This invention provides methods of recycling or remanufacturing a fiber-reinforced thermosetting composite including softening of a fiber-reinforced thermosetting by subjecting the composite to a partial solvolysis, and reshaping the softened composite to form a reshaped softened composite, and infusing the reshaped softened composite with a virgin thermosetting resin or a glass or other fiber wrapping to form a recycled or a remanufactured composite. Recycled and remanufactured composite(s) are provided.
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