That looks good to me. How did you remove the lettering?
I knew that any kind of sanding no matter how super fine the sandpaper...
would still leave some marks or scratches no matter how careful I was.
I used liquid Chemical stripper.
I had some " Aircraft paint remover” which I bought at Lowe’s for other bike projects to remove paint.
Using a small paint brush I applied the chemical in very tiny amounts and with old cotton Terry cloth
I immediately wiped it off as soon as the lettering started to dissolve. It's important to wipe once and
keep using a clean part of the cotton cloth otherwise the paint will get muddy on the tire.
Immediately I used soap and water to prevent the chemical from further eating away at the rubber.
Next I applied a dab of vaseline on the area that had been treated with the stripper. Later I rubbed
it off.
I did this procedure until one side was clean and again, I used soap and water to further remove any
chemical. I did this in an open area with goggles, gloves and took a break before continuing on
the other side.
After I finished, the tires were clean of any marks, lettering or scratches.
It's been several years and the tires have not shown any damage from having used this method.