To suppress such a problem that when a cylindrical conductive base body on which a coating liquid to form a layer is applied is mounted on a receiving bed and then the conductive base body is drawn up from the receiving bed, the coating liquid to form a layer in a thread-forming state between the conductive base body and the bed deposits as threads on the surface of the layer surface.

After a coating liquid 11 to form a layer is applied on the surface of a cylindrical conductive base body 10, the conductive base body 10 is mounted on a receiving bed 12 provided with a liquid cutting member 13 as protruding from the bed in such a manner than the liquid cutting member 13 is placed inside of the body 10. Then the conductive base body 10 is drawn up from the bed 12 while at least either the conductive base body 10 or the bed 12 is rotated, and then the conductive base body 10 on which the liquid 11 to form a layer is applied is dried to produce an electrophotographic photoreceptor.