I do all mine by hand, most of my alloy bikes rim are a bit dog eared by now, you can get little plastic sliders to protect the rim. I find high profile car tyres much easier, never had a problem with balancing just be certain the tyre is fully seated, they have a small line that that will line up with the rim.
dave, love that bead breaker, i use my vice, but it's not large enough to fit my 15x9 car wheel
dave, love that bead breaker, i use my vice, but it's not large enough to fit my 15x9 car wheel