had alread been waiting 7 months he looses literally all credibility.

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11/20/2025 1:29pm

Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood that "life happens".

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Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood...

Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood that "life happens".

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Instead of one of those cringe worthy replies, he could have made a shipping label and got the thing in a box on its way back. The guy is a complete narcissist apparently. He must think he is the only one on this planet who thinks they have to deal with problems. I would have called the cops and reported it stolen, with information on where it is. Obviously has no friends or anyone around him to help with his "massive struggles". Fuck, everyone gets divorced nowadays. My employer would laugh me out of the office for taking 2 weeks off to deal with something like that.

The fact is that it is all probably bullshit. I have seen this movie before, and they are all the same. He has no idea where your helmet is, and you are probably not getting it back. I feel for ya, that sucks big time.

Oh, and how the hell do you try and keep a floor over your head? Shouldn't that be a roof? 

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11/20/2025 2:25pm

I asked privately to just have it shipped back regardless of condition multiple times. This could have all been avoided with 30 minutes of work. Additionally I was ridiculously nice the entire time just to get that response.

 

Like you said, Life sucks and we all go through it. If you own your own business you just gotta deal with it.

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Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood...

Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood that "life happens".

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Jkawi wrote:
Instead of one of those cringe worthy replies, he could have made a shipping label and got the thing in a box on its way back...

Instead of one of those cringe worthy replies, he could have made a shipping label and got the thing in a box on its way back. The guy is a complete narcissist apparently. He must think he is the only one on this planet who thinks they have to deal with problems. I would have called the cops and reported it stolen, with information on where it is. Obviously has no friends or anyone around him to help with his "massive struggles". Fuck, everyone gets divorced nowadays. My employer would laugh me out of the office for taking 2 weeks off to deal with something like that.

The fact is that it is all probably bullshit. I have seen this movie before, and they are all the same. He has no idea where your helmet is, and you are probably not getting it back. I feel for ya, that sucks big time.

Oh, and how the hell do you try and keep a floor over your head? Shouldn't that be a roof? 

Right, guess he lives in a 2 story to keep a floor over her head 🤷‍♂️

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11/20/2025 3:56pm

By now I'd be showing up at his house

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11/20/2025 4:00pm Edited Date/Time 11/20/2025 4:01pm
Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood...

Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood that "life happens".

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Jkawi wrote:
Instead of one of those cringe worthy replies, he could have made a shipping label and got the thing in a box on its way back...

Instead of one of those cringe worthy replies, he could have made a shipping label and got the thing in a box on its way back. The guy is a complete narcissist apparently. He must think he is the only one on this planet who thinks they have to deal with problems. I would have called the cops and reported it stolen, with information on where it is. Obviously has no friends or anyone around him to help with his "massive struggles". Fuck, everyone gets divorced nowadays. My employer would laugh me out of the office for taking 2 weeks off to deal with something like that.

The fact is that it is all probably bullshit. I have seen this movie before, and they are all the same. He has no idea where your helmet is, and you are probably not getting it back. I feel for ya, that sucks big time.

Oh, and how the hell do you try and keep a floor over your head? Shouldn't that be a roof? 

yak651 wrote:

Right, guess he lives in a 2 story to keep a floor over her head 🤷‍♂️

living in his parents' basement

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11/21/2025 7:23pm

All this man has to do is put the fuggin thing in a box and ship it out, boom. Done. Which shouldn’t be a problem in his line of work, especially if he’s still completing “customers that understand life happens” helmets. What an asshole dude! 


Thanks for the update, I’m eager to see how this unfolds lol

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4/8/2026 6:02pm

Pretty much giving up here. Out a brand new fly formula S and $338 for paint. Whoever thinks they wanna get a helmet painted by this guy, Don't. Great way to throw away $1000 

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Pretty much giving up here. Out a brand new fly formula S and $338 for paint. Whoever thinks they wanna get a helmet painted by this...

Pretty much giving up here. Out a brand new fly formula S and $338 for paint. Whoever thinks they wanna get a helmet painted by this guy, Don't. Great way to throw away $1000 

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Wow! This guy is a true 100% piece of shit! 

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Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood...

Just to keep everyone informed on this dude. I played it nice and cool for 11 months. I guess for the past year I haven't understood that "life happens".

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That infuriates me.

He took the job and now he’s completely being a jackass. Don’t cry eleven months later that the money isn’t right for the job. That’s what you said the job would cost.

I don’t like this guy. Not because he’s a piece of shit, but because he’s just shitty all around. Don’t wince and use excuses. Just say, “I’m really sorry. How can I make it up to you?” My life fell apart.

If you want the daughter to be in your life, teach her to fucking paint! Show her what you do. It can be done together. It’s not all tea parties.

 

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4/8/2026 9:29pm

It's crazy to agree to a promo deal to paint by helmet at a discount for the exposure, just to use the discount as a reason why he can't do it, getting negative exposure in the process.

As @TeamGreen always says...

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4/8/2026 9:29pm

Should’ve never went for the JLaw special brotha 

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4/9/2026 6:59am

I guess my question is, who the heck would want a  J Law helmet and why?

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4/9/2026 8:08am
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I guess my question is, who the heck would want a  J Law helmet and why?

It's not a JLAW helmet, it was a "deal" the "painter" was giving. it was $338 for a custom painted helmet. But clearly buddy is a scumbag.

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4/9/2026 9:38am

Dude I thought about this recently. I had an old Gibson acoustic sent off to a luthier for a refret, neck reset and bracing. He said it’d be ready probably in Nov. I check in Dec, he says it’s ready just waiting on the holiday shipping rush to die down. Crickets. Follow ups. “Doing final touch ups, should ship next week!” Nothing. 

Finally I threatened to proceed with formal action in the state of Georgia for failure to return personal property entrusted for repair. I got the guitar back in March, and charged about $500 EXTRA because it was a Gibson and that was never specified. 

Case came back with busted latch, original tuners were kept, and he polished the patina off the top. I’m still annoyed when I think about it. Can’t recommend “Overhaul Guitar” Evan Collins for guitar work 

4/9/2026 9:40am

File a lawsuit in small claims court, if nothing else, you would expose his practices to a larger audience than Vital can provide. Love to see his face when he gets the subpoena. Not likely he would show up, but they may issue a Bench Warrant for him, and next time he is stopped for speeding he will be detained. Otherwise, sorry to say , you are likely SOL.  Sorry for you having to put up with this idiocy.

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