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Scrap Metal Mask

Scrap Metal Mask is a protective gear item in Project Zomboid. It gives 50 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Scrap Metal Mask at a glance

Scrap Metal Mask icon

Protective Gear Clothing & armour

It gives 50 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation.

Scratch defence80
Bite defence50
Insulation0.25
Wind resistance0.55
Max condition4
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What it is and how to use it

Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.

More: How protection works · Tailoring and repairs.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.Hat_HockeyMask_MetalScrapProtective Gear
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Scrap Metal Mask is on 2 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Safehouse Armor LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …)under 0.1%3
Crate CostumeAttic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more placesunder 0.1%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Make Scrap Metal Mask
On any surface
2 × Welding Torch; Steel Sheet - Small; Leather Strips; Nuts and Bolts; any threadany welding mask; any wrench; any sheet metal snips or any metal saw; any metalworking punch or a metal drill; any hammer; any scissors or any sharp knife; any sewing needle; any awlWelding 4, Tailoring 1

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Smelt Small Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item.

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Quick answers

What is the item ID for Scrap Metal Mask?

Base.Hat_HockeyMask_MetalScrap.

How much protection does the Scrap Metal Mask give?

Bite defence 50 and scratch defence 80.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.