解:
(1)设A种外墙漆每千克的价格是$x$元,B种外墙漆每千克的价格是$y$元,
根据题意,得$\begin{cases}300x + 300y = 15000\\x - y = 2\end{cases},$
由$x - y = 2$得$x=y + 2,$将其代入$300x + 300y = 15000$中,
$300(y + 2)+300y = 15000,$
$300y+600 + 300y = 15000,$
$600y = 15000 - 600,$
$600y = 14400,$
$y = 24,$
则$x=y + 2=24 + 2 = 26.$
答:A种外墙漆每千克的价格是26元,B种外墙漆每千克的价格是24元.
(2)设甲每小时粉刷外墙的面积是$m$平方米,则乙每小时粉刷外墙的面积是$\frac{4}{5}m$平方米,
根据题意,得$\frac{1000\times\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{4}{5}m}-\frac{1000\times\frac{1}{2}}{m}=5,$
$\frac{500}{\frac{4}{5}m}-\frac{500}{m}=5,$
$\frac{500\times\frac{5}{4}}{m}-\frac{500}{m}=5,$
$\frac{625}{m}-\frac{500}{m}=5,$
$\frac{125}{m}=5,$
$m = 25.$
经检验,$m = 25$是所列方程的解,且符合题意.
答:甲每小时粉刷外墙的面积是25平方米.