Removing Paint from Electrical Sockets

[Scott Weaner]

I will be closing on a Duplex in the next 2 weeks. The township won't give a CO as many plugs are painted. I told the owner that I will try to come up with a solution short of replacing the perfectly good outlets.

Has anyone found an easy way to remove the paint? 

[Ken P.]

Just replace the outlets. Go to HD, where you can get a 10-pack of Leviton outlets for $5, then turn off the power, and spend an hour replacing the outlets.  I long ago stopped playing around with old outlets; trash them and start over.