American Apparel 2408W - Unisex Fine Jersey Tank - Purple

The American Apparel 2408W is the Unisex Fine Jersey Tank, a 4.3 oz combed ring-spun cotton blank that carries the American Apparel branded value most useful to a decorated-goods buyer: a smooth, tight cotton face that holds ink and transfers cleanly across screen printing, DTF, and DTG, in a slim tubular tank that covers a wide size range from XXS through 2XL. Print shops ordering blanks for boutique resale programs, event runs, fitness and studio clients, and school spirit sets reach for the 2408W when the order wants a recognisable brand name on a lightweight tank body without moving to the higher-cost specialty fabrics. The 4.3 oz 30-singles cotton is spun finer than a standard jersey tee weight, which gives the face a tighter knit structure than coarser open-end cotton and keeps the body lightweight for warm-weather decorated programs. The tubular construction means no side seams, and the self-fabric trim on the neckline and armholes and the 1-inch double-needle bottom hem are finished details that hold up through commercial wash cycles. The double-satin razor label removes cleanly for private label programs. Sizes run XXS through 2XL, a range that covers youth-adjacent through plus-size unisex in one SKU. Every solid colour in the range is 100% combed ring-spun cotton. Heather Gray is the one exception, running 90% cotton and 10% polyester.

The 2408W decorates well on its solid cotton colours, and the one heather sets a different rule. For DTF transfers, the bond holds cleanly on both the solid cotton and the Heather Gray blend at standard heat-press settings, making it the most forgiving method across the full colour range and the practical default for mixed-colour or multi-fabric runs. For screen printing with plastisol, the fine-knit combed cotton face holds a clean ink deposit with good edge definition on a well-prepared screen, and the solid colours need no poly-blocking underbase; dark grounds want a white underbase under light inks. For DTG, the smooth combed cotton face pre-treats evenly and prints with good vibrancy on the lighter solids, while the deep grounds, Black, Navy, and similar, need a white underbase for full opacity; Heather Gray at 90/10 prints but reads slightly muted relative to a 100% cotton solid. For water-based and discharge inks, the 100% cotton solids discharge cleanly to a soft, in-the-shirt tone; Heather Gray at 90/10 will discharge only partially, so run a poly-blocking underbase on that colour and plan for a tonal result rather than a full strip. For vinyl and HTV, a light flexible HTV presses cleanly at a controlled temperature across both the solid and heather colours. For embroidery, the 4.3 oz fine jersey body is on the lighter side for dense fill, so keep designs to a moderate left-chest scale over a cut-away backing to avoid puckering the fine tubular body. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton-majority body is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: American Apparel
• Style: 2408W (Unisex Fine Jersey Tank)
• Fabric: 100% combed ring-spun cotton, 30 singles (Heather Gray: 90% cotton / 10% polyester)
• Weight: 4.3 oz/yd2
• Construction: Tubular body, self-fabric trim on neckline and armholes, 1-inch double-needle bottom hem, double-satin razor label
• Fit: Unisex, tubular (no side seam)
• Sizes: XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 13 colors across solids and one heather (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the dozen; confirm current case pack quantity per colour before a large run
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The American Apparel 2408W is available at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style. Fast US shipping on stocked colours keeps lead times short on event and studio tank runs. For the decorator running a mixed decorated program across tees and tanks, the combed cotton body of the 2408W takes the same plastisol and DTF workflow as the standard cotton tee range without requiring a process change. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas B8800 when a program wants a sheer poly-viscose drape instead of the cotton face, or the Bella + Canvas B6008 when the order calls for a women's-fit racerback on 100% Airlume cotton. Building a tank program by decoration method? Browse all wholesale tank tops.