Repair/maintain wooden window

[sonaldo]

Please see pics below. This window is on the ground floor so I have good access to it. Do I simply need to rub it down and prime it, before finishing with some exterior paint (any recommendations)?

 

[blup]

Rub it down initially, then check for any deeper rot or flaky timber, cut out and replace with epoxy based sandable wood filler. Use trade paints for a better finish.

 

[johnny2007]

Some of it is rotting.
Remove as much paint as you can from those parts and use a hardener.
Then as per blup's advice.

 

[sonaldo]

thanks both. do you recommend any particular products/brands? found these:
Ronseal Wet Rot Wood Hardener 250ml
Ronseal High performance Natural Ready mixed Wood Filler, 280g

also, if you've any guides/videos you can point me to on how to identify and cut out rotten wood, I'd be grateful

 

[johnny2007]

Hardener is good.
For outdoor better use a 2 part filler.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

That is a two part filler. One you remove the paint you'll have a better idea, if you can stick a screwdriver into anything it will be rotten and needs cutting out, it's fairly easy to tell once you get going. Sometimes it can better to use a new bit of timber if you end up cutting quite a bit out.

 

[blup]

You can bulk out any gaps with timber offcuts, also remember wood hardener seals rotten timber, two part filler creates a solid replacement. Plenty of YT videos available

 

[Mr Chibs]

I've been using Timabuild resin system for repairing windows.
Also mentioned on this forum is Oxera resin (similar to timbabuild, but cheaper) both do a good job of repairing rotten windows, there is hardener to start with first, then you can splice wood or just fill, depending on how bad the area is.