There probably isn't any grey primer on the market. You need to have the white primer tinted grey. The clerk at the paint store will do it for free. It's just black tint added to white. You should probably wash the wall with a degreaser or Dirtex and then sand it. No matter what you do, red will show everything though, especially if it is a shiny finish. Any under the cabinet or stove lighting will make it show even more.

Take a look at Kilz primer that is designed for covering stains and such...there are other stain blocking primers out there but Kilz was the only one I could think of at the moment. I have used it with great results.

Casey
"Sean McDonagh Racing"

Thank you so much for the suggestions. At this point,I'm wondering if it wouldn't be easier to just wallpaper this area.

Hello Ejmoore510!

You did the right thing by washing & priming!!
(wall imperfections are usually noticed after priming, when everything's one color...)
>>> Do you mean there's dents & scratches in your sheetrock?
>>> If there's lumps & runs from the initial paintjob...yeah, those may have to be shaved/sanded down.
>>> Does the wall have an "orange-peel" texture, or is it smooooooth??
>>> What SHEEN is your Red paint?

If wall repairs need to be done, fill them now. Feather-sand them to flush, and get all dust off.
* If you have a textured wall, QUICKLY & LIGHTLY hit repaired areas with a texture-spray.
* When this is dry, re-prime everything to GRAY.
* Have your paint store put 2 oz's of Black into a primer...IF the fill-level says 128 oz's.
(I can tint gray primers in my SLEEP I think...!)
* If you find a deeper-tint primer, I can give you a formula for that, depending on the brand & fill-level.

Faron

Yes sand it well, then reprime. Perhaps you could try a lighter colored, flat paint and see how that looks. There are also textured effects you could try which would hide imperfections, such as adding sand to the paint.

I wonder if wallpaper in an area exposed to a lot of moisture would be the best idea.

OH FOR THE LOVE of RED PAINT ... OMG
Been there - paid for it.

The gray Primer is a Joke. It has nothing to do with a color primer .. What is needed is a Sheepskin Roller. How did I find that out .. UM my Paint disaster in my NEW renovated kitchen. I chose a Ben Moore color called " Night Flower". Its a deep red magenta color. Deepest of deep. All new primed drywall and new ceiling. Ceiling was to be original that was white plaster from yesteryear - " yet a story to be told" within renovating a house built in 1924. That I am not wanting to talk about. Anyway - UM Red Paint is the hardest to work with due to the inconsistency of of dye. I spent myself over 12 hours trying to paint and all that came up was a room that looked like a Cow had been murdered.
Roller marks, streaks ..OMG it was Sick and I spent so many hours painting I wanted to be that Murdered Cow.
I spared no expense on the paint - no expense on the tools. And it came out looking like a Room of Bloody Hell.
So I had to call in a friend and he Used a Sheep skin Roller and It worked. I changed though the Paint. I went to Pittsburgh Paint and had them Match the Ben Moore Color " Night Flower" and they did Match it. My Friend painted my Kitchen with the Sheep skin roller and it finally came out without flaws - the color.
before - My paint job - pic taken more than likely at 1 am - Me in pure agony because nothing I did could make it look right.

after

It seemed it was all within the actual Roller - the sheep skin roller made all the difference with the RED paint. Not saying a Sheep Skin roller is necessary for interior painting - Just RED paint.
I hope this helps you.

The gray Primer is a Joke. It has nothing to do with a color primer

This is just wrong. The reason the lambskin roller cover worked better is that you aready had a coat of red on the wall and your friend did a better job of painting. A grey tinted primer always will make a deep red turn out better and easier.

Two coats of Aura in any color should cover white.

I would agree to that