When made of manila or sisal, the fibres of the rope are treated with a rot-proofing solution during the first stage of rope-making, when the fibres are being combed into ribbons.
Xa ithe yenziwa nge-manila okanye nge-sisal, iintsinga zentsontelo zithathwa njengezikuthintelayo ukubola ngexesha lokuqala lokwenziwa kwentsontelo, xa iintsinga zidityaniswe kunye zaba ziribhoni.