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Anvil 986 - Unisex Lightweight Tank - Heather Blue / Heather Gray
Selected Color: Heather Blue / Heather Gray11 colors
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Description
The Anvil 986 is a 4.5 oz unisex lightweight tank built on 100% combed ring-spun cotton spun to 30 singles, preshrunk and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified. The semi-fitted cut runs through a bound self-trim neck and armhole, a double-needle bottom hem, and a TearAway label. Size range is S through 2XL. The store carries 11 colour options spanning cotton solids, a Heather Gray, and a range of two-tone ringer combinations where a heather accent colour pairs with Heather Gray trim, giving each colourway its own fabric composition across the body and the binding.
Decoration planning on the Anvil 986 requires separating the colour card into three substrate groups, because each group decorates differently. The solid cotton colours, Black, Navy, Red, and White, are 100% combed ring-spun cotton: DTF bonds at standard heat across all of them; DTG pre-treats and prints with a white underbase on Black and Navy; water-based and discharge inks strip clean on Red and White and give a soft in-the-shirt result, while Black needs a full underbase; screen printing with plastisol on the solids requires only a standard underbase on the dark grounds; embroidery on a solid cotton body sits stable over a cut-away backing at moderate stitch counts; vinyl HTV presses at standard temperature. The second group, Heather Gray, is a 90/10 cotton/poly blend: DTF is the default; discharge prints almost fully on this near-cotton body with only slight muting compared to a 100% cotton solid; underbase screen printing and DTG with a white underbase work cleanly. The third group is the two-tone heather combinations, Heather Blue/Heather Gray, Heather Purple/Heather Gray, Heather Green/Heather Gray, Caribbean Blue/Heather Gray, and Independence Red/Navy: the heather body fabric in these colourways runs a 65/35 polyester/cotton blend (poly-majority), which means discharge and water-based inks will not strip fully and the body carries dye-migration risk under plastisol; plan a low-bleed poly-blocking underbase at a moderate cure temperature and route multi-colour orders across heather two-tones to DTF where the transfer bonds consistently without migration risk. The bound self-trim neck and armhole on every colour option is a clean-line panel that leaves the upper chest as an unobstructed print zone, and full-back decoration is unobstructed across all colourways. Sublimation does not apply to any version, since no colourway is a white-polyester substrate.
- Brand: Anvil (by Gildan)
- Style: 986 (Unisex Lightweight Tank)
- Fabric: 100% combed ring-spun cotton, 30 singles (Heather Gray 90/10 cotton/poly; heather two-tone colours 65/35 poly/cotton)
- Weight: 4.5 oz/yd2
- Construction: Preshrunk, semi-fitted, bound self-trim neck and armhole, double-needle bottom hem, TearAway label
- Certification: OEKO-TEX Standard 100
- Fit: Unisex, semi-fitted
- Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL
- Colors available: 11 options across cotton solids, Heather Gray, and two-tone heather ringer combinations (check current availability on the product page)
- Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before placing a large order
- Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low, do not bleach
The key reorder note: the two-tone heather combinations are 65/35 poly/cotton on the heather body fabric, a fact that matters when a client wants to reorder a decorated run and the original artwork used a discharge or water-based process, since those methods do not work on the poly-majority blend. Lock the decoration method to the substrate from the first production run and note it on the purchase order. Cross-shop the Anvil 882L Women's Lightweight Tank when the program calls for a women's-specific cut in a similar 4.5 oz cotton-based body. TheClothingSpace stocks the Anvil 986 at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.
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Features
- 100% preshrunk cotton
- Made with sustainably and fairly grown USA cotton
- Seamless rib at neck
- Taped shoulder-to-shoulder
- Double-needle stitching throughout
- Tear-away label
- Quarter-turned to eliminate center crease
- 7/8" collar
- Classic fit
Shipping & Returns
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- UPS Ground (1-2 Business Days): $8.99
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Fill out the Blank Apparel Return Form within 30 days of the order date to be eligible for a refund or return.
Note: All blank orders shipped outside of the continental US are not eligible for return, exchange, or refund.
Decoration Method Compatibility
How this blank performs across popular decoration methods.
| Method | Compatible | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DTF Transfer | ✓ | bonds consistently at standard heat-press settings across all three substrate groups, the solids, the Heather Gray 90/10 blend, and the two-tone heather 65/35 poly/cotton combinations; the most reliable single method across the full colour card |
| DTG | ✓ | on 100% cotton solids and Heather Gray 90/10, pre-treat and print with a white underbase on Black and Navy; on the 65/35 heather two-tone colours, DTG is workable but the poly-majority body mutes vibrancy, so favour DTF on those colourways for a brighter result |
| Screen Print (Plastisol) | ✓ | on 100% cotton solids, a standard underbase on the dark grounds is sufficient; on the 65/35 heather two-tone colours, use a low-bleed poly-blocking underbase at a moderate cure temperature to prevent dye migration into light inks |
| Screen Print (Water-based / Discharge) | ✓ | on the 100% cotton solids, discharge strips clean and prints with a soft in-the-shirt hand, a true tone on Red and White, full underbase on Black; on Heather Gray 90/10, discharge prints almost fully with only slight muting; on the 65/35 heather two-tone colours, discharge does not apply, the poly-majority body will not strip fully |
| Embroidery | ✓ | the 4.5 oz cotton body is stable over a cut-away backing at moderate stitch counts; keep the design sized sensibly for a lightweight tank so the soft body does not pucker |
| Vinyl / HTV | ✓ | presses at standard temperature on the cotton solids and Heather Gray; on the 65/35 heather two-tone colours use a light flexible HTV at the lower end of the recommended temperature range to avoid over-pressing the poly-majority blend |
| Sublimation | ✗ | no colourway in the 986 range is a white-polyester substrate, so sublimation does not apply |
How Does the Anvil 986 Compare?
| Spec | Anvil 986 | Anvil 882L | Bella + Canvas 6488 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting At | $6.40 | $4.71 | $6.42 |
| Weight | 4.5 oz | 4.5 oz | 4.2 oz |
| Yarn / Fabric | 100% combed ring-spun cotton (heathers vary) | 100% combed ring-spun cotton (heathers vary) | 100% Airlume combed ring-spun cotton, 32 singles |
| Fit | Unisex, semi-fitted | Women's, semi-fitted | Women's, relaxed, scoop neck |
| Construction | Bound self-trim neck/armhole, OEKO-TEX certified | Bound self-trim neck/armhole, side-seamed | Side-seamed jersey, smooth Airlume face |
| Best For | Unisex cotton tank with two-tone heather ringer options and OEKO-TEX certification | Women's-specific cut in the same lightweight cotton tank body at a lower entry price | Women's cotton tank with a smooth Airlume face optimised for DTG and full discharge on all solid colours |
Fabric Blend by Color Group
Not all colorways share the same fabric composition. Check the blend before ordering for decoration jobs where substrate matters.
| Color Group | Blend | Print Consideration |
|---|---|---|
| Solid cotton colours (Black, Navy, Red, White) | 100% combed ring-spun cotton, 30 singles | Full decoration toolkit applies: discharge and water-based strip clean on Red and White, full underbase on Black; DTG pre-treats and prints bright; plastisol on the darks needs only a standard underbase; no dye-migration risk |
| Heather Gray | 90% cotton / 10% polyester | Near-full discharge with only slight muting compared to a 100% cotton solid; DTF and DTG with white underbase are clean; a low-bleed underbase is still advisable for light plastisol inks as a precaution against the 10% poly fraction |
| Two-tone heather ringer combinations (Heather Blue/Heather Gray, Heather Purple/Heather Gray, Heather Green/Heather Gray, Caribbean Blue/Heather Gray, Independence Red/Navy) | 65% polyester / 35% cotton (heather body fabric) | Poly-majority substrate: discharge does not apply; use a low-bleed poly-blocking underbase at a moderate cure temperature for plastisol; DTF is the safest single method across this group; document the decoration method on first production so reorders match the substrate constraint |
