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im set up beside a door that goes outside. i open it up when airbrushing and i have two fans beside me that blow air from the room to outside.

and i wear a niosh 3M mask with 6001 organic filters. I just changed the filters.

The troubling thing is i can see tiny glints inside the mask. holding it up to the light and really focusing you can barely make it out. metallic flakes. on the inside of my mask meaning some of it is getting through.

this really pisses me off. should i upgrade to the mask with the full face shield?

In my opinion, a mask is overkill (unless you are spraying any kind of solvent, they tend to be toxic) especially if you have such high airflow in you work area.

You don't need a mask in my opinion, just a window or door close buy which can create a good air flow.

Metallic flakes are relatively large and heavy hence why they settle on the bottom of the bottle. Most masks have a filter cartridge and a secondary pre-filter. I think it would be highly unlikely that the flakes could get through both and then have chance to settle on the inside rather than being inhaled. I have a 3M 6000 series mask and not even odor from testors dullcoat makes it through.

I think its more likely that you are seeing some overspray when you were not wearing it or perhaps baked right into the plastic itself as part of its ingredients. Was the mask still sealed in a package when you bought it ?

I suggest wiping them off and spraying again. See if it makes it through then.

I like the idea being by the door with it. Mine caught fire due to longer spray session. That was awkward to explain to my wife....