Patent ID: 8173218

Claim:
A method of spraying a component, comprising the steps of: a) disposing a turbine engine component proximate a spray coating device, the component having a first mating feature formed as part of the component; b) disposing a first mask against an outer surface of the component, the first mask having a second mating feature formed as part of the first mask; c) resiliently connecting the first mating feature to the second mating feature; d) spraying the component; and e) blocking spray to a portion of the outer surface with the first mask, the blocked spray forming a coating that is removable from the first mask after the spraying, wherein the second mating feature is a barbed protrusion and the first mask further includes a first flange, a second flange, and a support all formed as part of the first mask, wherein at least the first flange and the second flange block spray to the portion of the outer surface.