Distributor primary wire finish

[shelbydoug]

I just bought a reproduction primary wire off of ebay for a Boss 302 because I liked the red molded coil end and the AUTOLITE insulator boot.

The wire insulation is a gloss black. Is that how they came?

I thought those wires were all a dull semi-gloss or were they gloss new and just dulled down in use?

It's something that I never thought about and if the gloss covering didn't stand out like a neo-light I wouldn't even think about it?

What say you?