Things do tend to work better and last longer if they are reasonably clean. What is "reasonable"? For some things, you need almost perfect. Glasses, contact lenses, and computer screens on small devices need to be immaculate because it only takes a little dirt to create a distraction. Some devices don't work well when even a tiny bit dirty.
Other things can be let go. True, a carpet lasts longer if clean, but constant cleaning it creates its own wear. Some clutter is inevitable, and I usually don't worry about it unless it gets difficult to find something or it is preventing something from working. At which point, I eliminate it from that area. Car washing can remove damaging salt and create a smooth surface (reducing drag, improving gas mileage) but is a waste of water and time if you do it all the time when not needed. (You can also wear out the finish if you are too aggressive in cleaning it all the time.)
As for cleaning the buildings, it is all a show. They want everyone that "qualifies" to feel it a privilege to clean things that can be cleaned just so much. Nearly anyone can run a vacuum cleaner. Nearly anyone can run a lawn mower (and scalp the lawns). But it does no good when things are crap. I have seen flowers that looked very sick, and not just right after planting. I have also seen things quickly and cheaply put together, and a bunch of rules imposed in lieu of using better materials to provide the illusion of how joke-hova is a "clean" god. It usually does not work.
Yet, they allow things to get filthy that really need cleaning. A good spiritual cleansing of humanity is in order. That LIE-ble is the first filth that has to go. Programming people that sex is dirty and to be highly regulated is filth. Programming people to accept stupid hardship is another piece of filth. The Torah and Quran are also books containing spiritual filth, and those also need to be purged. To me, what the jokehovians do is akin to polishing your computer screen while allowing thousands of viruses and worms to run unimpeded. I would rather put up with a small smudge on the screen on a computer that runs perfectly without any worms than a perfectly clean screen on a computer that freezes, crashes, and is running every worm and botnet on the planet.
Hence, I would prefer a building with a few dirty windows, a little dust on the carpet, a water spot on the bathroom faucet, and a few cars with light dust (especially if it's a drought) where humanity is free to advance, instead of a spotless building and the people's souls full of spiritual filth from Bibles, Torahs, and Qurans.