Process for recycling resin covered with paint film

A process for recycling a resin covered with a paint film, comprising the steps of:

• decomposing a paint film of a thermosetting resin by bringing 100 parts by weight of a molten thermoplastic resin covered with the paint film into contact with a paint-film-decomposing agent, the paint-film-decomposing agent comprising 1.5 to 10 parts by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a tertiary amine and a quaternary ammonium compound, the tertiary amine and quaternary ammonium compound having a boiling point of 250.degree. C. or less, or being decomposed at 250.degree. C. or less, and 0.5 to 40 parts by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of water and an alcohol;
• and then
• removing said decomposed paint film, and said paint-film-decomposing agent or said decomposed paint-film-decomposing agent by degassification, thereby preparing a recycled resin.