On Wednesday, 4 November 2015 23:29:44 UTC, Trevor Smith wrote:
Just put up lining paper and the finish paper I got is paste the wall type.
As it's going over lining paper would normal paste be OK to use or should
I get paste the wall paste.

It's still gluing the same two substances together. I don't see why it makes a difference to which you apply it first.

As an experiment I tried pasting the wall instead of the paper, with ordinary paper and paste. No difference in the eventual stuckness.

Owain