Dash restoration

OK dude here's the deal since you said you're on a budget. YOur profile says Montgomery.I assume thats montgomery AL which = humid which means your car is getting air-tighted year around by corrosoion.

Here's what you do. Disassamble the dash down to metal. Spray paint the metal. Your plastic pieces? Sand off the flaking chrome and paint it black. To paint plastic properly buy a rattle can of adhesion promoter (look it up) as well as plastic spray paint.

Like 4 cans of spray paint you can do a very good job. If you want your ash tray to look semi-stock just use Mopar argent gray/silver. You can also use that on your rear view mirror parts. It's similar enough to the plated lead/tin (I forget what its called) and can be used in many places