Polaris Nova Drying Towel

4.9 · 30 reviews
$29.99

plus applicable sales tax

1300 GSM twisted-loop microfiber drying towel

Free shipping over $50 · Defects replaced · Ships in 1–2 business days

Pack size
$29.99 / towel

Returns for defective items only. Email us within 30 days of delivery with photos and we replace it or refund it.

Ships in 1–2 business days · arrives in 3–7 business days.

Shipping

Free shipping on orders $50+, to all 50 states. Ships in 1–2 business days · arrives in 3–7 business days. You get a tracking number by email when it ships.

Returns

Returns for defective items only. Items that aren't defective can't be returned or exchanged, opened or unopened.

  • Email support@polariscarcare.com within 30 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the defect and the packaging, before sending anything.
  • If we need the item back, we cover the return shipping.
  • Refunds, including the original shipping, go to the original payment method within 5–10 business days after we confirm the defect.

If an order arrives damaged, defective or incorrect, we will replace it or refund it.

Care

Wash cold (30°C / 86°F max) with a microfiber-safe detergent. No fabric softener, no bleach, no dryer sheets. Wash separately from cotton. Air dry, or tumble dry low with no heat.

Specs
  • 1300 GSM twisted-loop microfiber
  • 70/30 polyester/polyamide
  • 60 × 90 cm (24 × 35 in)
  • Pile height 12 mm
  • Designed in Chicago. Made in China.
The Nova · 1 towel
$29.99 · Free shipping over $50

In the box

  • 1× Polaris Nova Drying Towel
Brandon Cole ★★★★★ Verified buyer

“Used it on my black S3 yesterday morning.”

1 / 6

A full panel in one pass.

It covers a whole panel, and the long twisted loops pick up a lot of the water in each pass.

Using it

Dry. Wash. Repeat.

One pass

Lay it flat on the panel, pull it slowly toward you, lift it off, then move to the next panel. One slow pass per panel is the whole method.

No streaks

Pull it across the panel once and lift it off: no scrubbing back and forth. If a panel needs a second go, flip the towel over; both sides have the same twisted loops.

No scratching

No hard stitched edges and no tag, so nothing stiff touches the paint. We use it on our own ceramic-coated and PPF-wrapped cars. The rest is habit, as with any towel: wash it before first use, keep it off the ground, and never dry a dirty car.

How to wash it

Wash cold (30°C / 86°F max) with a microfiber-safe detergent. No fabric softener, no bleach, no dryer sheets. Wash separately from cotton. Air dry, or tumble dry low with no heat.

How to use it

Four steps.

  1. Shake it out

  2. Lay it flat on the panel

  3. One slow pass

  4. Hang to dry

    Air dry, or tumble dry low with no heat.

From our garage

Shot on our own cars.

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Specs

1300GSM
Weight
Grams per square metre of microfiber
Twisted-loop
Weave
Dual-sided, no hard stitched edges
70/30
Blend
Polyester / polyamide
60 × 90CM
Size
24 × 35 in
12MM
Pile height
Long loops that hold water
Chicago
Origin
Designed in Chicago. Made in China.
Jacob and Antanas, founders of Polaris Car Care
Built by

Two enthusiasts,
one garage.

Jacob has been detailing modified and exotic cars for eight years. Antanas built the business around it. They started Polaris because the towels they trusted cost $70 and the ones they could afford pilled after a month.

So they spent a year testing weaves with a mill in Taizhou, rejected seven samples, and picked the one they kept reaching for on their own cars. Then they priced it where their friends could actually buy it.

Every towel and every package is used on their own cars first. If it doesn't earn a spot on the shelf in their garage, it doesn't ship.

— Jacob & Antanas, Polaris Car Care

The questions we get asked the most.

60 × 90 cm (24 × 35 in). Large enough to cover a full panel in one pass.
GSM is grams per square metre, the weight of microfiber in the towel. At 1300 GSM the Nova is a heavy, long-pile towel, which is what lets it pick up a lot of water in each pass.
We use the Nova on our own coated and wrapped cars. The twisted-loop weave has no hard stitched edges and no tag. As with any towel, wash it before first use, keep it off the ground, and never dry a dirty car.
Wash cold (30°C / 86°F max) with a microfiber-safe detergent. No fabric softener, no bleach, no dryer sheets. Wash separately from cotton. Air dry, or tumble dry low with no heat.
Yes. Free shipping on orders $50+, to all 50 states; orders under $50 pay standard shipping, shown at checkout. Ships in 1–2 business days · arrives in 3–7 business days.
Returns are for defective products only. If an order arrives damaged, defective or incorrect, email support@polariscarcare.com within 30 days of delivery with your order number and photos, before sending anything, and we will replace it or refund it and cover the return shipping. Refunds go to the original payment method within 5–10 business days. Items that aren't defective can't be returned or exchanged, opened or unopened.
Designed in Chicago. Made in China by the mill we spent a year sampling with.
We are two car enthusiasts, not a corporation. We use everything on our own cars first, price it fairly, and answer our own emails.

From our customers

30 reviews · ★ 4.9 average

★★★★★

Used it on my black S3 yesterday morning. Usually have to hit every panel twice because my old plush towel would leave this faint misty trail on the back glass and trunk lid that ended up baking in. Laid this flat across the hood and just dragged it back by the corners. Bone dry on one single pass, didn't even need to pull out glass cleaner for the rear window.

Brandon ColeVerified buyer October 2026 · Audi S3 (Black)
★★★★★

Dried my Sierra 1500 with it over the weekend. Thing is huge, and once it drinks up the water off the hood and roof it definitely has some weight to it, but it never started dumping water back onto the bedside panels like my waffle towels do. Didn’t have to wring it out once to finish the whole truck.

Matt G.Verified buyer October 2026 · GMC Sierra 1500
★★★★★

Main thing for me was zero shedding straight out the bag. Every plush drying towel I’ve bought in the past drops tiny fibers all over the windshield and rubber window trim on the first use. Dried my Mustang Sunday afternoon and there wasn't a single speck of lint on the glass or the black roof wrap.

Andre L.Verified buyer October 2026 · Ford Mustang (Black Roof Wrap)

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