WAKYFLXWAKYFLX Reusable full Face Cover - 6800 full Respirаtor Face Cover,for Paint, Against Dust,Chemicals, Formaldehyde, Polishing,Staining,Car Spraying,Sanding &Cutting

I've read a lot of bad reviews from people stating that this mask isn't good because fumes are getting in and that its cheap. So I decided to put my 35 years of experience in the coatings industry into the ring.As someone who wears a full face mask almost everyday of my life working with Industrial coatings and industrial solvents that are extremely hazardous to your lungs and body, I've literally worn 100s of respirator's in my lifetime from extremely expensive to cheap. I've used this respirator for about 2 weeks now and i love it. I've had no issues with fume's or with keeping the mask sealed to my face. I watched a few videos people put up and looked at pictures and found that 80% of the people are not wearing the mask properly to have a good seal or Good FIT.You can not wear glasses that stick out the side of the mask because it cant seal, You cant wear HOOD socks or pull over head wear under the mask because it cant seal, you cant have a beard or facial hair because it cant seal. If you are moving around a lot then you need to stop and adjust you 4 tightening straps on a regular basis. when putting the gear on each day you should tighten the straps until the mask is sealed around your skin, no hair, no gaps, no anything but skin. After you feel its tight take your hand and place it over your air release valve typically the center of the mask at mouth level. let a deep breath out and if the mask swells up and stays that way as long as you blow air you have a good seal. If not then you need to adjust the mask more.I find this mask has exceeded all my expectations i would highly recommend to anyone looking for a good reliable respirator. 1 last note if you intend to use the mask often invest in some tear away face shields and keep 5 on the mask at all times. When you start having issues seeing clearly just simply grab a end tab and remove the outer shield.( After 2 months of using this respirator my opinion has not changed still an excellent product i've had zero issues . )

The masks worked great. Only complaint was the plastic covers to snap on over the filters is a bit flimsy and one cover broke when removing it. Otherwise, a great mask and fit comfortably and pulled snug to the face.

I've found it to be very comfortable and sturdy. I use it when I'm working with two part epoxy resin, UV resin, glass etching with a Dremel (I etch glass by hand, I don't chemically etch), and when I'm wood burning. My skin is pretty sensitive due to eczema but despite how sweaty i get in the mask, i haven't gotten dermatitis it anything. A quality mask for sure! I'll have to make sure to keep up on general maintenance on it to make sure it stays that way for as long as possible. Highly recommend and it has a great price.

It's an inexpensive plastic gas mask. Made primarily for painters. Also useful against woodsmoke, such as during or after nearby forest fires. Unfortunately, it leaks. So you would have to get a decent seal on it of some type, such as those sticky original "velcro" strips and line the inside of the lining with those. Or find some other method to totally seal the gas mask. And then you would need something underneath it, such as an oxygen intake valve, which it does have...it is somewhat lined with a filter, so maybe that would do it, and you would have to trust yourself to seal the mask completely and then not take it off for awhile. You could buy the expensive version, which does click behind you and seal off like an astronaut's helmet, full around in the back and front, which also seals off with strips. I've worn one of those, they do completely seal, but it's expensive and tricky and takes multiple layers of sealing it off. Including clicking several valves, strips that seal, bands of things that seal off the helmet completely. Well, what you need to do with this mask is find a way to seal it all around the rubberized seal it already has. Then you need to be sure you have a way to remove the seal and get it off your face. In case the filter at the bottom of the mask, which is embedded in the lowest air valve up higher into the mask, doesn't allow you to intake enough oxygen or air in general. While you can still breathe, and before you FAINT from lack of oxygen or even air entering the mask. A telltale sign is if the mask starts to mist over from the inside, showing a seal and water vapor starting to condense inside the gas mask. It can be tricky to figure things out, in the middle of woodsmoke, paint fumes or whatever, natural gas leaks, etc. You have to get the gas mask to completely seal, which this model doesn't do. Not on its own. You have to find a way, such as sticky "velcro" strips lining it, or a water seal by wetting the inside lining strip, or something else. Such as taping it with silver duct tape, which I do not recommend. I've used painter's gas masks before, and been exposed to Yellow Cross Gas in Vietnam, the stuff they used on Holocaust victims in copious amounts...we lived through minor exposure to it. A gas mask will save you for a little while from such fumes, but eventually they come pouring into the mask because of you simply turning your head to one side or the other, which of course you will have to do, whether for sleep purposes or while awake. So really, getting a seal on it is bad enough, if you so much as twitch or turn your head...gas comes into the mask's facial part...I recall tearing the thing off repeatedly and running out the door to FRESH AIR. Anyway, there is an oxygen intake valve below your chin on this mask, and if you have the piece that fits, a small oxygen tank can be inserted into the bottom of this mask. A piece of oxygen equipment, and the seal on that is pretty pathetic, sorry, also. So maybe the filter inside helps, somewhat, but it is next to impossible to fully seal the mask. Perhaps wearing it at home might work. But you can smell the plastic fumes from it being a new plastic gas mask, also. Perhaps you should look into buying the fully sealable variety of gas mask. Those run $100-200 and more USD. They totally seal around your head. DON'T be alone if you ever use one of those....you will probably die, from falling asleep or otherwise not being able to take the mask off by yourself. You need a friend around to put it on you, pretty much, or to take it off and remove it enough to be able to breathe again. And one more thing: they are RIDICULOUSLY difficult to sleep in. You will want to remove it at night, or to not sleep during the entire time you wear it. Which may be days or weeks long, if you're in an area subject to woodsmoke, or other such hazards. You will need a safe, comfortable, fully sealable gas mask, one which encircles your head completely. And seals from behind like an astronaut's helmet from NASA. And remember, have a friend with you at all times. Because if you ever need to take the thing off, and you have no air or oxygen supply coming into the gas make or helmet from an external source, such as an oxygen pack you can insert with a total seal...I suggest looking into outer space technology for this type of thing. Look into totally sealable gas masks or astronaut's helmets with filters, disposable changeable ones in packets, and either find a way to buy this model and seal it around the inner edges with something that works, or somehow get oxygen packs that seal into it and use the filters within, there is one at the base of the gas mask...and really seal it off. Any such gas mask that totally seals off, like the astronauts, you need a buddy or friend or colleague with you. Who can take if off from behind, because most people cannot reach all that far behind their heads. Got that? Whatever you do, if you seal off a gas mask that DOESN'T have a large oxygen supply attached to it, or even a gas mask or helmet apparatus that does...I would suggest a SCUBA gear helmet, that type might work. One meant to go completely underwater for long periods of times. It take a great deal of skill and expertise to sustain such behavior. If you leave on a sealed or even only partially sealed gas mask and fall asleep, for example, or you gramma or whoever else it is does...you may die.

1) does not seal the exhaust vent. Flap doesn't seal and it was not cleaned with any chemicals. Hence you will be breathing in unfiltered air it did work for a week or so.2) as others mentioned. The filter cartridge retaining tangs on the mask broke pretty easily despite me being extra sensitive to it by my nature and escentuated by the other problem reviews.All in All it's a throw awayP.s. did seal around face &Fyi. How to check you mask. 1) blow out and seal/cover exhaust port with your hand. 2) inhale and seal / cover intake ports on filter witb hand. * Both ways should restrict breathing in that direction. If not you have a leak aka source for unfiltered air to intrude.