Abstract: A method of applying a surface coating to a stator vane (1) of a gas turbine, the stator vane (1) comprising a platform (3) with an outer surface (4) connected to the stator of the gas turbine and an airfoil (2) connected to the platform (3), the method comprising the steps of each stator vane (1) is provided as a singlet, a base layer coating (7) affording resistance to oxidation is applied to surfaces of said stator vane (1) and said outer surface (4) of the platform (3) to be exposed to hot gases of the gas turbine, and a top layer coating (8) affording thermal resistance is applied to all coated surfaces of said stator vane (1) and the outer surface (4) of the platform (3), and welding the stator vanes (1) together, wherein a welding filler material (10) is placed between said walls of two adjacent platforms (3) of said stator vane (1), welding said singlets to one another at the margins of walls of said platform (3) to said welding filler material (10).