Method of inspecting component surface with marking media

1. A method of evaluating a quality of a surface on a component comprising the steps of:

(a) contacting a surface of a component with a media and imprinting qualities of the surface with the media to form an imprint, and a gauge is utilized to ensure a controllable force during the contacting; and

(b) evaluating the imprint to determine the quality of the surface of the component; wherein the component is a rotating blade in a gas turbine engine, and the surface of the rotating blade includes a plurality of particles and the quality determined in step (b) includes determining whether the particles have worn such that they should be replaced;

wherein the particles are abrasive particles.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the media includes a marking paper.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein in step (b) a size of an average of a plurality of said imprint is evaluated to determine whether the particles should be replaced.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein in step (b) a percentage of mark per unit area is compared to a limit to identify whether the particles should be replaced.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein in step (b) an absence of particles is also identified as part of the quality determination.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein in step (b) an imprint from the media on the particles is evaluated to make the quality determination.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the media includes a marking paper.

8. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein in step (b) a size of an average imprint is evaluated to determine whether the particles should be replaced.

9. The method as set forth in claim 7 , wherein in step (b) a percentage of mark per unit is compared to a limit to identify whether the particles should be replaced.

10. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein in step (b) the size of the average of a plurality of said imprint is evaluated to determine whether the particles should be replaced.

11. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein in step (b) a percentage of mark per unit area of the paper is compared to a limit to identify whether the particles should be replaced.

12. A method of evaluating a quality of a surface on a component comprising the steps of:

(a) contacting a surface of a component with a media and imprinting qualities of the surface with the media to form an imprint;

(b) evaluating the imprint to determine the quality of the surface of the component;

wherein the media includes a marking paper; and

wherein the marking paper passes the imprint from the surface to form a second imprint onto a second piece of paper.

13. The method as set forth in claim 12 , wherein in step (b) a size of an average imprint on the second paper is evaluated to determine whether the particles should be replaced.

14. The method as set forth in claim 12 , wherein in step (b) a percentage of mark on the second piece of paper per unit area of the second piece of paper is compared to a limit to identify whether the particles should be replaced.

15. The method as set forth in claim 12 , wherein a gauge is utilized to ensure a controllable force during the contacting of step (a).

16. A method of evaluating a quality of a surface on a component comprising the steps of:

(a) contacting a surface of a component with a media and imprinting qualities of the surface with the media to form an imprint;

(b) evaluating the imprint to determine the quality of the surface of the component; and

wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed after the component is resurfaced.