Gildan G800B - Youth 50/50 T-Shirt - Sport Dark Maroon

The Gildan G800B is the Youth DryBlend Tee, the youth companion to the adult G8000 in the same 5.5 oz 50/50 cotton/polyester DryBlend body. The 50/50 blend is the point: the polyester half adds moisture-wicking and the cotton half keeps a printable face, so the body runs cooler and dries faster than a 100% cotton youth tee while holding up to repeat wash, cut to a classic youth fit with a seamless collar and taped neck and shoulders. That makes it the youth tee a shop reaches for when a program wants a durable wicking youth body at a value price, the default for youth sports and team stores, gym and PE shirts, camp and active youth events, and any high-volume youth order where moisture management and a low unit cost decide it over a 100% cotton blank.

The G800B prints like a 50/50 blend, and the polyester half is the one fact that decides the method. For screen printing, the cotton face holds bold spot colour, but because 50% of the body is polyester, lay a grey poly-blocking underbase on the darks and cure at the lowest effective temperature so the dye does not migrate into the ink. For water-based and discharge, this is where the 50/50 falls short of 100% cotton: discharge needs to strip dye from cotton, and the 50% polyester will not give it up, so discharge leaves only a faded result, route a soft look to plastisol over a poly-block instead. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the face at standard heat-press settings across every colour; on the darks use a low-bleed film and a controlled press temperature to keep migration out of the print, the most consistent single method on this body. For DTG, the 50/50 pre-treats and prints, but the polyester mutes the result against a 100% cotton garment, so it is brightest on the lighter colours with a blend pre-treat. For embroidery, the 5.5 oz body takes a youth-scaled left-chest design with a cut-away backing. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl presses clean on the cotton face when pressed at a controlled temperature to limit dye bleed on the darks. Sublimation does not apply, since the cotton-half body is not a polyester sublimation substrate.

• Brand: Gildan
• Style: G800B (Gildan Youth DryBlend 50/50 T-Shirt, also catalogued as 8000B)
• Fabric: 50% cotton / 50% polyester DryBlend; Sport Grey and the heather/antique colours carry more polyester
• Weight: 5.5 oz/yd2
• Construction: Pre-shrunk 50/50 jersey with moisture-wicking. Seamless double-needle collar. Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems. Taped neck and shoulders. CPSIA tracking-label compliant.
• Fit: Youth classic fit
• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL (youth)
• Colors available: 30+ 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. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: every colour runs the 50/50 blend, so plan on a grey poly-block underbase on the darker colours and skip discharge entirely, since the polyester will not strip the dye the way 100% cotton does. Pair the G800B with the adult Gildan G8000 to run the same DryBlend body and artwork across youth and adult sizes, and cross-shop the 100% cotton Gildan G500B Youth Heavy Cotton when a job wants a discharge-ready youth blank, or the Jerzees 29B when a job wants the cheapest 50/50 youth wicking tee. TheClothingSpace stocks the G800B 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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