A method for inhibiting resinous and sticky substances from filling or forming deposits on or within papermaking forming wire, by applying to said wire an effective inhibiting amount of a composition comprising at least one cationic agent selected from the group consisting of (a) cationic polyureas, (b) hydrophobically modified cationic polymers, (c) alkylammonium or/and alkylimidazolium salts, and optionally at least one nonionic amphiphilic copolymer selected from (i) hydrophobically modified polyethylene glycols], (ii) hydrophobically modified cellulose ethers, (iii) copolymers of vinyl alcohol and vinyl alkonate, (iv) polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, and (v) hydrophilically modified polydimethylsiloxanes.