| Q: I have kitchen chairs that I re-painted with a semi-gloss ivory white. I now notice the finish is not the same as the hutch. I think it was originally sprayed but it looks like a smooth satin finish. How can I obtain that type of finish on the chairs?
A: It seems as if you are asking if you would get the right look by spraying the paint on instead of brushing it. While it is true that sprayed finishes have no brush marks, the type of finish also matters. For example, lacquer and waterbased coatings may look different even if both are sprayed.
You certainly have the option of sanding the current finish just enough to remove brush marks, which you can probably do with 400 grit paper, then spraying the same finish you used before by buying it in aerosol can version. Most companies sell their colors in both formats. Be aware that not all coatings are compatible with one another, so don't change types of coatings unless you know their relative compatibility. This also does not guarantee that the sprayed version of one type of coating will look like the sprayed version of a different coating. Since you did not tell me what any of the types of coatings involved are, I can't give you more specific help. | 
