Small window leak to fix

[NoWorries]

Hi Everyone.

I'm new to Workshop.  
During the recent wild storms in Sydney, I had rain coming directly at a southern window of my 'new' 1970's unit block with probably normal, but I call them rather small, eaves - and well there were a few small water leaks.  Not major but still needs fixing.  As a newbie please excuse if I don't know the terminology.  The leak appeared to me to be coming from where the glass and frame are joined and sealed on the outside.  I've been reading up on how to fix and what I need but I wonder how do I tell if the old window sealant is polyurethane and not silicone? And does that matter to what I patch it with i.e. thinking of going with the Bunnings recommendation of Selleys Clear Storm Sealant.   Sorry I didn't think to take pictures at the time.

Thanks in advance

[EricL]

Hello @NoWorries 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's wonderful to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your window leak.

In order to give our members a better idea of your windows structure, would it be possible for you to post a few pictures of your window both inside and outside. We can then make recommendations on how to repair your window. For example, if you had a timber window that uses traditional linseed oil putty, I would recommend removing the old seal and replacing it with new Selleys 450g Linseed Oil Special Putty. But if it was an aluminium window, you can use Selleys 310g Clear Glass Silicone Sealant.

There are conditions when these simple repair steps are not applicable, so its best that we see the window first then we can make firm recommendations on how to repair it. 

If you have any other questions we can help with, please let us know.

Eric