Plastic hinge keeps cracking/popping after I had cleaned it with the black cloth the laptop came with

i dont know why this is happening, but this is my 3rd macbook pro as a replacement and the cheap quality control is rediculous for something worth 2000 dollars. Ive had this thing for 2 months and it was flawless until i had decided to wipe off the debris on the hinge last night and all day, its been popping/cracking by itself ever since or whenever i close the laptop or adjust the screen or whenever i move the laptop if i let it sit there for a few minutes without touching it, it will pop by itself. its the same noise whenever you run your finger across the black hinge band and its coming from both sides randomly
did i just screw myself cleaning it? yippee, what should i do now?

MacBook Pro
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
Might be more helpful to post in appropriate forum. This one is devoted to workstations and not laptops.

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