Outdoor faucet threads painted and repainted?

I have an outdoor faucet that has had the threads connecting to the house painted over many times. The faucet was leaking so I attempted to replace. Anyway, the copper pipe came out of the house a little bit and twisted. I stopped before it got worse. Is there a way to overcome the painted threads so I can replace the faucet?Outdoor faucet threads painted and repainted?
you can heat the pipe to remove the paint, however you dont want to melt the solder joint holding your threaded adaptor in place. so dont remove water in the pipe until you take off old fixture. also it will require 2 tools to remove, one to hold copper to keep from twisting and the other to remove the hosebib(faucet). it will be best to repair kinked copper line and install new threaded adaptor.Outdoor faucet threads painted and repainted?
I would replace the faucet and pipe. Follow the pipe into the house,cut it just before the twist in the pipe. sweat a connector on then cut a piece of pipe same as the old one and install along with the faucet.
if you have a torch, heat faucet and it will loosen paint and thread sealant, turn off water first, also there may be some water left in faucet and pipe after water in turned off, that you will have to boil off
try a torch and a wire brush just melt it off and clean with brush