Patent ID: 6984033

Claim:
An ink jet printing method comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading said printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon porous image-receiving layer comprising a polymeric binder, said porous image-receiving layer containing a metal hydroxide salt coated in particulate form, (M 2+ )(OH) a (A p− ) b .xH 2 O; wherein: M 2+ is at least one metal ion having a 2+ oxidation state, wherein M is zinc or tin; A is an organic or inorganic anion; p is 1 or 2; and x is equal to or greater than 0; and a and b comprise rational numbers as follows: 0<a<2 and 0<b<2 so that the charge of M 2+ is balanced wherein said metal hydroxide salt is in particulate form; C) loading said printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on said ink jet recording element using said ink jet ink composition in response to said digital data signals.