"Sludge" Problems

Hello,

I'm new getting back into the hobby of model aircraft and would enjoy any advice of a problem I've encountered.  I painted a model with Testors Model Master paints and it came out fine.  I then used Pledge Future floor polish to create a gloss coat prior to enhancing panel lines with mixture called "sludge" as suggested by Paul Boyer using 5 parts water (DI), 3 parts soap (Ivory dish soap), and 2 parts paint (Polly Scale).  First off, my Future finish had noticable orange peel finish.  I let it dry for 3+ days and then applied the sludge mixture and let it dry over 5 days.  Upon trying to remove the excess using dry Q-tips, the mixture would not come off.  I then used plane water and it only removed the heavy excess but left stains that required the use of Windex to remove with aggressive rubbing.  Upon drying, I noticed that all the panel lines had a dull finish vs. the remaining panel that was glossy as if the sludge had etched into the future floor finish.  Can anyone recommmend how to correct the orange peel finish with Pledge and why did the sludge mixture attach so aggressively?