Self Made Customs, Inc.

Welcome to Self Made Customs, Inc.!

We own Kustomz Ink Klothing (KIK), Inked Baby Apparel, and MiniTrucker Store. (Scroll down for the whole story.) Visit our MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and Guestbook...or e-mail us HERE.

We opened our first company, KIK (Kustomz Ink Klothing), on April 1, 2004 (April Fool's Day...go figure!) The original idea was started by three, slightly intoxicated at the time, idiots from Texas. Our idea was to offer something different than anything else in the custom auto scene: clothing that was simple, to-the-point, and didn't cost a fortune. We hope that in the future the KIK logo becomes synonymous with killer rides, must-see car/truck shows, kick-ass parties, and a kind of fraternity to everyone who wears it.

We also make all our own stuff, which helps us keep the price down, so you can spend more money on what's really important...your ride.

Somewhere along the way we started making gear for our Car/Truck Club friends. We do not have set-up fees for t-shirt printing and we offer very reasonable (one-time) set-up fees for embroidery. There's not much we can't do. Update December 2009: we now work with almost 50 different clubs worldwide.

We purchased Inked Baby Apparel from the original owners in January of 2009. We saw (and immediately fell in love with and became jealous of) their designs at a couple of car/truck shows but it seemed to disappear shortly after. Trae finally let his curiosity get the best of him and contacted the owner to see if the business was still open. At that point, it was offered to us at a very reasonable price, and we jumped on it. We are very proud of the fact that since we took it over, we have developed an idea of the original owners...custom Inked Baby Apparel labels in every item we sell! We have since advertised in Tattoo Magazine, which has brought us much attention, which we hope continues!

We opened our most recent website, MiniTrucker Store, on December 1, 2009, after almost 3 years of talking about it with different companies to work out the kinks. We never dreamed we would have the huge response upon our original announcement that it was in the works, but within 3 days we had over 10 companies committed to working with us; with several more requesting info. We are well known for our excellent customer service, so needless to say, in order to keep up with everything we will be adding future companies on a case by case basis.

Due to tax and liability reasons, we decided to become Incorporated in 2010. Self Made Customs, Inc. is the name we chose for obvious reasons: Self Made because we do everything ourselves and 2 reasons explain Customs: we are involved in the custom auto scene and we specialize in custom single orders.

To make a long story short, we are not a big company, nor do we make a ton of money doing this. Self Made Customs, Inc. is run by Trae - the guy with the tattoos and mohawk, and Kris - the chick with the BIG beautiful, uhh, eyes. We are also very lucky to have lots of great friends that help us occasionally at shows...not to mention our 2 perfect (ha!) kids, Dalton and Kobie, who have shown much interest in helping dad and mom with the business.

-Trae & :)Kris

P.S. Click HERE for Frequently Asked Questions.

Here we are at Scrapin' The Coast, 2008:

We are both Air Force Veterans, and when I found the following quote on www.FoxNews.com, I felt the need to post it:

"It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag..." —Ret. Capt. Bill Pries, JAGC, Navy