If I might make a suggestion... I used to work in a lawn mower repair shop, and when I'd replace the nylon pull start rope, I'd make sure to burn the end of it to keep it from fraying. You have to be very careful though as you'd be amazed at how easy it is to burn yourself.
The way I did it was to get a clean cloth shop rag, wet it and hold it in one hand with the length of rope running through the middle of it. (I was also wearing leather gloves) Then I'd stand on the rope, and using a butane lighter, set the end on fire. As soon as the end of the rope catches fire, you can see the end melt, so pull the wet shop rag over the end of the rope. This puts out the fire and shapes the end of the rope a bit. It worked for me to prevent fraying.
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