Tried a new technique today for tire removal. Take a hook bladed Stanley knife and slice off the tire leaving just the part around the bead. Then use levers for those pieces.
Seemed to work pretty good for my needs. I did two wheels today and will do another 6 tomorrow.
The goal is to re-paint the rims and then mount them with new rubber. Then it's just a matter of swapped wheels out on any of my bikes to give them new rubber. Which many of them could use!