The invention discloses a novel powerful paint remover capable of removing paint on surfaces of oilfield oil pipelines and paint on surfaces of other equipment efficiently. The preparation process comprises the steps of: taking dichloromethane, benzyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, paraffin, ethanol, lactic acid, formic acid, urotropine, JFC and OP-10 according to weight parts; stirring the JFC, the OP-10, the benzyl alcohol, the ethyl acetate, the ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, the paraffin, the ethanol, the lactic acid, the formic acid and the urotropine in a reaction kettle at a temperature of 45-50 DEG C for 1.5-2 hours until the paraffin is completely dissolved; adding the dichloromethane and stirring for 20-30 min; and stirring uniformly in the reaction kettle to obtain the paint remover. The invention provides a paint remover which can efficiently remove old and shabby paint films on surfaces of various mechanical equipment and paint on surfaces of mechanical equipment, such as paint on metal surfaces of airplanes, paint on surfaces of train wheels and the like, brings convenience for fault detection and recoating on metal materials, has no damage to metal and wood surfaces, and has excellent paint removal performance.