A method for printing to a recording medium using a fluid-based colorant transport or pigment transport, comprising:
- fluid-based printing to the recording medium with an applied quantity per area to provide an increased color space;
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- applying a porous surface protection to the recording medium, the porous surface protection being configured to:
- increase abrasion resistance in at least a printed region of the recording medium, and
- allow fluid components of the fluid-based colorant transport or fluid components of the pigment transport to migrate through the porous surface protection and/or allow humidity to penetrate through the porous surface protection into the fluid-based colorant transport or pigment transport.