No more bootcamp/windows

I removed bootcamp with disktool. My harddisk drive is 500gb, but now I can only use 419gb. I tried with Lion's recovery to fix the disk without luck (stretch the window). I want to have a harddrive with one section. I could have Macintosh hd2. What should I do?
Thank you

How do I do the hack to make the disk utility see hidden partitions?
1) Make the invisible partition visible in Disk Utility by using a program like Secrets:http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/27025/secrets or
MacPilot:http://www.koingosw.com/products/macpilot.php (15 day free trial).
2) Highlite the Recovery partition and Control click it and select Mount the partition.
3) With the Recovery partition highlited, erase the partition, you'll get an error message, ignore it.
4) Now highlite the top identity of the hard drive and select the partition tab.
5) Highlite the Recovery partition and press the minus sign.
6) Click and hold on the bottom edge of the partition above and drag it to the bottom, if it doesn't go there automatically, the press apply.

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