Also known as Welding Mask.
Protects your eyes while welding. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Welding Tools
Protects your eyes while welding.
Garages and hardware stores.
Required for propane welding.
The Welding Mask turns up in garages and hardware stores. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.
| Place | Town | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Tool store | Muldraugh | 10611,10316 |
| GigaMart | West Point | 12023,6858 |
| Tool store | Riverside | 6371,5320 |
| Tool stores Three in town | Rosewood | 8178,11292 |
| Grand Ohio Mall | Louisville | 13577,1332 |
| Crossroads Mall | Valley Station | 13936,5832 |
| Nourish Food Mart Supermarket | March Ridge | 10142,12786 |
| E.P. Tools Hardware | Fallas Lake | 7255,8228 |
Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.
Where the Welding Mask comes up in our guides, with the line that mentions it:
The Welding Mask gives 50 bite defence and 70 scratch defence where it covers you. Every point matters: see how protection works.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Slot | MaskFull |
| Bite defence | 50 |
| Scratch defence | 70 |
| Insulation | 0.25 |
| Notes | discomfort .2, vision .5 |
Welder Mask is on 25 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Worker Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 7.0% | 3 |
| Tool Store Accessories | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, crate); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 5.6% | 4 |
| Mechanic Shelf Outfit | Factory storage (locker); Garage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves) | 4.0% | 4 |
| Welding Workshop Tools | Welding workshop (locker, tool cabinet) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Army Hangar Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Mechanic Outfit | Garage (locker); Mechanic (locker) | 2.8% | 4 |
| Construction Worker Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 2.7% | 3 |
| Crate Metalwork | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate); Storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 2.6% | 4 |
It is on 17 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag, Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather, Toolbox, Wooden Toolbox.
Town by town: loot locations.
Needed as a tool in 26 recipes (it is not used up): Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets, Cut Bar, Cut Block into Chunks, Cut Circular Sawblade, Cut Ingot into Blocks, Cut Iron Band, Make Block Bludgeon, Make Metal Sheet, Make Sawblade Hatchet, Make Sawblade Metal Bat, Make Scrap Metal Body Armor, Make Scrap Metal Chopper, Make Scrap Metal Cleaver, Make Scrap Metal Forearm Armor and 12 more.
Used in 26 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any weldingmask, any isdisguise.
Bite defence 50 and scratch defence 70, with 0.25 insulation.
Garages and hardware stores.
Protects your eyes while welding. Required for propane welding.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.