I have to repaint the outside of the garage. The first part is removing the paint that is on there now. While the sides are pretty flaky, there are still spots that just will not come off no matter how much I use the paint scraper. Does anyone know of a good way to remove paint? I'm not sure what kind of paint it is, but it's on wood, if that helps any.

I thought you were going to start a movement to remove Microsoft Paint...

Paint stripper. They have it at any hardware or paint store.

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and here i was thinking White Spirit was common sense, guess not.

Take a few strong inhales of it before you start, and the once boring job of stripping paint becomes a kooky day of fun!

This is my first time stripping paint so cut me some slack. :p Usually I'm able to just paint over the old paint, like what I did inside the house.

If you can't scrape it off, you don't need to.

Paint stripper is probably bad for wood, and tends to be quite hazardous. The stuff I have requires neoprene gloves because it will eat through most other materials.

A heat gun and a putty knife work well. But if it won't come off, it's fine. It just may not be as pretty.

That can make for an uneven paint job.

gasoline would work, but if you have paint thinner or paint remover, use that instead. but i agree, if it won't come off, just leave it. messing with the wood too much will mess if up. a belt sander could also work....

If its not too huge an area, I usually put another coat or two on the uneven area. Usually you can't even really tell it was uneven before.

Try a steam cleaner. A hot steam blast might soften the paint enough to scrape it off.

you could also scrap, sand, use primer and then paint it.