OK-back from my outing & wanted to make one last post for others doing this. Here are my recommendations to everything that has already been said:

Take switches out & away from the car before taking them apart. I put out a rag towel & dumped them out on it-no bouncing or rolling involved.

Tweezers were handy for getting parts out-b/c the sticky substance in them made all metal parts stay put. Handy for putting metal swivels(lever thingies) back into place.

Q-tips & HEADLAMP or really good direct light-very useful

Take the wooden trim off-ashtray snaps out easily & 2 screws were simple. Pulling the wooden trim off wasn't as easy, just because I didn't understand about the "pin". Toward the back of the wooden trim where it slopes down to meet the console "tray" there is a plastic pin(it's on the inside & can't be seen). You have to pull the whole wooden piece toward the back of the car at least an inch and then it will be out all the way. That whole part only took about 5 minutes.

Use electrical contact cleaner Then you'll know when you are done that you are REALLY done(and hopefully won't need to move onto whatever the next step is).

THANKS A BUNCH TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED! YOUR VIRTUAL BAKED GOODS ARE ON THE WAY!