Light Up Your Skateboard

 Hello people!

In this instructable I will show you how to light up you skateboard using LEDs. In my example i put the LEDs upward, but you can put them downward for a neon like effect. I had this idea whne my friend pimped hi tricycle and had the idea to put neon on it. This gives a really cool effect on your pants and you can easily be seen from 100m away! Enjoy your new board that now is different and road safe!

English isn't my first language, so if you see mistakes/grammar problems don't blame me. I also like to show things visually instead of describing them; this is the reason for the amount of pictures used.

Step 1 Equipment

Hardware:
- Drill & drill bit the size of a LED
- Soldering Iron & soldering iron
- Glue gun (optional)
- Wire cutters

Software (parts)
- LEDs (I used 6)
- Button
- 9V battery
- 9V battery clip
- Resistors*
- Wire
- Electrical tape
- Duct tape (optional, but recommended)

Skills:
Need to know how to solder
Need to know how to drill

*I used 6 LESs, but you can use more. Check how much resistance you need before you solder them.

Comments

[squant]

Cool idea, but wouldn't it be easier just to add some glow in the dark paint or tape? Considering the LED will only be visible in the dark anyway.

[tfultsucf]

Recently I came across Flatwire and Tapewire, both of which are meant for low profile wiring, would fit easily under grip tape or even just on the underside your board.

[Ward_Nox]

...not for nothing but why not use El wire? around the edge with clear wheels it would look alot like a hoverboard

[tfultsucf]

I've been wanting to use EL wire on my longboard for a while or at least light up my wheels. Unfortunately they don't stay clear for long after getting scuffed up and discolored from usual wear. I'm currently opting to use LED's that are much brighter than most EL wire and easier mount away from possible damage. Either way you still get a nice under-glow effect when riding at night.

[theman123321]

Good idea but I live in China and i can't be bothered to buy online =p
It would be cool thou

[king kolton9]

what that picture with the leds shows me thats it's not road safe it shows me drivers are probably saying what the @%$& is that

[berky93]

If you use conductive paint you wouldn't need the duct tape. not that duct tape isn't awesome, but it may not be up to the task of protecting wires from the wear and tear they experience on a skateboard. But this way you could paint your circuits anywhere you want, such as around the outside edge of the board.

[theman123321]

 I thought of that... I also though of using copper plates cut into smaller bits and putting them under the grip tape so that nothing would be visible.