Spray equipment

[McCreed]

With a small compressor, you should stay away from HVLP, they are air hungry (the HV in HVLP refers to the high volume of air they use, the advantage is HVLV guns generate less overspray, so less waste)

Rabbit, I think you meant LVLP, not HVLV. Dunno...

Also I'm not disputing Rabbit's comment, but based on my own experience, the HVLP mini-gun works just fine with the compressor I detailed above.
And I don't think overspray is as big a concern when you're spraying small areas like guitar necks & bodies as it would be doing large flat(ish) areas like car panels.

FWIW, if there are budgetary concerns, the LVLP guns seem to run about a $100 dearer for some reason.

[Rabbit]

Rabbit, I think you meant LVLP, not HVLV. Dunno...

Also I'm not disputing Rabbit's comment, but based on my own experience, the HVLP mini-gun works just fine with the compressor I detailed above.
And I don't think overspray is as big a concern when you're spraying small areas like guitar necks & bodies as it would be doing large flat(ish) areas like car panels.

FWIW, if there are budgetary concerns, the LVLP guns seem to run about a $100 dearer for some reason.

I direct you to : https://www.prowin-tools.com/applica...vlp-spray-gun/

note the air volume difference. But with a mini gun it would be less of an issue. Just like the price of full size guns, price of mini guns can also vary dramatically from $20 to over $500. I mostly use star mini guns, which are probably at the lower end of mid range. Not all the bells and whistles, but it works for me. As for the nozzle size a lot depends on what you are spraying. 0.8mm would need more thinning for what I spray than the 1mm I use mostly. I have a 0.8mm, also a 0.5mm (you are hitting air brush territory there). Admittedly you don't need to be as extreme as me, I use 3 x 1mm mini guns, a cheap and nasty one for primers, and separate ones for base coat and clear coat. With good house keeping one will do.