Homebrew PCBs

Hi all,

I am looking at a board that will have a couple SMD chips and a PIC 
on a plate.

I call them chip carriers, aka sockets.

anyway, unlike a standard DIP chip, they have plastic frame that 
extends past the leads so they cannot be soldered easily.

On my double sidded boards, I can solder both sides for most things 
like resistors and such that need the connections, but on these it's 
a pain.

can I use the same solder paste for surface mount devices to get a 
solid contact on these parts ?

I've been lucky enought to get less than 5 via's by moving things 
around a lot.

Dave