I think it might be cool of someone were to run raw aluminum in a laser engraver...A lot of times the laser doesn't even penetrate the anodizing..it just pulls the dye.
If you were to laser engrave raw aluminum and then anodize yes you would absolutely see a finish change.
The part must be prepped and polished before engraving though.
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