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I've had success unravelling the steel coil from regular Shimano outer, and using the teflon lining from that inside Nokon
1: Stanley strip off the black weather seal stuff
2: should be left with the steel coil that is essentially the strength of the outer. Try and bend a piece near where the end is so you can clamp that in a vice.
3: Then carefully, pull on the other end of the outer steel coil, it should unravel around the core, which is a super narrow tube (usually clear/translucent) which is the teflon liner. In Nokon that stuff is usually red or black, most Shimano cables it is clear/translucent.
It's the same stuff afaik! I've only done this in the shop and it was on Nokon gear housing we didn't have enough liner for. We used the teflon from Shimano Brake outer though, as we stock BBB Gear outer and it's pants. The job was for a Mezzo folder, taking into account the complex folding mechanism, means we usually use tandem gear inner cables as regular ones aren't long enough, because of all the bends, the cable has a hard time pulling against regular housing, so we suggested Nokon to the customer as a fit and forget solution, before this he was lubing his cables every week, which for dry commuting just to the station and back, is a bit much!