I see lots of good advice to help Idaho Chris get his console sorted, but just like with most Windows utilities, there are at least 8 different ways to skin the cat.
I got lucky with mine since the interior was Deluxe Black, which lends itself to matching things up MUCH easier than with other colors. Throw in years (decades) of age, sun fade & weathering, and now you have several completely different shades of (insert interior color here) going on. The SEM colors are truly awesome, and work VERY well - that's what I went with... but it really only works IF you need to refresh ALL of the color in the interior... again, depending on which colors we're talking about. It will most likely not match perfectly straight out of the can because of those age factors... which is why you're having issues matching things up, and also why Greg made the suggestion of getting the color-match done by someone with the right equipment. Usually, a paint store and/or painter won't charge for scanning to get the right mix, but even so, it won't be much, and will save a TON of trial & error in the long run. My paint shop guy had all of the same equipment and matched up the paint for my Jeep and Mustang perfectly - not a penny charged, either (of course, the paint wasn't cheap, so I'm sure it works out in the end).
Oven cleaner can be a mixed bag, depending on what you go with (again, so many different kinds to choose from - some can even melt the texture, as they're designed for metal surfaces). Dawn dishwashing soap is an awesome degreaser, but just as bad if you don't get it all removed. Lacquer thinner?! I suppose... but I've never had to go with such a harsh evaporative chemical after getting it clean with with the dish soap treatment.
SEM Products are also designed to be used as a system, with surface prep, adhesion promoters, texture enhancement, and colors. I refinished all of my interior pieces (old & new 'repop' pieces) at the same to ensure they all came out the same shade of black (again, tough to mess that up, but there really ARE about 600 shades of black, just like with every other color). The surface prep and adhesion promoter actually softens the plastic (yes, kind of 'melts' it a little) so the texture enhancement and paint actually stick a bit better, since you're not using primer. I made a melty thumb print on a test piece to learn that little nugget (be careful handling the pieces throughout the process).
Thanks to my airbrushing experience, I've discovered House of Kolors Surface Prep pretty much replaces the need for anything else once the old surface has been stripped and cleaned. It's a mild soapy-like degreaser than won't do anything except remove grease, oils, and other adhesion-preventing substances. A good degreaser that is plastic-friendly is WAY better than harsh solvents.
Make sure to follow the directions, have as dust-free of an environment as possible, and use a tack cloth just before you spray the first coat of whatever, and you're golden.
