a baffle formed of square tubing having four faces , each face having a series of openings therein , the baffles are joined in off set rows and offset columns , with a space between each pair of baffles , vertically and horizontally , preferably in rows of six to form an anti - graffiti baffle assembly that has thirty six baffles therein . the individual baffles can be welded or otherwise attached to each other to form the baffle assembly , and which assembly is attached to either a substrate to be protected , or attached to a pair of spaced mounting posts which in turn are mounted to a substrate by four flat plates that are strategically attached to the baffle assembly to act as a mounting means .