[Arran]

Jayce;
They stuff I get is normally black, and has a tensile strength measured in pounds, I think the last kind had a 40 pound test, the main difference is thickness. You can find a lot of service information online including dial stringing diagrams. It's one thing you can try that is not going to damage anything, and the materials are cheap, I suggest fly line backing because it's much more available then so called "dial cord" even though it's really a similar product.
Regards
Arran