Take the 2-minute tour ×  I am planing to spray-paint some
cabinets.  Do I need a full face-mask or not?  share|improve
this question NEED? Debatable. SHOULD? I'd say yes. –  DA01 Jul
26 '13 at 0:43 Full face mask? Perhaps not, but some level of
personal protection is required. What that is depends on the
type of paint used. (and remember DA01, this is for a single DIY
project ;) ) –  bcworkz Jul 26 '13 at 1:41  3 Answers 3  Lungs
weren't made to filter out latex aerosols, organic solvents,
urethane, epoxy fumes.  Any time you're spray painting, you
should at least have a dust filter. Coughing up paint may be
something you put up with in an unregulated factory, but given
that masks that do the job aren't really that expensive anymore,
your lung capacity will be a lot better when you're 60 and need
the reserve you burnt off in youthful immortality.  Some of the
paints out there can confer permanent, life-threatening allergy.
We had a whole paint shop workforce here that took pride in
skirting safety. Until a g