A process for producing a polymer by polymerizing in a polymerization
vessel a monomer having an ethylenic double bond is provided. In this
process, the polymerization vessel has a polymer scale preventive coating
film on its inner wall surfaces and other surfaces with which the monomer
comes into contact during polymerization. The coating film is formed by
coating a first coating liquid containing a compound selected from the
group consisting of an aromatic compound having 5 or more conjugated
{character pullout} bonds and a heterocyclic compound having 5 or more
conjugated {character pullout} bonds and a second coating liquid
containing at least one hydrophilic compound selected from the group
consisting of a water-soluble polymeric compound, an inorganic colloid, an
inorganic salt and an acid; the first coating liquid and the second
coating liquid being simultaneously coated by means of steam as a carrier.
This process can shorten the time for forming coating films of scale
preventive agents to improve productivity, can improve the effect of
preventing scales, can make colored particles less mix into polymer
products obtained by this process, can lessen fish eyes and initial
discoloring of formed products and can improve the quality of polymeric
products and their formed or molded products.