Remove item/image from JFrame

Question

hi,
i'm trying to remove this item called reels[0] which is an image from the ContentPane
public class FruitMachine extends JFrame {
     DGESpinnerHold []      reels;
     JButton          jBspin;
     MoneyBox          money;
     boolean          taken = false;
     public FruitMachine() {
          setTitle("Will's Fruit Machine");
          addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
     public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
     System.exit(0);
          reels = new DGESpinnerHold[3];
          for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) reels[i] = new DGESpinnerHold();
          getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          getContentPane().add(reels[0], BorderLayout.WEST);
          getContentPane().add(reels[1], BorderLayout.CENTER);
          getContentPane().add(reels[2], BorderLayout.EAST);
          Action action = new AbstractAction("SPIN REELS OR CLAIM PRIZE") {
     // This method is called when the button is pressed
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
          if(taken == false &&
reels[0].reel.imageNo == reels[1].reel.imageNo &&
reels[0].reel.imageNo == reels[2].reel.imageNo) {
               money.save(5);
               taken = true;
          else {
               if (money.how_many_left() <= 0) {
                    getContentPane().remove(reels[0]);
               } else {
                    if (money.spend_one() == false) return;
                    for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                         reels.startSpin();
                    taken = false;
as you can see i have tried using getContentPane().remove(reels[0]);
tmany thanks, Will

Answer 1

...and so, what is the result ?
BTW: after removing the component from frame, a good habit is to use revalidate() or reppaint()on it.