No problem Mike, help is what we’re all here for. Most of what I’ve learned has been from the good folks on this forum, so I’m just paying it forward man.
I totally get you wondering about the knock off brushes, my advice is that there are a lot of factors that have an effect on simply getting paint to spray from an airbrush in a controllable fashion. When there are problems as a beginner you start trying to figure out where the problem is and wonder if it’s the brush, the technique, pressure, paint, amount of reducer etc. Having a quality brush at least takes that one variable away. I started with a very cheap Chinese brush. It worked ok, but the difference when I upgraded to an Iwata Eclipse was crazy! Of course it didn’t make me a better painter overnight, but it was so much easier to use and when I had issues at least I knew it was something I was doing rather than brush failure alone LOL.
That’s only my opinion Buddy. A super cheap brush will definitely get you going, but a quality brush will last and retain a decent second hand value if you ever choose to change it or move it on.
