Gildan G645RL - Women's Softstyle® Racerback Tank - White

The Gildan G645RL is the Women's Softstyle Racerback Tank, the ladies racerback cut on the same soft 4.5 oz ring-spun cotton body as the G640 Softstyle Tee, and the blank a shop reaches for when a women's program wants a fitted, retail-soft tank with a smooth print face rather than a boxy basic. It is the tank for any decorated women's order pitched at a soft, contoured look: fitness and studio merch, yoga and barre programs, bachelorette and event sets, summer festival and bar staff runs, women's team and booster tanks, and the soft women's retail blank. The fabric is 4.5 oz of 100% ring-spun cotton spun to a fine 30 singles, knit at a high stitch density that gives the tight, smooth face Softstyle is known for, the surface that holds halftones and fine detail. The semi-fitted contoured silhouette with side seams gives it a flattering women's drape, the racerback cut opens the shoulders, the banded neck and armholes finish the openings cleanly, the tear-away label keeps a scratchy tag off the neck, and the double-needle bottom hem holds up to repeated washing. The size range covers S through 3XL. Most colours are 100% cotton, while Sport Gray is 90/10, Graphite Heather is 50/50, and Heather Irish Green, Heather Purple and Heather Red are 65/35 poly/cotton.

The G645RL decorates like a smooth Softstyle ring-spun body, with two layout rules unique to a racerback tank, and the blend colours set the ink rules. The racerback narrows the printable chest panel and the banded armholes pull in tight to the shoulder seam, so keep wide artwork inside the front panel and clear of the bands rather than reusing a full-width tee file. For DTG, the high-density ring-spun face pre-treats and prints with strong vibrancy and a soft retail hand, the standout method on this body, brightest on the lighter colours and needing a white underbase on Black, Navy and the deep grounds; hoop or platen the tank flat so the contoured side seams do not pull the print off-register. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the cotton face at standard heat-press settings, the most forgiving route across the full colour range including the 65/35 heathers, and the simplest way to land a crisp graphic inside the narrow racerback panel. For screen printing, the smooth high-density face takes plastisol with sharp registration and a clean edge, with a white underbase under light inks on the deep grounds; on Graphite Heather and the 65/35 heathers run a low-bleed ink and a poly-blocking underbase and keep the cure moderate so the polyester does not migrate, and watch the platen so the tank lies flat under the screen. For water-based and discharge inks, the 100% cotton solids discharge with a soft hand that suits a lightweight tank, while Sport Gray discharges only partially, Graphite Heather at 50/50 needs a poly-blocking underbase, and the 65/35 heathers will not discharge and want a poly-blocking underbase instead. For vinyl, a light flexible HTV presses names and numbers cleanly and moves with the soft drape rather than stiffening the tank. For embroidery, the lightweight 4.5 oz jersey suits a small moderate-stitch left-chest mark over a cut-away backing rather than a dense fill, so keep the stitch count sensible so the soft body does not pucker. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton body is not a polyester substrate.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: G645RL / 64200L (Women's Softstyle Racerback Tank)
• Fabric: 100% ring-spun cotton, 30 singles (Sport Gray 90/10; Graphite Heather 50/50; Heather Irish Green, Heather Purple and Heather Red 65/35 poly/cotton)
• Weight: 4.5 oz/yd2
• Construction: Soft ring-spun jersey at a high stitch density, semi-fitted contoured silhouette with side seams, racerback cut, banded neck and armholes, double-needle bottom hem, tear-away label.
• Fit: Women's semi-fitted contoured, racerback
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL
• Colors available: 9 colours across solids and heathers (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 a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: lean on the smooth high-density face for DTG and water-based prints where detail and a soft hand matter on a lightweight women's tank, and lay artwork inside the narrow racerback panel clear of the banded armholes rather than reusing a full-width tee file. Watch the blend map, since Graphite Heather runs 50/50 and the three poly heathers run 65/35 and need a poly-blocking underbase rather than discharge. Pair the G645RL with the Gildan G640 Softstyle Tee to run a matched women's tank-and-tee set in the same soft ring-spun hand, and step across to the Bella + Canvas B8800 Flowy Racerback Tank when a draped, poly-blend women's tank decides the order over the fitted cotton racerback. TheClothingSpace stocks the G645RL 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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