Windshield has some kind of wiper residue

I cleaned my windshield with some auto glass cleaner (can't remember the name, claims will be streak free or something), but anyway, it rained the following day that I applied this cleaner. Now, after using my wipers, I noticed that I now have black marks on the edge of where the wipers returns. I don't think I had this type of problem before I applied the cleaner. This is the first time I have cleaned the windshield on this vehicle (about a month old car).
Can anyone suggest a better cleaner to use to avoid this kind of thing happening?


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[Robert W. Roe]

I had some streaking with my wipers during the last rainstorm. Can I suggest cleaning the wiper blades with, say, Windex and a paper towel? After cleaning mine this way the streaking was gone, and I was amazed at how much black stuff came off the wiper blades onto the paper towel.

[anthonyb]

It's been mentioned elsewhere here, but you might want to try wiping down your blades with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. It seems to help clean up the rubber, and I know some of the pricier replacement blade cartridges come with alcohol wipes for this purpose.

anthony

Thanks for the reply. I'll try cleaning the blades with a cleaner. Do I need to do this often? I don't seem to recall having this type of problem with my other vehicles.

Thanks again for the help.

[Bill Wood]

Each time you fill up with fuel, take a few seconds to wipe off your wiper blade. I just use the paper towels and windshield cleaning liquid that the gas stations always have....although I sometimes keep paper towels and Windex in my trunk and prefer to use that.