An ink jet printing method having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer
that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink
jet recording element having a substrate having thereon: i) a subbing layer of
a polymeric binder and a borate or a borate derivative, the borate or borate derivative
being present in an amount of from up to about 3 g/m2, and the weight
ratio of the polymeric binder to the borate or borate derivative is from about
0.2:1 to about 3:1; and ii) an image-receiving layer of inorganic particles and
a cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, the cross-linkable polymer
being present in an amount of less than about 50 g/m2, and the weight
ratio of the cross-linkable polymer to the inorganic particles is from about 5:95
to about 30:70; C) loading the printer with an inkjet ink composition; and D) printing
on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
