Airfoil tip cleaning and assessment systems and methods

1. A method, comprising:

flowing a potted component in a liquid state over a tip of an airfoil, the tip of the airfoil having a coating disposed thereon, the coating comprising a metal plating and a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion in the plurality of protrusions extending from the metal plating;

allowing the potted component to harden to form a hardened potted component; and

removing the hardened potted component from the tip of the airfoil.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein loose particles are coupled to the potted component in response to allowing the potted component to harden.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising creating a mold of the tip of the airfoil with a second potted component.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising analyzing a mold surface of the mold to determine whether the plurality of protrusions of the coating contain sufficient coverage of the tip of the airfoil.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising replacing the coating in response to determining the coating does not maintain sufficient coverage.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hardened potted component defines a mold of the tip of the airfoil, the mold including a mold surface having a plurality of recesses.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

scanning the mold; and

comparing a recess density for each local area of the mold surface to a recess density threshold corresponding to a protrusion density threshold of the plurality of protrusions.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining, based on the comparing, whether the coating maintains sufficient coverage for the airfoil to be placed back in service.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising replacing the coating in response to determining the coating does not maintain sufficient coverage.