What are your other hobbies?

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
03/07/2015 at 20:24 • Filed to: None

I was really bored today and need some new crap to do besides working on my car or playing video games or cooking. On the plus side I found some dope fabric and might retrim my car in it. It is a perforated suede type material that is really durable and has a strong backing $9 a yard! Might do the door panels or the seat centers. the strip of material on the seat to the console is the stuff.

DISCUSSION (47)

TheHondaBro > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:28

RC cars, Legos, die-cast models.

Frank Grimes > TheHondaBro
03/07/2015 at 20:29

dang I have been wanting legos and building some models. Why am I ten again?

Spaceball-Two > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:33

Kinja'd!!!

My wife and I like to grow our own fruits and vegetables to make salsas and jams.

Kevin Barrett > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:34

Those NA seats are in really great shape! Also, you can easily fabricate whole new door cards for the NA, so don't do anything irreversible if you don't have to.

My other hobbies are photography, antiques, Minecraft, and camping.

cazzyodo > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:37

Rock climbing is my primary. I started a couple years ago and even picked up part time hours at a gym recently. Good stuff.

Steve in Manhattan > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:39

Finding and watching British police procedurals.

wiffleballtony > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:41

I like things that are ruinously expensive. My hobbies include PC gaming, target shooting, Legos and golf.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:55

Gaming, die-cast, etc.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:55

photography, video games, military history (primarily naval), and wishing I lived in the country and had room for activities, oh watching and yelling at my TV when there's sports on.

Clay Smith's Revenge > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:58

You are a brave man if you look at reupholstering a car as a "fun challenge". Definitely a project I'd never even think about taking on.

Other hobbies for me are home audio, tinkering with any device running within the Windows ecosystem, and prior to moving last year I had a pretty sweet Scalextric set up that I haven't reassembled as of yet. You can't beat Scalextric as a hobby if you have a spare room (no matter what size track set up you start out with it will grow as you add new track accessories and new sections to race on)

TheHondaBro > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 20:59

Hey, Lego's are awesome!

TheHondaBro > Kevin Barrett
03/07/2015 at 20:59

I don't think Minecraft counts as a hobby.

Nibby > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:04

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:07

Is this suede available in white or navy blue?

whatisthatsound > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:08

Dog training( seriously getting your dog to do awesome things takes time but rules), flying,lady friends hobbies

OPPOsaurus WRX > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:12

Kinja'd!!!

mountain biking grilling and wood work/ house renovation

jariten1781 > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:17

Reading (a ton), repairing appliances, video games (mostly PC Indy games and 80s-90s ones), and nanoblocks.

These are nanoblocks if you haven't seen them. Basically really really small legos built with pliers and tweezers. Just finished that titanic a few days ago.

Kinja'd!!!

ViperGuy21 > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:19

Photography, auto detailing, working out, basketball. You can use a TON of time with any and all of those(I know because I have)

Agrajag > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:25

Drawing, reading, reading/collecting comics, watching/collecting movies.

Axial > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:35

I sketch and write stuff for a little sci-fi project of mine that I've been on and off with for the better part of a decade now. I also play video-games, mostly MechWarrior Online these days.

Once upon a time I was also a violist, and a pretty damn good one, too, playing with a troupe at the Kennedy Center in DC, and even a few paid gigs for weddings and church ceremonies. But that was a more civilized age, before the Dark Times. Before College.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:35

playing saxophone, diecast cars, flight simulators, and running.

Frank Grimes > TheHondaBro
03/07/2015 at 21:39

I hope to find a giant bucket of legos at a thrift store one day.

Frank Grimes > Kevin Barrett
03/07/2015 at 21:40

They look better than they are especially the drivers side is much worse all the leather is cracking but the vinyl is ok. That is why I want to see if an upholstery shop could take out the busted leather and sew in the new fabric in the centers.

Frank Grimes > jariten1781
03/07/2015 at 21:40

whoa those are dope!

Frank Grimes > Nibby
03/07/2015 at 21:42

whoa cool site. I checked the link out and i think I might have to join the membership dont know if I'll go gold yet though.

Kevin Barrett > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:45

That is a pretty cool fabric...

f86sabre > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:46

The kids, travel, house projects. Installed a new garage door opener today and putting LED under cabinet lights in tomorrow.

Frank Grimes > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/07/2015 at 21:52

I only saw the tan color and I couldn't find it on jo-anns website to find more about it might check your store.

TheJWT > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:52

Kinja'd!!!

BMX, Ping Pong, Golf when its warm out, cooking, old movies, and trying new restaurants/foods.

Most of those require money though, so I don't do them as much as I want.

Frank Grimes > Clay Smith's Revenge
03/07/2015 at 21:54

Well I learned how to sew by making a bag. it was hard! I plan on paying someone to upholster the seats but doing the door panels seems really simple especially since I want to get rid of the doorhandles/arm rests and the door pockets. pretty much a matter of measuring cutting and wrapping the panel and stapeling the back.

Scary__goongala! > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 21:57

I'm making new door cards over my spring break and covering them in black suede. I want to get rid of the pockets and replace the over sized handles with door pulls. Would you mind sharing exactly what suede material you are looking at?

Frank Grimes > Kevin Barrett
03/07/2015 at 21:57

it really is I was suprised to find it and for so cheap. it is really strong and durable I used a green scotch brite and scrubbed the crap out of it and it was obviously damaged but not much.

here is a close up which looks like the same stuff. I think it is like an alcantara type fabric.

Kinja'd!!!

Kevin Barrett > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 22:02

Man, I kinda want to do mine now... My NB seats rot a little each winter.

Kevin Barrett > TheHondaBro
03/07/2015 at 22:04

Kinja'd!!!

Clay Smith's Revenge > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 22:05

Still far beyond the scope of any automotive restoration project I'd be willing to take on, so good on ya for that. Godspeed on those door panels

Architect > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 22:23

In my spare time I sit in an office and design buildings

Frank Grimes > Architect
03/07/2015 at 22:31

so like real legos. :)

Baeromez > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 22:33

Take up guitar. Always scratches my itch when I'm bored.

Frank Grimes > Clay Smith's Revenge
03/07/2015 at 22:33

thanks. and I totally understand where you are coming from. operating a sewing machine is scary trying to stay straight! painting a car seemed like one of these same things so fiddly and stuff but taking a painting class at college this semester makes it seem much simpler.

Frank Grimes > TheHondaBro
03/07/2015 at 22:35

I played minecraft for a long time and then my house caught on fire and these beasts attacked and then ran out of things to do and got bored that was like a year ago.

Nibby > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 22:46

Gold membership is expensive, but worth it.

Architect > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 22:56

Maybe?

Lego Architecture Studio

I was recruited to be the "local professional" when this set demo'd at a nearby Barnes & Noble. It's a pretty cool set, even the booklet it comes with is co-written by REX, SOM, and a few other international architecture firms.

(BTW, I was majorly obsessed with Lego for the entirety of my childhood and adolescence. Also drawing. Might help explain why I do what I do now...)

Frank Grimes > Architect
03/07/2015 at 23:01

I saw one of those at a barnes and noble and was stoked. I never bought it because I dont have tons of money.

I used to love legos and drawing and thought it would be cool to be an architect until I realized everything was done on computers and lost interest.

Architect > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 23:10

You might appreciate the work of Peter Zumthor . His creative process invariably begins with drawings, sketches, and most importantly: hand-built models. There was a traveling exhibition a few years ago JUST to display all the elaborate models built to explore his various projects.

And from another perspective, you could definitely say that 99.99% of projects are done in the computer, but the end result is undeniably tangible. For me, there's no feeling quite like watching little pictures and words turn into actual, brand new places that people will inhabit.

Frank Grimes > Architect
03/07/2015 at 23:20

That's what would be amazing. Its what I love about art cooking working on cars etc. having an idea become something real and usable. I think the mixture of art/engineering is what I love about architecture and what led me to want to study industrial design.

Architect > Frank Grimes
03/07/2015 at 23:31

One of my closest friends is an industrial designer! It's almost where I ended up, but I felt more comfortable in architecture. ID is such a cool field, though, I think. There is a beautifully-short iteration cycle, especially now that 3D printing and laser cutting is so much more accessible, that it makes the prototyping process that much more rapid and ultimately meaningful...

Sort of like, say, Legos? :)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Architect
03/08/2015 at 15:26

I probably should have studied architecture, but went for civil engineering instead (safe choice?). Hated it, and ended up with a BFA in graphic design . Day job is software/mapping support for a group of geologists; still working out what my second career will be...