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The majority of aluminum prints are produced by printing an inkjet print with special inks (sawgrass I believe is the only one left making them) onto a transfer paper which is then sandwiched with an aluminum blank and placed in a heated press ... basically a dye sublimation process. These are now extremely popular with many labs. Quality of these is quite good. I'm guessing that's what you will get. The finished product is very durable and scratch resistant because the dye is basically turned to a gas and absorbed by the coating of the aluminum blank, when it cools they are basically sealed in.Thanks, Joe, I didn't know you can use regular inkjet printers... I was imagining some complicated process involving heat of some sort. Do you treat it with something to protect the surface?