Easy way to remove drop shadow from a flattened image?

[danman03]

I need to edit an image a client sent me, but it is flattened and it has a drop shadow. I need to remove the drop shadow, and I have tried selecting it the best I can, but when I get around the chrome part, it get's really messy. Does anyone have any tips or tricks that would make this easier for me so I'm not spending an hour trying to clean up the image?

 

[gedstar]

I used the quick selection tool to select the main part and the pen tool to select the chrome part

 

[danman03]

Ahhh, the pen tool. I didn't try that. Thanks, I'll give it a try.