Yeah, it’s interesting seeing the products that exist in the overlap between airbrushing and spraying, although I’m guessing you’d ideally have a proper spray booth and a “real” compressor once you start using the spray guns.

It’s a pity there’s nothing in the space between the BenchVents and full-blown spray booths, although understandable as far as the health and environmental issues are concerned.

Here you go. 
https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?cPath=400_403_1_9_34&products_id=23907

I was guessing pretty much along these lines - I just wondered if I was seriously underestimating the capabilities of your (damn nice) airbrush set up.

I’m guessing it would be theoretically possible to airbrush a guitar a solid colour using acrylics - it would just be a lot more tedious than using a proper LVLP spray gun set up?

When I start to use my auto colours, they will require a spirit based “solvent” so I will use thinners/reducer as the “solvent”.

Apologies for resurrecting this old thread, but I’m considering falling off my wallet for a similar set up with the Bench Vent.

Have you been using it for guitar (re-)finishing, or is it just for detail work?

Also, are you spraying using auto colours using this set up, or am I conflating the two things incorrectly? (I know the Bench Vent booth can handle aerosols, etc. but I’m guessing auto paint would be well beyond its capabilities?)

Thanks in advance. 👍

I wouldn’t spray a whole guitar with this setup, I use a much bigger compressor for that. I also use full size spray guns for covering large areas, such as a whole spray job on a guitar. The compressor featured in this thread is an airbrush compressor, not a spray gun compressor. 
It is possible to thin some auto paints to spray through an air brush but not to do a whole guitar, it’s for detailed work really. Candy colours are used with both setups, air brushes and full size guns. Everything through an airbrush has to be thinned more due to the much smaller nozzles and air caps. With a full size gun, the paint can be sprayed in a more viscous mix (thicker and gets to opacity quicker).
I think there might be some more explanation of candy paints being sprayed through an airbrush on another thread I did with some metal flake. 
https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/finishing/metal-flake-large-silver-flake/

I always keep the two systems separate, big compressor and guns for full paint jobs (with auto paints and more), and small compressor and air brushes for small or detailed work (possible to spray some auto paints but not ideal for full guitars, just detailed work). 

Hope this helps.

If you want more info, just ask. 👍

When I start to use my auto colours, they will require a spirit based “solvent” so I will use thinners/reducer as the “solvent”.

Apologies for resurrecting this old thread, but I’m considering falling off my wallet for a similar set up with the Bench Vent.

Have you been using it for guitar (re-)finishing, or is it just for detail work?

Also, are you spraying using auto colours using this set up, or am I conflating the two things incorrectly? (I know the Bench Vent booth can handle aerosols, etc. but I’m guessing auto paint would be well beyond its capabilities?)

Thanks in advance. 👍

I got a pair of platforms from the 70s that still fit me despite other clothing getting smaller...I could spray them

@irishwhiskeycoke Yeah they would look great sprayed up in metal flake and candy paints. ✨✨✨✨

A quick google of that models is coming in at about 5-600, if you factor in saving of what about 380 on the air comp Mirka alone against the electric it's not that crazy an idea. Thanks @boo all ramblings are really helpful.