expand image create lot of line and pointes

[jpc6000]

when I go to outline I see that their are a lot of help lines on to lines

their ware two line that have it 5 lines next each other

how can I remove the 5 lines?

I know that is happend when I use expand image,

how can I remove these 5 lines it again in to one line?

[tromboniator · Accepted solution]

It looks as though you had gradients applied to strokes. Unfortunately, expanding them is a rather destructive process, producing a gradient mesh. If you can't get your original paths back by a series of Undos, then I'm afraid you'l have to redraw the paths and reapply the gradients.

Peter