Here's something I have done, and it seems to work. 1) tear, don't cut, the edges of the silkspan where there will be a seam on the plane; 2) dampen span in towel; 3) use a very thinned-down Titebond II solution--about like skim milk; 3) brush a light coat on the wood and immediately work on the span with your brush, fingers and a little more solution; 4) when dry, stick down anything that came up with more thin solution (Titebond is HEAVY); 5) use a just-brushable mix of spackling compound and water to paint the fuse (a Tom Dixon technique); 6) sand off almost all of step 5 finishing with 240 paper used dry; 7) prime with a can of sandable primer from Autozone or someplace; 8) sand almost all of this off, finishing with 400, but leave enough for the paint to adhere to. Good luck, Dzl