Split coating mask system for gas turbine engine component

1. A method of masking a component of a gas turbine engine comprising:

slidably abutting a first mask and a second mask to at least partially overlap and fit a gas turbine engine component; and

fitting a first skirt of the first mask and a second skirt of the second mask to fit a platform of the gas turbine engine component, wherein the first skirt and the second skirt partially overlap one another and are each L-shaped in a cross-section, the partial overlapping of the first and second skirts forming a mated mask around the gas turbine engine component, the mated mask exhibiting a T-shaped cross-section that is perpendicular to each of the L-shaped cross-sections of the first and second skirts.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

fitting a post that extends from the first mask into a slot in the second mask.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

clipping the first mask to the second mask.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 , further comprising:

spraying a coating onto the gas turbine engine component; and

unclipping the first mask from the second mask to remove the first mask from the second mask without chipping the coating.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

fastening the first mask to the second mask.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 , wherein a fastener is mounted around a first handle of the first mask and a second handle of the second mask when fastening the first mask to the second mask.