So today I figured it'd be good to pick up a cleaning kit and clean the Digital Rebel XT. I was at the mall, so I ran into Best Buy, and picked up a "lens cleaning kit", specifically marketed for camera lenses and such. It had a blower (with detachable brush), cleaning solution and a lens cloth.

Now... I carefully set the camera for "Sensor cleaning" so it would lock up the mirror and I could blow out any dust on the sensor. That went fine, as far as I can tell, and there's no dust or anything on the sensor itself.

Then I went to clean the lens. It was a little dirty due to some waterfall photography that had gotten some spray back towards me. I'd temporarily removed the UV filter (didn't have a lens hood, was getting glare and was seeing if it would help taking it off). I then gently wiped down the mirror. And then I noticed the cleaning solution didn't dry clear at all, it left a cloudy film on everything! Ack! I tried a couple more times, the lens cloth seemed to just make the streaking and cloudiness worse, and I've now stopped lest I horribly break something.

In the process, I blew some dust spots up above the mirror (where the viewfinder is, is that the prism?). I haven't been able to blow all those dust particles off, and it's really annoying!

So I guess my question is.. Did I really screw up? Or can I get a better cleaning kit and everything will be fine? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I expected to just do a quick cleaning and be done, instead it's turned into a night of constant worry about breaking an expensive piece of electronics :(

Thanks.

-Melen