interior color
Ken,
First, thanks for the suggestion Ken. If these parts were black plastic it would work great. The instrument cluster is die cast and the other parts are fiberglass primed and painted with black laquer automotive paint.
Dale,
Grab a pen and paper. I talk fast.

(Ken likes that) '59s were painted with acrylic laquer on the body, inside and out, but the interior trim pieces were painted with regular laquer. In other words the stuff that was available before acrylic laquer. I don't know why they would use a different product but it appears that they did through '60.
For '59 interior black the specs call for regular laquer with a flattening compound added. The old numbers are:
Du Pont "Duco" 44 with Du Pont "Duco" 4528 laquer flattening compound added as needed.
If you really needed these, there are some specialty paint conpanys that could supply an equivalent. Fortunately you don't. If the enviromentalist Nazis haven't marched through Kentucky yet you should be able to buy Du Pont 99S Acrylic Laquer at your Du Pont automotive paint store. They will have an appropriate flattener too. It will look just like the original when applied, just more durable. No flex agents are needed as these parts don't flex that much if any.
I would use a medium thinner and follow the directions on the cans for the right amount of flattener and thinner. A small touch up gun would work fine for this. If you can't get laquer I would use a catylized enamel such as Du Pont "Centari" again with the recommended flattening compound added. If you have to use this stuff It would be smart to have a body shop spray it for you. This kind of paint is nasty and likes to stick to lung tissue. Very toxic also. Also sticks to everything in the garage that isn't covered up. Laquer overspray just makes dust.
The finished product looks like it needs rubbed out to be shiney but that is the correct low gloss finish. If that is what you have now maybe you don't need to paint these parts unless they are scratched or chipped. Also the fiberglass parts are press moulded and have a texture to them. They are not perfectly smooth and you want to keep them that way. If someone were to take the time to make these parts perfect they would be ruined for restoration purposes.
To prep them remove the metal trim and wash them down with Prep Sol or equivalent pre paint cleaner according to directions. You need all wax, silicone, Armor All ect. off of the part
before you sand it. Lightly sand or scuff it so as not to remove the surface texture and prime them. You may have to fill scratches with a glazing putty if they aren't real deep. Then paint. Do not rub out or color sand these parts. They should be left as sprayed. Another point for having a body shop do the spraying if you aren't experienced.
As far as removing the guage cluster all I can say is I hope you are good at standing on your head and have small hands. I took mine out in '71 to have the tach fixed. The bandages come off next Tuesday.
I would like to know more about your '59 Dale. Like engine/trans, options, how long you have had it, date built, (if you don't know I can figure it if I have the last 6 digits of your ser #). There were also several differences between early '59s and the rest. I would be glad to help in any way I can.
Tom