Removing water stains from car windows

I'm goin to catch hell for this, but many detail shops use 0000 steel wool with soapy water. If it's stubborn, add some Barkeeper's Friend. The only drawback is the steel fuzz leftover gets all over everything.

You can also use Turtle Wax or any wax (from the can). Put it on the glass, like you would the car body. Let it dry, then remove with clean towel.

I saw a you tube video with a professional detailer and he uses a melanin sponge (Mr. Clean white sponge) with regular window cleaner.

I have not tried this yet, but it seems like it should work in theory.

Wipe window with microfiber towel. Use Mr Clean eraser wet and scrub window then wipe dry. Then clean with a good window cleaner for cars.

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. Bugging pad with tooth paste. Unbelievable how well it works.

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Not far off...

My buddy used to detail professionally and would use the same combination he would use to compound paint. You are doing the same thing you would do with paint (removing contaminants and smoothing the surface) but glass is much harder than paint. Use a good pad on a dual-action polisher with a strong compound like M105 or M101. The combo I use is a Porter Cable dual action polisher, orange pad, and Meguiar's M101. Then wipe the haze away, put on some Rain-X window treatment, rub into the glass, and then spray clean with Invisible Glass. You will have a smooth and water-repellant surface that will take time to get deposits on again.

Would any of this work to get rid of the wiper marks that seem to be etched into the window? I've tried every solvent known plus barkeepers friend, etc and the wiper marks are still there.

UPDATE:

I got the chemical guys water spot remover. Did really well in a few places and got a good portion off others. Back window has some swirls of clean and not clean spots.

I plan on giving it a full detail Friday. Any techniques for making sure I avoid the swirls and possible getting out these tougher water stains?